USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05421890 Silver Creek at Welton, IA
LOCATION - Lat 41°54'54", long 90°36'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.15, T.82 N., R.3 E., Clinton County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07080103, at bridge on State Highway 61, at northern edge of Welton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9.03 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
Annual maximum discharge, water years 1966 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, 4,820 ft³/s (estimated), May 17, 1974, gage height, 89.77 ft; maximum gage height, 90.13 ft, June 4, 2002.