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Around Fourmile Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Fourmile Creek is a 9.4 mile stream near Adventureland Park in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA (site 05485640). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1972 to 2026
Fourmile Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 91 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,180 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 6.2 to 34 |
| February | 19 | 9.2 to 37 |
| March | 57 | 24 to 121 |
| April | 64 | 33 to 140 |
| May | 91 | 47 to 182 |
| June | 75 | 37 to 168 |
| July | 32 | 18 to 75 |
| August | 13 | 5.5 to 38 |
| September | 9.8 | 3.9 to 40 |
| October | 13 | 5.2 to 53 |
| November | 25 | 6.8 to 57 |
| December | 21 | 5.2 to 44 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA (site 05485640). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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