Boone River in Iowa
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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Boone River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Boone River near Webster City, IA (site 05481000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Boone River typically runs highest in June, at a median 646 cfs, and lowest in January, at 50 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,600 cfs, in 2008.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 50 | 19 to 141 |
| February | 67 | 22 to 187 |
| March | 440 | 159 to 1,020 |
| April | 577 | 238 to 1,200 |
| May | 619 | 285 to 1,290 |
| June | 646 | 268 to 1,480 |
| July | 245 | 119 to 628 |
| August | 70 | 36 to 169 |
| September | 51 | 23 to 186 |
| October | 76 | 18 to 298 |
| November | 100 | 32 to 295 |
| December | 70 | 25 to 183 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Boone River near Webster City, IA (site 05481000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Boone River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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