USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
06605750 Willow Creek near Cornell, IA
LOCATION - Lat 42°58'21.0", long 95°09'40.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.12, T.94 N., R.37 W., Clay County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 10230003, at bridge on U.S. Highway 71, 2.0 mi northwest of Cornell.
DRAINAGE AREA - 78.6 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 and crest-stage gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,200 ft³/s, March 22, 1979, gage height, 91.49 ft; maximum gage height, 94.30 ft, June 27, 2010.