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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 2 of 2652 stations ranked in IowaIowa weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
MilfordLSMI4Dickinson1,364.13 ft2 hours ago650
Milford Creek 4 NW MilfordOBJI4Dickinson4.30 ft35 min ago195
Mississippi River at Bellevue LD12BLVI4Jackson6.97 ft16 hours ago144
Mississippi River at BurlingtonBRLI4Des Moines13.69 ft2 hours ago154
Mississippi River at CamancheCMMI4Clinton10.64 ft50 min ago26
Mississippi River at DubuqueDBQI4Dubuque8.16 ft50 min ago26
Mississippi River at Dubuque LD11DLDI4Dubuque5.93 ft16 hours ago144
Mississippi River at FairportFAII4Muscatine10.51 ft50 min ago268
Mississippi River at Fort MadisonFMDI4Lee527.13 ft50 min ago66
Mississippi River at Keokuk LD19EOKI4Lee12.01 ft16 hours ago493
Mississippi River at LansingLNSI4Allamakee7.84 ft2 hours ago118
Mississippi River at McGregorMCGI4Clayton7.37 ft35 min ago101
Mississippi River at MuscatineMUSI4Muscatine9.78 ft65 min ago179
Monona-Harrison Ditch 4 SSW TurinTRNI4Monona4.75 ft20 min ago555
Monticello - Maquoketa CreekMNTI4Jones797.40 ft35 min ago277
Mosquito Creek 1 NNE NeolaMNEI4Pottawattamie1,078.55 ft35 min ago458
Mosquito Creek 4 ENE Council BluffsMCBI4Pottawattamie992.78 ft35 min ago277
Mud Creek 5 WSW HendersonMUDI4Mills1,026.84 ft35 min ago277
Mud Creek 6 E IFC--Pleasant Hill IA 163PLMI4Polk818.06 ft35 min ago458
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 1 N JewellJEWI4Hamilton81.91 ft65 min ago74
Muddy Creek 2 NNE Coralville NCMCI4Johnson2.58 ft80 min ago154
Muscatine - Geneva CreekGENI4Muscatine588.10 ft35 min ago277
Muscatine - Mad CreekMUTI4Muscatine570.52 ft35 min ago277
Muscatine - Mad Creek No2MDCI4Muscatine616.99 ft35 min ago497
New Vienna - NF Maquoketa RiverNWVI4Dubuque982.72 ft35 min ago497
Nishnabotna River 1 E HamburgHMBI4Fremont13.47 ft20 min ago555
Nodaway River 1 E ClarindaICLI4Page13.96 ft65 min ago74
North Fork Maquoketa River 3 WNW FultonFLNI4Jackson4.86 ft80 min ago154
North Raccoon River 1 N IFC--Dawson Hwy P46DAWI4Dallas933.96 ft35 min ago458
North Raccoon River 1 W PerryPROI4Dallas7.37 ft65 min ago95
North Raccoon River 2 WSW Ifc--Minburn Minburn RdMBNI4Dallas898.17 ft35 min ago277
North Raccoon River 2 WSW LanesboroLKCI4Carroll9.54 ft65 min ago95
North Raccoon River 3 NNW Ifc--Sac City 230th StSARI4Sac1,193.74 ft35 min ago497
North Raccoon River 5 S Sac CitySCRI4Sac7.54 ft65 min ago74
North River 1 NNE Ifc--Carlisle N 1st StCSLI4Warren767.86 ft80 min ago513
North River 2 SE NorwalkNRWI4Warren12.77 ft65 min ago72
North Skunk River 2 S SigourneySIGI4Keokuk10.79 ft50 min ago26
North Skunk River 3 SE Ifc--Kellogg S 12th Ave EKLGI4Jasper810.87 ft35 min ago277
North Walnut Creek 1 NW Ifc--Windsor Heights College DrWNDI4Polk826.36 ft35 min ago277
North Walnut Creek 1 SW Ifc--Urbandale Hickman RdURBI4Polk834.84 ft35 min ago277
North Walnut Creek 2 WNW Urbandale 92nd DrUBNI4Polk4.29 ft2 hours ago561
North Washington 1SSE - Little WapsiNWSI4Chickasaw1,089.92 ft35 min ago277
Oakland Mills - Skunk RiverOAMI4Henry565.41 ft35 min ago458
Oakland Mills 3W - Cedar CreekOKMI4Henry5.00 ft50 min ago26
Ocheyedan River 3 NW EverlyOREI4Clay1,357.30 ft35 min ago277
Ocheyedan River 3 SW SpencerSPOI4Clay2.86 ft2 hours ago101
Old Mans Creek 5 SW Iowa City SWIOCI4Johnson4.79 ft20 min ago268
Olin 1N - Wapsipinicon RiverOLII4Jones743.60 ft35 min ago277
Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38AONI4Story956.00 ft35 min ago277
Oran - Little WapsiORNI4Fayette83.49 ft65 min ago11
OrchardCROI4Floyd1,024.12 ft35 min ago277
Osage - Spring Creek Hwy 9OSPI4Mitchell1,136.00 ft35 min ago277
Osage 2 WOSGI4Mitchell1,067.65 ft35 min ago277
Osterdock - Turkey RiverOTUI4Clayton627.30 ft35 min ago277
Otterville - Otter CreekOTVI4Buchanan907.38 ft35 min ago277
Ottumwa 3W - Bear CreekBCOI4Wapello80.24 ft35 min ago101
Owens County - Willow CreekOYEI4Plymouth1,253.86 ft35 min ago277
Oxford - Clear CreekOXCI4Johnson713.67 ft35 min ago277
Oxford - Rhine CreekOXRI4Johnson730.89 ft35 min ago277
Packard 2ENE - Flood CreekPKFI4Butler940.37 ft35 min ago542
Palo - Bear CreekPABI4Linn740.09 ft35 min ago277
Palo - Dry CreekPADI4Linn738.13 ft35 min ago277
Perry Creek 4 W HintonPCHI4Plymouth15.35 ft65 min ago95
Perry Creek 6 SW MerrillPCMI4Plymouth1.08 ft35 min ago180
Perry Creek at Sioux CitySIOI4Woodbury6.65 ft20 min ago533
Pilot Creek 3 E RolfeRLFI4Pocahontas4.41 ft2 hours ago118
Polk City 1SE - Big Creek PoundingBIGI4Polk37.23 ft65 min ago512
Postville - Yellow RiverPVLI4Allamakee966.60 ft80 min ago513
Prairie Creek 6 W IFC--Gilbert V AveBPCI4Boone962.82 ft80 min ago548
Prairieburg 3 SPRAI4Linn835.18 ft35 min ago277
Quasqueton - Wapsipinicon RiverQTNI4Buchanan866.52 ft35 min ago277
Raccoon River 0 ENE Van MeterVNMI4Dallas7.69 ft80 min ago206
Raccoon River 0 NE Ifc--Van Meter Hwy R16VANI4Dallas848.92 ft35 min ago277
Raccoon River 2 SW Des Moines Fleur DrDEMI4Polk6.80 ft35 min ago207
Raccoon River 5 SW West Des MoinesWDMI4Polk31.39 ft2 hours ago243
Raccoon River 6 WSW Des Moines IA 28DMWI4Polk25.10 ft19 min ago208
Rapid Creek 4 NE Iowa City NEIRCI4Johnson4.73 ft2 hours ago154
Raven Creek 5 W IFC--Tama Hwy E49TARI4Tama824.29 ft35 min ago277
Richland Creek 1 NNE HavenHAVI4Tama11.94 ft20 min ago635
Rickardsville - MaquoketaRKDI4Dubuque9.42 ft50 min ago268
Riverdale - Duck CreekRIVI4Scott563.09 ft35 min ago277
Riverton - East Nishnabotna River L68EISI4Fremont920.64 ft35 min ago277
Riverton - West Nishnabotna J46WISI4Fremont916.33 ft35 min ago277
Roberts Creek 2 NE Elkader 2NEERCI4Clayton749.65 ft35 min ago277
Robins - Dry CreekRBDI4Linn844.29 ft35 min ago277
Rock Creek 2 WSW Orchard 2WSWRCOI4Floyd1,027.09 ft35 min ago277
Rock Creek 6 W Osage 6WOSRI4Mitchell1,137.60 ft35 min ago458
Rock River at Rock RapidsRAPI4Lyon7.61 ft2 hours ago74
Rock River at Rock ValleyRKVI4Sioux6.33 ft80 min ago34
Rockford 3 SSERKFI4Floyd970.69 ft35 min ago277
Rogers Creek at Fort AtkinsonFTAI4Winneshiek1,008.23 ft35 min ago277
Roland - Bear CreekROLI4Story955.65 ft35 min ago496
Roland - Long Dick CreekRLLI4Story992.55 ft35 min ago277
Salt Creek 3 S ElberonEBRI4Tama8.72 ft80 min ago154
Sanborn 4W - Little Floyd RiverLFSI4O'Brien83.51 ft65 min ago122
Saude - Little Turkey RiverSDEI4Chickasaw1,119.52 ft35 min ago458
Sheffield 11SE - WF Cedar RiverSFLI4Franklin989.18 ft35 min ago458
SheldonSFRI4Sioux1,368.35 ft35 min ago542
Shell Rock River 0 N Shell RockSHRI4Butler8.87 ft35 min ago101
Shell Rock River 1 WNW Ifc--Clarksville Hwy C33CLRI4Butler916.57 ft35 min ago277
Shell Rock River 2 NW Ifc--Nora Springs 277th StNRSI4Cerro Gordo1,054.35 ft35 min ago277
Shell Rock River 2 SSE Ifc--Marble Rock 290th StMRBI4Floyd949.50 ft35 min ago277
Shell Rock River 3 N IFC--Plymouth IA 9MANI4Worth1,126.29 ft35 min ago530
Shell Rock River 5 NW Ifc--Clarksville Hwy T47CLSI4Butler928.54 ft80 min ago548
Silver Creek at Silver City Dobney AveSILI4Mills1,008.54 ft35 min ago277
Skunk River at AugustaAGSI4Des Moines8.88 ft35 min ago195
Slough Creek 3 SE Orchard 3SEOSCI4Floyd1,096.09 ft35 min ago277
Snake Creek 1 NE YorktownSKYI4Page80.15 ft35 min ago180
Soap Creek 1 N IFC--Floris Quail AveFLSI4Davis633.32 ft35 min ago277
Soap Creek 5 N IFC--Unionville 313th AveUSOI4Appanoose768.38 ft35 min ago277
Soap Creek 5 NW Ifc--Drakesville Falcon BlvdDSOI4Davis705.79 ft35 min ago277
Soldier River at PisgahPSGI4Harrison3.18 ft20 min ago53
South Beaver Creek 3 WSW Ifc--Owasa US 65OWSI4Hardin1,088.14 ft35 min ago277
South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City EIACI4Johnson2.00 ft35 min ago275
South Chequest Creek 2 N IFC--Troy Yak BlvdTROI4Davis665.89 ft35 min ago531
South Fork Chariton River 4 NNW Promise CityPRMI4Wayne4.37 ft35 min ago101
South Fork Iowa River 3 N IFC--Buckeye Hwy S27BSFI4Hardin1,104.28 ft35 min ago277
South Fork Iowa River 3 NNE New ProvidenceNPVI4Hardin4.49 ft35 min ago180
South Fork Iowa River 5 NNE BlairsburgBLII4Hamilton5.57 ft80 min ago154
South Fork Iowa River 5 W IFC--Alden Hwy D20ALSI4Hardin1,126.68 ft35 min ago277
South Raccoon River 2 E RedfieldREDI4Dallas6.53 ft35 min ago276
South Raccoon River 3 SW Ifc--Redfield Dexfield RdEFDI4Dallas921.47 ft35 min ago458
South River 2 SSW AckworthAKWI4Warren12.47 ft65 min ago129
South Skunk River 0 NNW ColfaxCFXI4Jasper11.71 ft35 min ago133
South Skunk River 1 E IFC--Ames E 13th StAMRI4Story879.71 ft35 min ago277
South Skunk River 1 WSW Ifc--Reasnor Hwy F62RSSI4Jasper750.11 ft80 min ago513
South Skunk River 2 N Ames W Riverside RdAMEI4Story4.92 ft80 min ago533
South Skunk River 2 SSE Ames US 30AESI4Story13.36 ft16 hours ago635
South Skunk River 2 SSE Ifc--Randall Hwy R61RNSI4Hamilton976.59 ft35 min ago458
South Skunk River 4 N OskaloosaOOAI4Mahaska16.31 ft50 min ago26
South Skunk River 4 NNE Ames McFarland ParkMCPI4Story3.58 ft2 hours ago177
SpencerSPNI4Clay1,300.46 ft35 min ago277
Spillville - Turkey RiverSPVI4Winneshiek1,060.67 ft35 min ago277
Spillville - Wonder CreekWONI4Winneshiek1,059.42 ft35 min ago277
Spring Creek 4 ESE Ifc--Pleasant Hill SE 32nd AvePLEI4Polk781.76 ft35 min ago528
Spring Creek 4 N Mason City US 65MASI4Cerro Gordo81.10 ft35 min ago101
Spring Run CreekSPGI4Dickinson1,398.46 ft35 min ago277
Stantion - East Tarkio CreekETRI4Montgomery1.39 ft50 min ago26
Stein Creek 5 E ClutierCLTI4Tama67.88 ft50 min ago147
Story City - Keigley BranchSTCI4Story83.97 ft50 min ago147
Story City - SkunkESKI4Story3.75 ft80 min ago173
Story City 8W - IFC Ioway Creek 120thBSCI4Boone972.55 ft35 min ago634
Struble 2 NSTUI4Sioux3.83 ft50 min ago507
Sutherland - Waterman Creek 470thSWCI4O'Brien1,233.67 ft35 min ago277
Sutliff - Cedar RiverSLFI4Johnson676.96 ft35 min ago277
Thompson River 0 ENE Davis CityDVSI4Decatur4.86 ft80 min ago154
Tiffin - Buffalo CreekTFGI4Johnson702.21 ft35 min ago277
Tiffin - Buffalo Creek - Ireland AveTFII4Johnson729.35 ft35 min ago277
Timber Creek 4 SE MarshalltownMTWI4Marshall3.98 ft20 min ago140
Tipton Creek 4 E IFC--Hubbard N AveHTII4Hardin1,010.89 ft35 min ago277
Tipton Creek 5 NNW Ifc--Hubbard 230th StHTCI4Hardin1,084.84 ft35 min ago541
Traer - Coon CreekTRAI4Tama882.59 ft5 hours ago652
Troublesome Creek 4 E IFC--Lorah Troublesome Creek RdLRHI4Cass1,187.25 ft35 min ago458
Turkey River 1 E Eldorado 1EEDRI4Fayette7.07 ft35 min ago133
Turkey River 1 SE ElkaderEKDI4Clayton7.24 ft35 min ago101
Turkey River 3 SE CrescoTCGI4Howard1,122.17 ft35 min ago277
Turkey River 8 NW 10 Mile Bridge 8NW ElkaderTENI4Clayton760.32 ft35 min ago553
Turkey River at ClermontCMTI4Fayette818.38 ft35 min ago277
Turkey River at GarberGRBI4Clayton9.93 ft65 min ago189
Turkey River at SpillvilleSPLI4Winneshiek3.34 ft50 min ago139
Upper Iowa River 3 NW Decorah 3NWUIDI4Winneshiek887.98 ft35 min ago554
Upper Iowa River 4 S Dorchester Hwy 76DCHI4Allamakee8.48 ft80 min ago172
Upper Iowa River at BlufftonBLFI4Winneshiek4.57 ft35 min ago646
Upper Iowa River at DecorahDEHI4Winneshiek2.91 ft5 hours ago550
Vinton - Mud CreekMUVI4Benton819.66 ft80 min ago513
Vinton - Mud CreekVIMI4Benton772.34 ft35 min ago277
Volga River at LittleportVLPI4Clayton6.50 ft35 min ago101
Volga River at VolgaVGAI4Clayton778.86 ft35 min ago458
Volga River at WadenaWADI4Fayette847.78 ft35 min ago494
Walnut Creek 3 WNW Clive I-80/35CLVI4Polk3.80 ft22 min ago263
Walnut Creek 4 NNW HartwickHRTI4Poweshiek3.09 ft80 min ago140
Walnut Creek 4 W IFC--Clive NW 128th StCWAI4Polk864.35 ft35 min ago277
Walnut Creek 5 W Des Moines 63rd StDOSI4Polk5.06 ft2 hours ago208
Walnut Creek 6 E IFC--Runnells Adkins StWLRI4Marion759.09 ft35 min ago277
Walnut Creek SSW Olin-IFC-Walnut Creek - 35th StWCRI4Jones748.52 ft50 min ago458
Wapsipinicon River 1 S Oxford JctOXJI4Jones714.12 ft35 min ago458
Wapsipinicon River 1 SE Anamosa Shaw RdANSI4Jones11.83 ft2 hours ago90
Wapsipinicon River 2 N TripoliTPLI4Bremer10.15 ft35 min ago101
Wapsipinicon River 4 S De Witt 4SDEWI4Scott12.57 ft50 min ago26
Wapsipinicon River at IndependenceIDPI4Buchanan7.51 ft50 min ago26
Washburn - Miller CreekWASI4Black Hawk822.34 ft35 min ago528
Washington 2SW - WF Crooked CrrekWFCI4Washington663.57 ft35 min ago277
Waterloo Creek 1 S DorchesterDWCI4Allamakee7.21 ft20 min ago34
Waukee 156th StWCBI4Dallas--34
Waupeton - Mississippi Pool 11WPNI4Dubuque10.43 ft35 min ago195
Welsh LakeWLSI4Dickinson1,396.90 ft35 min ago277
Welton - Silver CreekWLTI4Clinton80.89 ft20 min ago34
West Branch - Wapsinonoc CreekWBWI4Cedar3.19 ft20 min ago34
West Fork Cedar River 0 N FinchfordFNHI4Black Hawk8.21 ft35 min ago101
West Fork Des Moines River 0 WSW HumboldtHBTI4Humboldt4.30 ft35 min ago247
West Fork Des Moines River 1 NW EmmetsburgEMTI4Palo Alto1.36 ft2 hours ago74
West Fork Des Moines River 1 WSW EsthervilleESVI4Emmet2.62 ft20 min ago244
West Fork Little Sioux River 3 SE Lake ParkLPRI4Dickinson1,391.30 ft35 min ago277
West Fork Little Sioux River at MovilleWFMI4Woodbury1,128.76 ft35 min ago458
West Main Drainage Ditch 1 & 2 1 ENE BrittBTDI4Hancock76.17 ft65 min ago74
West Nishnabotna River 0 ENE Irwin Cora StIWNI4Shelby1,236.12 ft35 min ago277
West Nishnabotna River 1 NW Henderson Hwy H12HWNI4Mills1,018.10 ft35 min ago277
West Nishnabotna River 1 W RandolphRDPI4Fremont10.80 ft20 min ago53
West Nishnabotna River at HancockHNKI4Pottawattamie3.54 ft20 min ago53
West Union - Otter CreekWUOI4Fayette1,083.38 ft35 min ago277
White Breast Creek 3 WNW Melcher-DallasDLLI4Marion8.73 ft65 min ago547
White Fox Creek 1 E ClarionCWFI4Wright85.05 ft35 min ago195
Williamsburg - Clear Creek TribWLMI4Iowa771.39 ft35 min ago458
Willow Creek 0 WSW Ifc--Mason City 1st St SWMSWI4Cerro Gordo1,101.63 ft35 min ago277
Willow Creek 1 W IFC--Mason City N Pierce AveMSPI4Cerro Gordo1,110.84 ft35 min ago458
Willow Creek 6 SE SoldierWCSI4Monona65.61 ft80 min ago154
Winnebago River 0 NNE Ifc--Leland Hwy A38LELI4Winnebago1,209.21 ft35 min ago277
Winnebago River 0 S IFC--Fertile S 1st StFERI4Worth1,151.85 ft35 min ago277
Winnebago River 1 NNE Mason CityMCWI4Cerro Gordo5.39 ft15 hours ago23
Winnebago River 2 E IFC--Mason City S Illinois AveMCII4Cerro Gordo1,062.30 ft35 min ago277
Winnebago River 2 SSE Ifc--Forest City Hwy B14FORI4Hancock1,193.10 ft35 min ago277
Winnebago River 5 ESE Ifc--Mason City Hwy S56MCRI4Cerro Gordo1,042.89 ft35 min ago277
Winnebago River 7 NW Ifc--Mason City Killdeer AveMCKI4Cerro Gordo1,110.04 ft35 min ago277
Wolf Creek 0 WNW Ifc--La Porte City W Main StLAPI4Black Hawk807.71 ft35 min ago458
Wolf Creek 6 N DysartDYSI4Benton4.30 ft2 hours ago74
Wyoming - Bear CreekWYOI4Jones794.41 ft35 min ago497

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.