West Fork Cedar HUC8 07080204
A 2,230 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
81
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
506%
p89 of record
Water assets
470
0 springs · 129 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA05458900961 cfsp89 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p89 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p91 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p91 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p91 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p91 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p88 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p85 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p87 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p87 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p88 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p88 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p89 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p91 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p92 |
Top water assets
- 65West Fork Cedar Riverriver
- 65McClure Creekriver
- 65Kilson Creekriver
- 65Spring Creekriver
- 65McClure Creekriver
- 65East Branch Beaverdam Creekriver
- 65West Fork Cedar Riverriver
- 65West Fork Cedar River At Finchford, Iariver
- 65Beeds Creekriver
- 65Maynes Creekriver