Middle Cedar HUC8 07080205
A 6,260 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
76
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 8 reporting
Median flow
507%
p91 of record
Water assets
2,513
2 springs · 1,050 wells
USGS gauges (9)
- Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA054630505,310 cfsp78 · above normal
- Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA054644208,680 cfsp88 · above normal
- Cedar River at Vinton, IA054643157,770 cfsp89 · above normal
- Cedar River at Waterloo, IA054640006,240 cfsp90 · above normal
- Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA05464220493 cfsp92 · much above normal
- Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA054645009,580 cfsp92 · much above normal
- Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA05463000632 cfsp95 · much above normal
- Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IA05463500636 cfsp95 · much above normal
- Morgan Creek near Covington, IA0546447526 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p91 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p91 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p91 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p90 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p89 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p87 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p86 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p87 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p88 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p88 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p89 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p90 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p91 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p93 |
Top water assets
- 65Morgan Creek Near Covington, Iariver
- 65John Deere Tcao Damreservoir
- 65Cedar River At Cedar Rapids, Iariver
- 65Rock Creekriver
- 65Cedar River At Waterloo, Iariver
- 65South Beaver Creekriver
- 65Beaver Creek At New Hartford, Iariver
- 65Prairie Creekriver
- 65South Beaver Creekriver
- 65Black Hawk Creek At Hudson, Iariver