Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA

USGS Site No: 06817000 • Nodaway River • Page County, IA

Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA on the Nodaway River is currently at 286 cfs (High — 79th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 11.11 ft.

Reading from

286
CFS Discharge
11.11
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 18
25th Low threshold 35
50th (Median) Normal (median) 59
75th High threshold 182
95th Very High threshold 706 Today: 286 cfs

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.

6k 3k 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 307 —
May 27, 2026 339 —
May 26, 2026 380 —
May 25, 2026 440 —
May 24, 2026 527 —
May 23, 2026 624 —
May 22, 2026 728 —
May 21, 2026 930 —
May 20, 2026 1,520 —
May 19, 2026 2,730 —
May 18, 2026 1,070 —
May 17, 2026 1,340 —
May 16, 2026 204 —
May 15, 2026 197 —
Apr 20, 2026 700 —
Apr 19, 2026 786 —
Apr 18, 2026 936 —
Apr 17, 2026 1,150 —
Apr 16, 2026 1,620 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,930 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,210 —
Apr 13, 2026 1,470 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,840 —
Apr 11, 2026 2,880 —
Apr 10, 2026 2,560 —
Apr 9, 2026 574 —
Apr 8, 2026 549 —
Apr 7, 2026 473 —
Apr 6, 2026 491 —
Apr 5, 2026 598 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
06817000
State
IA
County
Page County
Coordinates
40.7432, -95.0145
Drainage Area
762 mi²
Datum (ft)
956.0
HUC Code
10240009
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
21.0 ft
Flood Stage
23.0 ft
Moderate Flood
26.0 ft
Major Flood
29.0 ft

Currently 11.89 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
6,330 cfs
Jun 26, 2025
Min discharge
29 cfs
Dec 29, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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