Current Stream Flow Conditions In Iowa

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains gaging stations on many of the rivers, streams, creeks and lakes around Iowa. From these stations, current stream flow conditions are transmitted every few hours via satellite into USGS district computer systems and from there onto the Internet. This data should be considered PROVISIONAL in nature. What does this mean? Well, it means that this data may be significantly inaccurate due to any of the following causes: backwater from ice or debris such as log jams; algal and aquatic growth in the stream; sediment movement; or malfunction of recording equipment. All data will subsequently be reviewed and could possibly be changed by the USGS, usually within 6 months of the end of the water year.

The USGS strongly cautions any users of this information to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. You should always visually inspect a river, stream or creek for yourself, prior to beginning a float trip, to determine whether current stream flow conditions are adequete and safe.

Now, with that out of the way....

102 River
East Fork 102 River at Bedford, IA

Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA
Beaver Creek near Grimes, IA

Beaver Slough
Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IA

Big Bear Creek
Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA

Big Creek
Big Creek near Mt. Pleasant, IA

Big Sioux River
Big Sioux River at Akron, IA

Black Hawk Lake
Black Hawk Lake at Lake View, IA

Bloody Run Creek
Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA

Boone River
Boone River near Webster City, IA

Boyer River
Boyer River at Logan, IA

Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek near Bussey, IA
Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills, IA

Cedar River
Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA
Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar River at Charles City, IA
Cedar River at Janesville, IA
Cedar River at Waterloo, IA
Cedar River at Waverly, IA
Cedar River near Conesville, IA
West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA

Chariton River
Chariton River near Chariton, IA
Chariton River near Moulton, IA
Chariton River near Rathbun, IA
South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IA

Clear Creek
Clear Creek near Coralville, IA
Clear Creek near Oxford, IA

Clear Lake
Clear Lake at Clear Lake, IA

Crow Creek
Crow Creek at Bettendorf, IA

Des Moines River
Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, IA
Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA
Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA
Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IA
Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA
Des Moines River below Raccoon River at Des Moines, IA
Des Moines River near Pella, IA
Des Moines River near Runnells, IA
Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA
Des Moines River near Stratford, IA
Des Moines River near Tracy, IA
East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA

Duck Creek
Duck Creek at 110th Ave at Davenport, IA
Duck Creek at Duck Creek Golf Course at Davenport, IA

East Nishnabotna River
East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, IA
East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, IA

English Creek
English Creek near Knoxville, IA

English River
English River at Kalona, IA

Floyd River
Floyd River at Alton, IA
Floyd River at James, IA

Fourmile Creek
Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA

Fox River
Fox River at Bloomfield, IA

Hoover Creek
Hoover Creek at Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, IA

Indian Creek
Indian Creek near Mingo, IA

Iowa River
Iowa River at Iowa City, IA
Iowa River at Marengo, IA
Iowa River at Marshalltown, IA
Iowa River at Wapello, IA
Iowa River below Coralville Dam near Coralville, IA
Iowa River near Lone Tree, IA
Iowa River near Rowan, IA
South Fork Iowa River Northeast of New Providence, IA

Lake Panorama
Lake Panorama at Panora, IA

Little Cedar River
Little Cedar River near Ionia, IA

Little Sioux River
Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IA
Little Sioux River at Linn Grove, IA
Little Sioux River near Turin, IA

Maple River
Maple River at Mapleton, IA

Maquoketa River
Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA
Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA
North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA

Middle Raccoon River
Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA
Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA

Middle River
Middle River near Indianola, IA

Mississippi River
Mississippi River at Clayton, IA
Mississippi River at Clinton, IA
Mississippi River at McGregor, IA

Missouri River
Missouri River at Sioux City, IA

Monona-Harrison Ditch
Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin, IA

Nishnabotna River
Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA

Nodaway River
Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA

North Raccoon River
North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IA
North Raccoon River near Sac City, IA

North River
North River near Norwalk, IA

North Skunk River
North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA

Ocheyedan River
Ocheyedan River near Spencer, IA

Old Mans Creek
Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, IA

Perry Creek
Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, IA
Perry Creek near Hinton, IA
Perry Creek near Milnerville, IA

Raccoon River
Raccoon River at 63rd Street in Des Moines, IA
Raccoon River at Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA
Raccoon River at Van Meter, IA
Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA

Ralston Creek
South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA

Rapid Creek
Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IA

Richland Creek
Richland Creek near Haven, IA

Roberts Creek
Roberts Creek above Saint Olaf, IA

Rock River
Rock River near Rock Valley, IA

Salt Creek
Salt Creek near Elberon, IA

Shell Rock River
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA

Skunk River
Skunk River at Augusta, IA

Sny Magill Creek
Sny Magill Creek near Clayton, IA

Soldier River
Soldier River at Pisgah, IA

South Raccoon River
South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA

South River
South River near Ackworth, IA

South Skunk River
South Skunk River at Colfax, IA
South Skunk River below Squaw Creek near Ames, IA
South Skunk River near Ames, IA
South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IA

Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA

Squaw Creek
Squaw Creek at Ames, IA
Squaw Creek near Colfax, IA

Thompson River
Thompson River at Davis City, IA

Timber Creek
Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA

Turkey River
Turkey River at Garber, IA
Turkey River near Eldorado, IA

Upper Iowa River
Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IA
Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IA
Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, IA

Volga River
Volga River at Littleport, IA

Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IA
Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IA
Walnut Creek near Prairie City, IA
Walnut Creek near Vandalia, IA

Wapsipinicon River
Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, IA
Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA

West Fork Ditch
West Fork Ditch at Hornick, IA

West Nishnabotna River
West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IA
West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IA

West Okoboji Lake
West Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Lab near Milford, IA

White Breast Creek
White Breast Creek near Dallas, IA

Winnebago River
Winnebago River at Mason City, IA

Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA