South Skunk HUC8 07080105
A 4,775 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
81
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 6 reporting
Median flow
342%
p80 of record
Water assets
1,604
1 springs · 654 wells
USGS gauges (6)
- South Skunk River at Colfax, IA05471050152 cfsp59 · normal
- Indian Creek near Mingo, IA0547120058 cfsp68 · normal
- South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IA05471500511 cfsp80 · above normal
- South Skunk River near Ames, IA0547000092 cfsp80 · above normal
- South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA05471000170 cfsp81 · above normal
- Ioway Creek at Ames, IA0547050098 cfsp88 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | p80 |
Top water assets
- 65South Skunk River Below Ioway Creek Near Ames, Iariver
- 65Indian Creek Near Mingo, Iariver
- 65South Skunk Riverriver
- 65Ioway Creek At Ames, Iariver
- 65Sugar Creekriver
- 65South Skunk River Near Oskaloosa, Iariver
- 65South Skunk River Near Ames, Iariver
- 65Charles Springer Damreservoir
- 65Ioway Creekriver
- 65South Skunk River At Colfax, Iariver