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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
83
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 8 reporting
Median flow
161%
p67 of record
Water assets
2,513
2 springs · 1,050 wells
USGS gauges (9)
- Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA054630501,860 cfsp53 · normal
- Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA054644202,830 cfsp56 · normal
- Cedar River at Vinton, IA054643152,760 cfsp58 · normal
- Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA0546422096 cfsp67 · normal
- Cedar River at Waterloo, IA054640002,090 cfsp67 · normal
- Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA0546300093 cfsp70 · normal
- Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA054645002,670 cfsp77 · above normal
- Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IA05463500100 cfsp79 · above normal
- Morgan Creek near Covington, IA054644754 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p67 |
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