USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05465000 Cedar River near Conesville, IA
LOCATION - Lat 41°24'33.09", long 91°17'25.55" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.02, T.76 N., R.4 W., Muscatine County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07080206, on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway G28, 3.4 mi northeast of Conesville, 5.2 mi downstream from Wapsinonoc Creek, and 10.8 mi upstream from mouth of Cedar River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7,787 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1438: Drainage area. WSP 1708: 1956.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records from September 1939 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.48 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to February 2, 1940, and April 11, 1952, to July 1, 1954, non-recording gage; February 2, 1940, to April 10, 1952, and July 2, 1954, to September 16, 1963, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 15.8 ft, from information by local residents to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discharge not determined.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2008, 2012.