Rapid Creek Near Iowa City, IA

USGS Site No: 05454000 • Rapid Creek • Johnson County, IA

Rapid Creek Near Iowa City, IA on the Rapid Creek is currently at 7 cfs (Normal — 30th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.87 ft.

Reading from

7
CFS Discharge
3.87
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 1
25th Low threshold 6
50th (Median) Normal (median) 12 Today: 7 cfs
75th High threshold 26
95th Very High threshold 79

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.

154 77 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 8 —
May 27, 2026 9 —
May 26, 2026 9 —
May 25, 2026 9 —
May 24, 2026 9 —
May 23, 2026 10 —
May 22, 2026 11 —
May 21, 2026 12 —
May 20, 2026 13 —
May 19, 2026 17 —
May 18, 2026 11 —
May 17, 2026 11 —
May 16, 2026 10 —
May 15, 2026 10 —
Apr 20, 2026 44 —
Apr 19, 2026 49 —
Apr 18, 2026 58 —
Apr 17, 2026 73 —
Apr 16, 2026 99 —
Apr 15, 2026 116 —
Apr 14, 2026 48 —
Apr 13, 2026 55 —
Apr 12, 2026 52 —
Apr 11, 2026 59 —
Apr 10, 2026 79 —
Apr 9, 2026 28 —
Apr 8, 2026 29 —
Apr 7, 2026 33 —
Apr 6, 2026 38 —
Apr 5, 2026 48 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
05454000
State
IA
County
Johnson County
Coordinates
41.7000, -91.4877
Drainage Area
25 mi²
Datum (ft)
673.8
HUC Code
07080209
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
9.0 ft

Currently 5.13 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
116 cfs
Apr 15, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Jan 24, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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