USGS Streamgage 06606600
Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IA
Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IA is USGS streamgage 06606600, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10230003. It drains a watershed of about 2,500 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1891. Typical flow runs near 798 cfs in July and 1,184 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,500 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,130 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10230003
- Coordinates
- 42.48222, -95.79253
- USGS site number
- 06606600
- Records begin
- 1891-06-23 (135 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 108 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6 | 140.6 | 752.8 | |
| February | 43 | 251.6 | 1,381.9 | |
| March | 151.5 | 910.1 | 3,748.7 | |
| April | 259.3 | 1,184 | 4,861.3 | |
| May | 234.4 | 1,111.3 | 4,632.3 | |
| June | 228.9 | 1,261.3 | 5,130 | |
| July | 133.1 | 798 | 3,328.4 | |
| August | 64.2 | 382.6 | 1,453.9 | |
| September | 53.9 | 242.3 | 1,450.3 | |
| October | 49.5 | 245.7 | 1,770 | |
| November | 62.3 | 279.2 | 1,359.7 | |
| December | 42.7 | 208 | 991.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).