USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05414400 Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River near Rickardsville, IA
LOCATION - Lat 42°33'38", long 90°51'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.32, T.90 N., R.1 E., Dubuque County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07060003, at bridge on Five Points Road, 2.0 mi southeast of Rickardsville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 30.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
Annual maximum discharge, water years 1951 to 2022.
Stage-only records (no winter records) and annual maximum discharge, water years 2023 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 23,000 ft³/s, August 2, 1972, gage height, 27.70 ft.