About this river
Cedar River is a 44.9 mile river near Coralville Lake Marina in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA (site 05464500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1903 to 2026
Cedar River typically runs highest in March, at a median 5,170 cfs, and lowest in January, at 1,150 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 138,000 cfs, in 2008.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,150 | 700 to 2,080 | |
| February | 1,500 | 825 to 2,850 | |
| March | 5,170 | 2,790 to 8,920 | |
| April | 4,705 | 2,870 to 9,555 | |
| May | 4,470 | 2,480 to 7,920 | |
| June | 4,660 | 2,495 to 9,105 | |
| July | 3,140 | 1,630 to 6,120 | |
| August | 1,990 | 1,150 to 3,420 | |
| September | 1,725 | 1,050 to 2,950 | |
| October | 1,710 | 974 to 3,230 | |
| November | 1,825 | 1,095 to 3,110 | |
| December | 1,490 | 839 to 2,360 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 124 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA (site 05464500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cedar River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- McKeown AccessCedar RiverPublic
- River Junction Boat RampIowa RiverPublic
- Saulsbury Bridge AccessCedar RiverPublic
- Wiese Slough Wildlife AreaWeise SloughPublic
- Hills AccessIowa RiverPublic
- Wiese Slough Wildlife AreaWeise SloughPublic
- Terry Trueblood Recreation AreaSand LakePublic
- Sturgis Ferry ParkIowa RiverPublic
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