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SOUTH SKUNK RIVER

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South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA

IOWA42.0082°N, -93.5960°W Updated 18 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,000cfs

GAUGE HT

14.57ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,000cfs 203.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,227–3,013 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,910cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,000cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.57ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.2in

≈ normal

21.22 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.91 in).

YTD Total

21.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.1–25.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.33" · normal 1.19" (0.7–1.7)

Jan

Feb: 0.69" · normal 1.45" (0.4–2.2)

Feb

Mar: 2.31" · normal 2.44" (1.1–4.2)

Mar

Apr: 6.23" · normal 4.35" (3.0–6.0)

Apr

May: 3.16" · normal 5.40" (2.9–7.8)

May

Jun: 6.16" · normal 5.11" (2.5–8.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.34" (so far)· normal 3.87" (1.3–5.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.98" (1.4–7.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.48" (1.5–5.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.00" (0.9–6.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.05" (0.8–4.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.59" (0.5–2.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:12 PM

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Station Location

42.0082, -93.5960

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