Lake Red Rock HUC8 07100008
A 6,326 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
78
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 8 reporting
Median flow
1041%
p88 of record
Water assets
3,144
0 springs · 457 wells
USGS gauges (8)
- White Breast Creek near Dallas, IA0548798053 cfsp83 · above normal
- Des Moines River near Swan, IA0548752014,700 cfsp84 · above normal
- Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, IA DS10548560597 cfsp87 · above normal
- Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA0548550011,100 cfsp88 · above normal
- South River near Ackworth, IA0548747098 cfsp89 · above normal
- Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA05485640173 cfsp94 · much above normal
- Middle River near Indianola, IA05486490419 cfsp95 · much above normal
- North River near Norwalk, IA05486000325 cfsp96 · much above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p88 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p92 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p92 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p94 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p94 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p94 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p89 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p90 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p93 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p93 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p94 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p95 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p95 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/8 | p93 |
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- 66Dtl Farms Llc Damreservoir
- 66Greg Gilbert Damreservoir
- 66Frank Riley Damreservoir
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- 66Tim Lau Site 2reservoir