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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cedar River is a 62.1 mile river near Coralville Lake Marina in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA (site 05463050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2013 to 2026
Cedar River typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,660 cfs, and lowest in February, at 1,020 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 80,800 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,150 | 739 to 3,350 |
| February | 1,020 | 804 to 2,690 |
| March | 4,650 | 2,710 to 8,210 |
| April | 5,895 | 3,430 to 8,935 |
| May | 6,490 | 3,890 to 11,600 |
| June | 6,660 | 4,380 to 11,850 |
| July | 4,620 | 3,020 to 6,730 |
| August | 2,280 | 1,520 to 3,620 |
| September | 1,770 | 1,230 to 4,500 |
| October | 1,670 | 1,040 to 5,800 |
| November | 1,705 | 1,175 to 4,020 |
| December | 1,260 | 926 to 3,990 |
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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA (site 05463050). 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.
- McCoy AccessIowa RiverPublic
- Chain LakesWest Fork Cedar RiverPublic
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - SouthwestPleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek LakePublic
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - SoutheastPleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek LakePublic
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - NorthwestPleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek LakePublic
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - NortheastPleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek LakePublic
- North Cedar Natural AreaWest Fork Cedar RiverPublic
- Benton City - FryWest Fork Cedar RiverPublic
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