Iowa River at Oakville, IA

USGS Site No: 05465700Iowa River • Louisa County, IA

Iowa River at Oakville, IA on the Iowa River is currently at 9,630 cfs (Normal — 48th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.62 ft.

Reading from

9,630
CFS Discharge
4.62
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for July 29 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 2,450
25th Low threshold 6,210
50th (Median) Normal (median) 9,950 Today: 9,630 cfs
75th High threshold 15,000
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

44k 22k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 10,300
May 27, 2026 11,100
May 26, 2026 12,300
May 25, 2026 13,200
May 24, 2026 13,700
May 23, 2026 13,800
May 22, 2026 13,900
May 21, 2026 14,400
May 20, 2026 11,300
May 19, 2026 9,170
May 18, 2026 8,510
May 17, 2026 8,460
May 16, 2026 8,870
May 15, 2026 9,090
Apr 20, 2026 38,000
Apr 19, 2026 38,000
Apr 18, 2026 38,600
Apr 17, 2026 36,300
Apr 16, 2026 32,100
Apr 15, 2026 31,900
Apr 14, 2026 34,000
Apr 13, 2026 38,700
Apr 12, 2026 41,000
Apr 11, 2026 38,000
Apr 10, 2026 33,600
Apr 9, 2026 30,300
Apr 8, 2026 27,900
Apr 7, 2026 24,600
Apr 6, 2026 20,800
Apr 5, 2026 18,700

Station Information

USGS Site No
05465700
State
IA
County
Louisa County
Coordinates
41.1032, -91.0635
Drainage Area
12,630 mi²
Datum (ft)
535.3
HUC Code
07080209
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
11.0 ft
Moderate Flood
15.0 ft
Major Flood
20.0 ft

Currently 6.38 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
44,400 cfs
Aug 2, 2025
Min discharge
1,770 cfs
Dec 15, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges