South Raccoon HUC8 07100007
A 2,944 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
75
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
757%
p90 of record
Water assets
1,001
0 springs · 267 wells
USGS gauges (3)
- Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA05483600409 cfsp89 · above normal
- Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA05483450422 cfsp90 · much above normal
- South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA054840001,010 cfsp92 · much above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p90 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p92 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p93 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p94 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p95 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p92 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p88 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p90 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p91 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p91 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p92 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p92 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p93 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p93 |
Top water assets
- 80Dakota Sandstone Fossil Aquifer — Central Iowafossil_water
- 65Middle Raccoon Riverriver
- 65Cory Basin Damreservoir
- 65Middle Raccoon Riverriver
- 65Middle Raccoon River Near Bayard, Iariver
- 65South Raccoon River At Redfield, Iariver
- 65Middle Raccoon River At Panora, Iariver
- 65Storm Creekriver
- 65Frost Creekriver
- 65Middle Raccoon Riverriver