Old Mans Creek Near Iowa City, IA

USGS Site No: 05455100Old Mans Creek • Johnson County, IA

Old Mans Creek Near Iowa City, IA on the Old Mans Creek is currently at 138 cfs (Normal — 56th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.85 ft.

Reading from

138
CFS Discharge
2.85
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 17
25th Low threshold 51
50th (Median) Normal (median) 110
75th High threshold 218 Today: 138 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,160

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.

2.2k 1.1k 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 148
May 27, 2026 157
May 26, 2026 166
May 25, 2026 178
May 24, 2026 199
May 23, 2026 229
May 22, 2026 266
May 21, 2026 331
May 20, 2026 551
May 19, 2026 464
May 18, 2026 156
May 17, 2026 120
May 16, 2026 116
May 15, 2026 115
Apr 20, 2026 321
Apr 19, 2026 381
Apr 18, 2026 490
Apr 17, 2026 653
Apr 16, 2026 1,130
Apr 15, 2026 882
Apr 14, 2026 371
Apr 13, 2026 491
Apr 12, 2026 269
Apr 11, 2026 376
Apr 10, 2026 375
Apr 9, 2026 93
Apr 8, 2026 102
Apr 7, 2026 112
Apr 6, 2026 136
Apr 5, 2026 175

Station Information

USGS Site No
05455100
State
IA
Coordinates
41.6064, -91.6157
Drainage Area
201 mi²
Datum (ft)
637.3
HUC Code
07080209
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.5 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft

Currently 9.15 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,130 cfs
Apr 16, 2026
Min discharge
10 cfs
Mar 1, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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