About this river
Yellow River is a 16.6 mile river near Xicanx Fly in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellow River near Ion, IA (site 05389000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1935 to 2026
Yellow River typically runs highest in March, at a median 191 cfs, and lowest in December, at 58 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,810 cfs, in 1950.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 38 to 89 | |
| February | 61 | 40 to 110 | |
| March | 191 | 98 to 372 | |
| April | 183 | 85 to 315 | |
| May | 160 | 86 to 292 | |
| June | 180 | 78 to 334 | |
| July | 127 | 68 to 269 | |
| August | 101 | 61 to 161 | |
| September | 84 | 59 to 125 | |
| October | 64 | 48 to 93 | |
| November | 66 | 48 to 119 | |
| December | 58 | 40 to 90 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 39 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellow River near Ion, IA (site 05389000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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