North Skunk HUC8 07080106
A 2,260 km² sub-basin of the Upper Mississippi region in IA. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
74
Moderate
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
1437%
p93 of record
Water assets
1,268
0 springs · 200 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA05472500891 cfsp93 · much above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p93 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p94 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p94 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p94 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p94 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p94 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p94 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p96 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p97 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p98 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p98 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p95 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p96 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p97 |
Top water assets
- 65North Skunk River Near Sigourney, Iariver
- 65Montie L Hammond Estate Damreservoir
- 65Ever-Tru Pondreservoir
- 65Rock Creekriver
- 65German Creekriver
- 65Hughes Damreservoir
- 65Lake Cimarronreservoir
- 65Rock Creekriver
- 65North Skunk Riverriver
- 65Alloway Creekriver