Wapsipinicon River Near Anamosa, IA

USGS Site No: 05421740Wapsipinicon River • Jones County, IA

Wapsipinicon River Near Anamosa, IA on the Wapsipinicon River is currently at 1,370 cfs (Normal — 35th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.34 ft.

Reading from

1,370
CFS Discharge
6.34
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 629
25th Low threshold 824
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,260 Today: 1,370 cfs
75th High threshold 2,850
95th Very High threshold 18,800

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.

21k 11k 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 1,550
May 27, 2026 1,730
May 26, 2026 1,950
May 25, 2026 2,240
May 24, 2026 2,560
May 23, 2026 2,860
May 22, 2026 3,080
May 21, 2026 3,040
May 20, 2026 2,460
May 19, 2026 1,960
May 18, 2026 1,140
May 17, 2026 1,000
May 16, 2026 994
May 15, 2026 1,010
Apr 20, 2026 5,720
Apr 19, 2026 6,050
Apr 18, 2026 6,400
Apr 17, 2026 5,880
Apr 16, 2026 4,760
Apr 15, 2026 3,430
Apr 14, 2026 3,710
Apr 13, 2026 4,480
Apr 12, 2026 5,280
Apr 11, 2026 6,360
Apr 10, 2026 7,270
Apr 9, 2026 7,140
Apr 8, 2026 6,090
Apr 7, 2026 5,240
Apr 6, 2026 4,710
Apr 5, 2026 4,140

Station Information

USGS Site No
05421740
State
IA
County
Jones County
Coordinates
42.0834, -91.2674
Drainage Area
1,575 mi²
Datum (ft)
754.4
HUC Code
07080103
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
13.0 ft
Flood Stage
14.5 ft
Moderate Flood
18.0 ft
Major Flood
21.5 ft

Currently 8.16 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
8,120 cfs
Aug 2, 2025
Min discharge
147 cfs
Nov 30, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges