Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA

USGS Site No: 05416900Maquoketa River • Delaware County, IA

Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA on the Maquoketa River is currently at 289 cfs (Normal — 41th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.65 ft.

Reading from

289
CFS Discharge
4.65
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 109
25th Low threshold 171
50th (Median) Normal (median) 354 Today: 289 cfs
75th High threshold 594
95th Very High threshold 3,110

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.

12k 5.9k 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 314
May 27, 2026 340
May 26, 2026 366
May 25, 2026 399
May 24, 2026 446
May 23, 2026 511
May 22, 2026 601
May 21, 2026 757
May 20, 2026 1,040
May 19, 2026 851
May 18, 2026 588
May 17, 2026 614
May 16, 2026 266
May 15, 2026 246
Apr 20, 2026 851
Apr 19, 2026 1,090
Apr 18, 2026 1,530
Apr 17, 2026 1,820
Apr 16, 2026 3,250
Apr 15, 2026 2,530
Apr 14, 2026 602
Apr 13, 2026 423
Apr 12, 2026 410
Apr 11, 2026 417
Apr 10, 2026 458
Apr 9, 2026 497
Apr 8, 2026 566
Apr 7, 2026 679
Apr 6, 2026 912
Apr 5, 2026 1,330

Station Information

USGS Site No
05416900
State
IA
Coordinates
42.4700, -91.4487
Drainage Area
275 mi²
Datum (ft)
900.3
HUC Code
07060006
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
12.0 ft
Flood Stage
14.0 ft
Moderate Flood
17.0 ft
Major Flood
20.0 ft

Currently 9.35 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
4,240 cfs
Jul 12, 2025
Min discharge
46 cfs
Dec 19, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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