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South Skunk River
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SOUTH SKUNK RIVER
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South Skunk River at Colfax, IA

JASPER COUNTY, IA41.6818°N, -93.2468°W Updated 18 hr ago
FLOW RATE
7,699cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
7,699cfs 87.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,3061,766 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
8,388cfs
PERIOD LOW
622cfs
RUNNABLE
13%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

24.8in

+17% vs normal

24.76 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% above the 30-year normal of 21.26 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

24.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.2–26.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.30" · normal 1.26" (0.7–2.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.83" · normal 1.54" (0.5–2.5)
Feb
Mar: 3.28" · normal 2.61" (1.0–4.8)
Mar
Apr: 7.77" · normal 4.35" (2.9–6.2)
Apr
May: 4.12" · normal 5.36" (3.1–8.5)
May
Jun: 6.52" · normal 5.07" (2.1–8.1)
Jun
Jul: 0.92" (so far)· normal 3.80" (1.7–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.05" (1.2–6.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.56" (1.8–6.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.96" (1.0–5.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.13" (0.7–4.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.64" (0.6–2.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:56 PM
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Station Location

41.6818, -93.2468
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC
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