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Iowa river and lake gauges

The water level now at 466 gauges on Iowa's rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals, from A to Z. Each opens its own page.

466 gaugespage 1 of 2652 stations ranked in IowaIowa weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
Adel - North Raccoon RiverADEI4Dallas889.26 ft18 min ago281
Alpha - Gouldsburg County ParkGPKI4Fayette986.84 ft18 min ago502
Amana - Price Creek S-AveANPI4Iowa764.61 ft18 min ago552
Amana - Price Creek USGSAMAI4Iowa81.21 ft63 min ago107
Ames - Ioway CreekESQI4Boone3.65 ft18 min ago175
Ames 1SSW - Ioway Creek at Lincoln WayAMWI4Story2.93 ft18 min ago141
Ames 1W - IFC Ioway Creek at Stange RdAMQI4Story890.24 ft18 min ago281
Ames 2SSE - IFC Ioway Creek DuffAMDI4Story874.15 ft18 min ago281
Ames 4NW - Ioway Creek Cameron School RdCSRI4Story3.71 ft18 min ago208
Aplington - Drainage DitchAPEI4Butler948.98 ft18 min ago517
Atkins - Dry CreekATDI4Benton778.36 ft18 min ago281
Avoca - EB West NishnabotnaEAVI4Pottawattamie1,120.26 ft18 min ago281
Avoca 1W - West Nishnabotna RiverWAVI4Pottawattamie1,114.57 ft18 min ago281
Bassett - Beaver CreekBASI4Chickasaw1,040.73 ft18 min ago466
Bassett - Beaver CreekBSTI4Chickasaw1,001.53 ft18 min ago466
Batavia 3ENEBCCI4Jefferson669.09 ft18 min ago281
Beaver Creek 0 NNE New HartfordNHRI4Grundy3.96 ft18 min ago636
Beaver Creek 2 NNW Ifc--Owasa 170th StOWBI4Hardin1,081.75 ft18 min ago281
Beaver Creek 2 W IFC--Eldora IA 175EDBI4Hardin968.58 ft18 min ago281
Beaver Creek 3 E GrimesGRMI4Polk7.54 ft63 min ago75
Beaver Creek 3 E IFC--Parkersburg Hwy T47PARI4Butler910.59 ft18 min ago281
Beaver Creek 3 SSE Ifc--Beaver Hwy P54BEAI4Boone977.23 ft18 min ago281
Beaver Creek 4 SSW WoodwardWWDI4Dallas15.03 ft63 min ago101
Beaver Slough at Clinton 3rd StCBSI4Clinton12.22 ft63 min ago80
Bellevue 9NNW - Pool 12NVRI4Dubuque10.64 ft33 min ago198
Bennett Creek 4 WSW Ifc--Tama G AveTMBI4Tama827.15 ft18 min ago281
Big Bear Creek at LadoraLADI4Iowa12.61 ft18 min ago155
Big Creek 2 N Mt PleasantMBCI4Henry3.78 ft33 min ago182
Big Creek Lake 2 NNW Polk CityPLKI4Polk20.54 ft63 min ago101
Big Sioux River 1 NW AkronAKRI4Plymouth6.98 ft78 min ago465
Big Sioux River 2 N HawardenHWDI4Sioux13.29 ft48 min ago149
Big Sioux River at Sioux CitySXCI4Woodbury10.44 ft48 min ago148
Big Spirit Lake SpillwayBSPI4Dickinson1,398.26 ft18 min ago281
Black Hawk Creek 0 W HudsonHUDI4Black Hawk8.91 ft33 min ago198
Bluff Creek 0 NW Pilot MoundPMDI4Boone82.27 ft63 min ago107
Boone River 2 WSW GoldfieldGLDI4Wright7.63 ft63 min ago80
Boone River 3 SSE Webster CityWBCI4Hamilton3.18 ft18 min ago155
Boyer River 2 ENE Missouri ValleyMSVI4Harrison1,000.50 ft18 min ago517
Boyer River 4 SW DunlapDNLI4Harrison1,058.63 ft18 min ago281
Boyer River at LoganLGNI4Harrison4.45 ft18 min ago67
Brainard - Otter CreekBNDI4Fayette976.88 ft18 min ago281
Brandon - Lime CreekBNLI4Benton787.49 ft18 min ago281
Brandon - North Bear CreekBNNI4Benton804.91 ft18 min ago281
BrightonBRII4Washington606.96 ft18 min ago281
Brockcamp Creek at FestinaFSTI4Winneshiek990.34 ft18 min ago281
Brushy Creek 3 SE Ifc--Dedham IA 141DEDI4Carroll1,189.52 ft18 min ago281
Brushy Fork Creek 4 ENE TempletonTPTI4Carroll67.40 ft18 min ago155
Burchfield Creek 4 NNW Ifc--Panora Sage TrlPNBI4Guthrie1,046.13 ft18 min ago281
Burr Oak Creek 4 N PerkinsBOCI4Sioux10.53 ft63 min ago193
Buttrick Creek 3 WSW Grand JunctionGJTI4Greene7.59 ft63 min ago101
Camp Creek 5 S IFC--Mitchellville IA 163MTCI4Polk813.46 ft18 min ago281
Carpenter - Deer CreekCTRI4Mitchell79.02 ft33 min ago73
Cascade - NF Maquoketa RiverCSCI4Dubuque808.73 ft18 min ago281
Catfish Creek SSW Dubuque-IFC-Catfish Creek - Manson RdCCDI4Dubuque606.54 ft18 min ago530
Cedar Creek 2 NW BusseyBSSI4Marion6.18 ft63 min ago136
Cedar Rapids - Cedar River at 12thCERI4Linn7.82 ft48 min ago149
Cedar Rapids - Cedar River at Edgewood RdCREI4Linn6.31 ft18 min ago34
Cedar Rapids - Cedar River No 2CIDI4Linn8.21 ft18 min ago34
Cedar Rapids - Dry CreekCDDI4Linn810.87 ft18 min ago466
Cedar Rapids - Indian Creek near Cottage GroveCRGI4Linn731.40 ft18 min ago281
Cedar Rapids - Indian Creek near Mount VernonCRMI4Linn698.91 ft18 min ago281
Cedar River 0 ENE WaterlooALOI4Black Hawk9.55 ft18 min ago34
Cedar River 0 NW JanesvilleJANI4Bremer3.81 ft33 min ago116
Cedar River 1 E IFC--Plainfield IA 188PFLI4Bremer925.80 ft18 min ago281
Cedar River 1 N Cedar FallsCEDI4Black Hawk82.73 ft33 min ago182
Cedar River 1 NNE WaverlyWVLI4Franklin3.78 ft63 min ago136
Cedar River 2 S (St. Ansgar)AGRI4Mitchell1,097.37 ft18 min ago281
Cedar River 3 N OtrantoOTRI4Mitchell1,132.83 ft18 min ago281
Cedar River 3 NE ConesvilleCNEI4Muscatine12.67 ft18 min ago533
Cedar River 5 ESE Cedar Rapids below Indian CreekCBII4Linn-48 min ago149
Cedar River at Cedar BluffCEBI4Cedar11.77 ft18 min ago155
Cedar River at Charles CityCCYI4Floyd4.43 ft33 min ago23
Cedar River at Palo Blairs Ferry RdPLOI4Linn8.79 ft63 min ago80
Cedar River at VintonVINI4Benton8.22 ft63 min ago80
Center Point - Blue CreekCPBI4Linn762.83 ft18 min ago281
Centerville - Cooper CreekCENI4Appanoose7.68 ft48 min ago149
Central CityCCTI4Linn814.94 ft18 min ago281
Chariton River 1 N RathbunRABI4Appanoose4.41 ft18 min ago141
Chariton River 5 SSE CharitonCHTI4Lucas5.21 ft33 min ago116
Chariton River 5 W MoultonMOLI4Appanoose21.17 ft33 min ago116
Charlotte - Deep CreekCHDI4Clinton666.39 ft18 min ago281
Charlotte - Honey CreekCHHI4Clinton667.82 ft18 min ago281
Chequest Creek 5 SSW Ifc--Selma Wheat AveFLCI4Davis669.41 ft18 min ago281
CherokeeLSCI4Cherokee1,157.59 ft18 min ago281
Cheslea Creek 2 SW Ifc--Mason City 19th St SWMCCI4Cerro Gordo1,136.44 ft18 min ago281
Chillicothe - Des Moines RiverCHII4Wapello646.99 ft18 min ago281
Clarinda - East Nodaway RiverENOI4Page15.14 ft33 min ago182
ClaytonCLAI4Clayton11.71 ft33 min ago116
Clear Creek 2 W Coralville SWCRAI4Johnson2.92 ft18 min ago533
Clear Creek 3 E OxfordOXFI4Johnson4.17 ft33 min ago182
Clear Creek SSW Oxford-IFC-Clear Creek - Eagle AveOXDI4Johnson700.66 ft18 min ago281
Clive - Walnut Creek near NW 100thCLOI4Polk841.34 ft18 min ago281
Colo - Dye CreekDCLI4Story1,021.75 ft18 min ago499
Colwell - Beaver CreekCWLI4Floyd1,083.15 ft18 min ago547
Conrad - Little Asher CreekCONI4Marshall947.03 ft18 min ago466
Cornell 2NW - Willow CreekCWCI4Clay81.81 ft63 min ago107
Council Bluffs - Indian CreekICBI4Pottawattamie1,031.57 ft18 min ago517
Crow Creek 3 NE Bettendorf Valley RdCRWI4Scott3.74 ft78 min ago155
Davenport - Black Hawk Creek at S Concord StBHCI4Scott553.06 ft18 min ago281
Deep River 1 NE Deep RiverDEPI4Poweshiek68.15 ft63 min ago107
Delhi - Maquoketa RiverDEQI4Delaware840.65 ft18 min ago281
Delhi 4W - Upper Lake DelhiULDI4Delaware897.03 ft18 min ago281
Denison - Boyer River at K AveDSKI4Crawford1,154.80 ft18 min ago281
Des Moines River 0 S EddyvilleEDYI4Wapello56.53 ft63 min ago192
Des Moines River 0 SSW Ifc--Fraser Kale RdFRAI4Boone883.99 ft18 min ago281
Des Moines River 1 ENE TracyTRCI4Mahaska8.04 ft63 min ago136
Des Moines River 1 NW Des Moines 2nd AveDMOI4Polk17.02 ft63 min ago74
Des Moines River 1 S OttumwaOTMI4Wapello7.10 ft28 min ago25
Des Moines River 2 NE SwanSWNI4Marion49.27 ft63 min ago193
Des Moines River 2 S Des Moines SE 6th StDESI4Polk15.57 ft18 min ago214
Des Moines River 2 W SaylorvilleSDTI4Polk6.10 ft17 min ago264
Des Moines River 2 WNW Fort DodgeFODI4Webster4.75 ft18 min ago155
Des Moines River 3 WSW Ifc--Boone Hwy E41BODI4Boone865.86 ft18 min ago281
Des Moines River 4 NW Ifc--Fort Dodge Hwy D14FDDI4Webster992.22 ft18 min ago281
Des Moines River 4 WSW StratfordSTRI4Webster7.63 ft18 min ago155
Des Moines River at KeosauquaKEQI4Van Buren15.51 ft63 min ago80
Dry Run Creek 0 SE Ifc--Cedar Falls Waterloo RdCDYI4Black Hawk845.23 ft18 min ago517
Dubuque - Granger Creek at DubuqueDBGI4Dubuque605.91 ft18 min ago517
Dubuque - N Fork CatfishDBFI4Dubuque689.87 ft18 min ago281
Dundee - Maquoketa RiverDUDI4Delaware967.82 ft18 min ago281
Dunkerton - Wapsipinicon RiverDKTI4Butler927.87 ft18 min ago281
Dunkerton 1WNW - Crane CreekDNKI4Black Hawk944.36 ft18 min ago281
Dyersville - NF Maquoketa RiverDYVI4Dubuque922.33 ft18 min ago281
Dyersville 1NE - Hewitt CreekDHCI4Dubuque932.71 ft18 min ago281
Dyersville 1W - Bear CreekDBCI4Delaware929.39 ft18 min ago281
East Fork 102 River 1 SSE BedfordBDFI4Taylor14.67 ft33 min ago116
East Fork Des Moines River 0 ENE Dakota CityDAKI4Humboldt8.38 ft78 min ago541
East Fork Des Moines River 1 N AlgonaAGNI4Kossuth7.53 ft78 min ago647
East Fork Des Moines River 8 S IFC--Algona Hwy B63AGAI4Kossuth1,087.44 ft18 min ago281
East Indian Creek 4 N IFC--Maxwell Hwy S27MXII4Story887.27 ft18 min ago517
East Nishnabotna River 1 N ShenandoahSHNI4Fremont945.31 ft18 min ago281
East Nishnabotna River 1 WSW Coburg Hwy H54COBI4Montgomery989.75 ft18 min ago281
East Nishnabotna River 1 WSW Elliott Hwy 48ELTI4Montgomery1,052.55 ft18 min ago281
East Nishnabotna River 2 SSW Ifc--Brayton 345th StBRAI4Audubon1,174.76 ft18 min ago281
East Nishnabotna River 5 SW AtlanticATCI4Cass5.43 ft18 min ago34
East Nishnabotna River at Red OakRDOI4Montgomery9.56 ft18 min ago558
East Nodaway River 3 ESE Clarinda Hwy 2CNOI4Page971.67 ft18 min ago281
Eldorado - Little Turkey RiverELRI4Fayette937.65 ft18 min ago517
ElginEGNI4Fayette792.98 ft18 min ago281
Elgin - Otter CreekBANI4Fayette885.11 ft18 min ago281
Elk Run Creek 5 E IFC--Waterloo Independence AveWAEI4Black Hawk847.63 ft18 min ago281
Elliot - Tarkio RiverTRKI4Montgomery3.26 ft33 min ago14
Ely - Hoosier CreekELHI4Linn711.75 ft18 min ago281
English Creek 4 ESE KnoxvilleKECI4Marion11.50 ft63 min ago555
English River 1 SSW KalonaKALI4Washington9.39 ft18 min ago273
English River 4 S ParnellNEPI4Iowa16.43 ft18 min ago155
Fairfax - Prairie CreekFAXI4Linn740.79 ft18 min ago466
Floyd River 1 N SheldonSHLI4O Brien6.34 ft48 min ago548
Floyd River 1 NE JamesJMEI4Plymouth8.62 ft18 min ago34
Floyd River at AltonALTI4Sioux6.01 ft18 min ago34
Floyd River at Le MarsLMRI4Plymouth9.91 ft48 min ago511
Fort Atkinson - Turkey RiverFTKI4Winneshiek1,000.85 ft18 min ago466
Fourmile Creek 1 S IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandalia RdPLHI4Polk771.96 ft18 min ago281
Fourmile Creek 2 ESE Ankeny NE 86th AveANKI4Polk3.93 ft63 min ago213
Fourmile Creek 3 ENE Des Moines Easton BlvdDFMI4Polk5.37 ft48 min ago214
Fourmile Creek 3 NNE Ifc--Ankeny NE 47th StANFI4Polk909.63 ft18 min ago281
Fourmile Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Altoona NE 54th AveALFI4Polk825.46 ft18 min ago466
Frederika - EF Wapsipinicon RiverFRDI4Bremer1,011.59 ft18 min ago281
Freeport - Upper Iowa RiverFREI4Winneshiek829.28 ft18 min ago281
Garrison - Mud CreekGMDI4Benton847.71 ft18 min ago281
Garrison - Mud CreekGMUI4Benton912.88 ft18 min ago281
Gilbert - Montgomery CreekGLBI4Boone966.36 ft18 min ago644
Gilbert 4WNW - IFC Ioway Creek at 160thBSQI4Boone930.95 ft18 min ago517
Goldfield - Boone RiverGOLI4Wright1,076.09 ft18 min ago281
Green - Shell Rock RiverGNEI4Butler949.48 ft18 min ago466
Hargrave Creek 3 W IFC--Dumont Franklin AveDUMI4Franklin982.87 ft18 min ago281
Hiawatha - Otter CreekHWOI4Linn743.06 ft18 min ago281
Hills - Iowa RiverHILI4Johnson620.69 ft18 min ago281
Homestead - Clear CreekHMCI4Iowa756.71 ft18 min ago466
Homestead - Clear CreekHMSI4Iowa748.00 ft18 min ago281
Homestead - Clear Creek TribHMTI4Iowa739.90 ft18 min ago281
Houghton - Sugar CreekHOUI4Lee631.35 ft18 min ago281
Houghton - Volga River Hwy93RNDI4Fayette1,084.60 ft18 min ago281
Indian Creek 3 NE EmersonEMNI4Montgomery1,059.42 ft18 min ago281
Indian Creek 3 NNW MingoMGOI4Jasper5.84 ft63 min ago80
Indian Creek at Emerson Morton AveEMEI4Mills1,039.97 ft18 min ago281
IonYRII4Allamakee6.30 ft33 min ago116
Iowa City - Deer CreekICDI4Johnson676.86 ft18 min ago281
Iowa City - Iowa RiverIOWI4Johnson16.02 ft18 min ago533
Iowa City - Ralston CreekICRI4Johnson652.04 ft18 min ago281
Iowa City - Willow CreekICWI4Johnson661.79 ft18 min ago281
Iowa Falls - Iowa RiverIFAI4Hardin1,062.36 ft18 min ago281
Iowa River 0 WSW Steamboat RockSTBI4Hardin5.93 ft18 min ago636
Iowa River 1 N MarshalltownMIWI4Marshall12.24 ft18 min ago34
Iowa River 1 S Tama US 63TAMI4Tama11.48 ft18 min ago34
Iowa River 3 S Belle PlaineBPLI4Benton11.55 ft18 min ago34
Iowa River 3 W Tama Hwy E49TMAI4Tama5.98 ft18 min ago34
Iowa River 4 WNW RowanROWI4Wright3.72 ft18 min ago636
Iowa River 5 SW Lone TreeLNTI4Louisa-18 min ago636
Iowa River at Columbus JctCJTI4Louisa18.07 ft18 min ago155
Iowa River at MarengoMROI4Iowa-18 min ago34
Iowa River at OakvilleOKVI4Louisa10.48 ft18 min ago273
Iowa River at WapelloWAPI4Louisa20.48 ft18 min ago533
JeffersonEFWI4Greene6.48 ft2 hours ago75
Jerico -Crane CreekJCOI4Chickasaw1,142.50 ft18 min ago281
Keg Creek 1 WSW Mineola Hwy H12MKCI4Mills999.45 ft18 min ago281
Kendalville - Upper IowaUKVI4Winneshiek1,048.16 ft18 min ago502
Keosauqua - Chequest CreekKCQI4Van Buren621.42 ft18 min ago281
Kesley - EF Cedar RiverKESI4Butler945.27 ft18 min ago281
Kinross - South EnglishKRSI4Washington691.96 ft18 min ago281
Lacey - Middle CreekLCYI4Mahaska77.17 ft18 min ago34
Lake Creek 3 W IFC--Lake City IA 175LAKI4Calhoun1,104.42 ft18 min ago281
Langworthy - Kitty CreekKITI4Jones852.08 ft18 min ago281
Larrabee - Mill CreekLARI4Cherokee1,232.21 ft18 min ago281
Lawton - Elliot CreekECLI4Woodbury72.36 ft63 min ago193
Le MarsFLMI4Plymouth1,190.77 ft18 min ago281
Lester - Mud CreekLMCI4Lyon1,366.03 ft18 min ago281
Lime Springs - Upper IowaULSI4Howard1,193.20 ft18 min ago281
Little Cedar River 2 W Ionia 2WIONI4Chickasaw4.75 ft33 min ago116
Little Cedar River 5 E Orchard 5ELCOI4Mitchell1,075.05 ft18 min ago466
Little Cedar River at NashuaNUAI4Chickasaw948.70 ft18 min ago281
Little Rock River - George IbexLRGI4Lyon1,303.87 ft18 min ago281
Little Sioux River 1 W CorrectionvilleCRRI4Woodbury5.21 ft18 min ago34
Little Sioux River 2 NW MontgomeryMLSI4Dickinson1,385.90 ft18 min ago281
Little Sioux River 3 NW Spencer / Highway 18SPII4Clay1,316.90 ft18 min ago502
Little Sioux River 3 W MilfordMIFI4Dickinson7.00 ft7 hours ago-
Little Sioux River 4 SSE TurinTURI4Monona7.52 ft18 min ago549
Little Sioux River at CherokeeCHKI4Cherokee7.12 ft48 min ago511
Little Sioux River at Linn GroveLNNI4Buena Vista16.91 ft18 min ago34
Little Sioux River at SpencerSPWI4Clay4.91 ft48 min ago511
Little Soap Creek 2 N IFC--Floris Quail AveEQUI4Wapello644.82 ft18 min ago281
Little Walnut Creek 6 WNW Ifc--Clive 156th StWCWI4Dallas897.99 ft18 min ago281
Littleton - Buck CreekBUCI4Buchanan930.29 ft18 min ago281
Littleton - Little Wapsipinicon RiverLTNI4Buchanan928.47 ft18 min ago466
Lizard Creek 5 WNW Fort DodgeFLZI4Webster6.11 ft63 min ago12
Lovilia - Cedar CreekCDVI4Monroe733.70 ft18 min ago281
Manchester 3NNE - Honey CreekMHYI4Delaware945.67 ft18 min ago466
Maple River at GalvaMRGI4Ida1,251.87 ft18 min ago281
Maple River at Ida GroveMIGI4Ida1,198.75 ft18 min ago502
Maple River at MapletonMAPI4Monona4.71 ft18 min ago558
Maquoketa River 2 NE MaquoketaMAQI4Jackson14.81 ft63 min ago193
Maquoketa River at Manchester Hwy 20MCHI4Delaware6.10 ft63 min ago80
Marion - Indian CreekMACI4Linn811.92 ft18 min ago544
Marion - Indian CreekMRNI4Linn3.61 ft33 min ago182
MarquetteMBRI4Clayton4.11 ft18 min ago636
Mason City 3W - Willow CreekMWCI4Cerro Gordo85.86 ft33 min ago182
Masonville 2NE - Coffins CreekCOFI4Delaware967.32 ft18 min ago281
Massena - West Nodaway RiverMAAI4Cass68.61 ft63 min ago80
Maurice - StrubleFRSI4Sioux1,243.20 ft18 min ago281
May CityMAYI4Osceola1,421.65 ft18 min ago281
MerrillMRLI4Plymouth0.53 ft48 min ago511
Merrill County - Floyd RiverMELI4Plymouth1,153.80 ft18 min ago466
MerrimacMERI4Jefferson586.77 ft18 min ago466
Middle Raccoon River 0 NE Ifc--Coon Rapids Hwy E63CMAI4Carroll1,124.49 ft18 min ago281
Middle Raccoon River 0 W IFC--Redfield Hwy F59RDFI4Dallas911.84 ft18 min ago281
Middle Raccoon River 1 SW PanoraPANI4Guthrie5.74 ft63 min ago80
Middle Raccoon River 2 ESE Ifc--Carroll Olympic AveCMOI4Carroll1,196.54 ft18 min ago281
Middle Raccoon River 6 SE BayardBAYI4Guthrie11.85 ft63 min ago75
Middle Raccoon River Tributary 2 SSW CarrollCLLI4Carroll15.61 ft63 min ago107
Middle River 5 NNW IndianolaIDNI4Warren12.02 ft63 min ago114

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.