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Around Iroquois River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Iroquois River is a 31.0 mile river near Lake Shafer Boat Rentals in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Iroquois River at Rensselaer, IN (site 05522500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Iroquois River typically runs highest in March, at a median 247 cfs, and lowest in September, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,960 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 117 | 59 to 235 |
| February | 141 | 73 to 274 |
| March | 247 | 142 to 424 |
| April | 234 | 142 to 428 |
| May | 165 | 101 to 275 |
| June | 120 | 70 to 236 |
| July | 54 | 31 to 114 |
| August | 30 | 20 to 57 |
| September | 24 | 15 to 46 |
| October | 32 | 19 to 84 |
| November | 67 | 33 to 129 |
| December | 107 | 45 to 223 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Iroquois River at Rensselaer, IN (site 05522500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Iroquois River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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