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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cedar River is a 37.7 mile river near Lake Macbride Boat Rental in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA (site 05464420). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Cedar River typically runs highest in June, at a median 8,625 cfs, and lowest in January, at 2,010 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 86,600 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2,010 | 1,180 to 4,550 |
| February | 2,020 | 1,370 to 4,060 |
| March | 6,380 | 3,760 to 11,400 |
| April | 7,560 | 4,525 to 10,950 |
| May | 7,940 | 5,410 to 12,600 |
| June | 8,625 | 5,425 to 13,800 |
| July | 6,660 | 4,300 to 10,100 |
| August | 2,920 | 2,190 to 4,970 |
| September | 2,230 | 1,535 to 4,270 |
| October | 2,340 | 1,320 to 5,670 |
| November | 2,420 | 1,520 to 5,035 |
| December | 2,040 | 1,320 to 4,370 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA (site 05464420). 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.
- Checauqua River AccessNorth Skunk RiverPublic
- Cone Marsh Wildlife AreaCone Marsh Wildlife Area waterPublic
- Cone Marsh Wildlife AreaCone Marsh Wildlife Area waterPublic
- McKeown AccessCedar RiverPublic
- River Junction Boat RampIowa RiverPublic
- Saulsbury Bridge AccessCedar RiverPublic
- Wiese Slough Wildlife AreaWeise SloughPublic
- Hills AccessIowa RiverPublic
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