Turkey HUC8 07060004
A 4,387 km² sub-basin of the Upper Mississippi region in IA. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
86
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
114%
p55 of record
Water assets
1,828
4 springs · 292 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- Turkey River at Spillville, IA0541160037 cfsp27 · normal
- Turkey River at Garber, IA05412500496 cfsp54 · normal
- Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA05412020414 cfsp55 · normal
- Volga River at Littleport, IA05412400147 cfsp58 · normal
- Turkey River near Eldorado, IA05411850228 cfsp58 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p55 |
Top water assets
- 66Wessel Sediment Basinreservoir
- 65Bohemian Creekriver
- 65Bohemian Creekriver
- 65Hunt Damreservoir
- 65Turkey River Near Eldorado, Iariver
- 65Turkey Riverriver
- 65Turkey Riverriver
- 65Wayman Creekriver
- 65Little Turkey Riverriver
- 65Turkey River At Garber, Iariver