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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 21,060 stations ranked in IowaIowa weather

GaugeCountyStage nowReportedRank
MilfordLSMI4Dickinson1,363.72 ft32 min ago817
Milford Creek 4 NW MilfordOBJI4Dickinson4.21 ft2 hours ago668
Mississippi River at Bellevue LD12BLVI4Jackson4.49 ft16 hours ago403
Mississippi River at BurlingtonBRLI4Des Moines9.78 ft47 min ago407
Mississippi River at CamancheCMMI4Clinton9.22 ft17 min ago243
Mississippi River at DubuqueDBQI4Dubuque7.47 ft17 min ago238
Mississippi River at Dubuque LD11DLDI4Dubuque4.84 ft16 hours ago767
Mississippi River at FairportFAII4Muscatine9.72 ft17 min ago266
Mississippi River at Fort MadisonFMDI4Lee525.86 ft17 min ago254
Mississippi River at Keokuk LD19EOKI4Lee6.52 ft16 hours ago331
Mississippi River at LansingLNSI4Allamakee7.96 ft32 min ago626
Mississippi River at McGregorMCGI4Clayton6.76 ft62 min ago289
Mississippi River at MuscatineMUSI4Muscatine6.59 ft32 min ago353
Monona-Harrison Ditch 4 SSW TurinTRNI4Monona4.68 ft47 min ago746
Monticello - Maquoketa CreekMNTI4Jones796.37 ft32 min ago428
Mosquito Creek 1 NNE NeolaMNEI4Pottawattamie1,080.53 ft32 min ago428
Mosquito Creek 4 ENE Council BluffsMCBI4Pottawattamie993.96 ft32 min ago529
Mud Creek 5 WSW HendersonMUDI4Mills1,026.62 ft32 min ago428
Mud Creek 6 E IFC--Pleasant Hill IA 163PLMI4Polk817.50 ft32 min ago498
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 1 N JewellJEWI4Hamilton84.58 ft32 min ago333
Muddy Creek 2 NNE Coralville NCMCI4Johnson2.69 ft47 min ago376
Muscatine - Geneva CreekGENI4Muscatine588.08 ft32 min ago565
Muscatine - Mad CreekMUTI4Muscatine570.42 ft32 min ago823
Muscatine - Mad Creek No2MDCI4Muscatine616.99 ft32 min ago428
New Vienna - NF Maquoketa RiverNWVI4Dubuque983.19 ft32 min ago652
Nishnabotna River 1 E HamburgHMBI4Fremont12.45 ft47 min ago740
Nodaway River 1 E ClarindaICLI4Page11.26 ft32 min ago289
North Fork Maquoketa River 3 WNW FultonFLNI4Jackson3.87 ft47 min ago376
North Raccoon River 1 N IFC--Dawson Hwy P46DAWI4Dallas935.28 ft32 min ago622
North Raccoon River 1 W PerryPROI4Dallas8.77 ft32 min ago333
North Raccoon River 2 WSW Ifc--Minburn Minburn RdMBNI4Dallas899.30 ft32 min ago498
North Raccoon River 2 WSW LanesboroLKCI4Carroll11.00 ft32 min ago333
North Raccoon River 3 NNW Ifc--Sac City 230th StSARI4Sac1,194.38 ft32 min ago529
North Raccoon River 5 S Sac CitySCRI4Sac8.52 ft32 min ago182
North River 1 NNE Ifc--Carlisle N 1st StCSLI4Warren764.42 ft47 min ago376
North River 2 SE NorwalkNRWI4Warren8.68 ft32 min ago270
North Skunk River 2 S SigourneySIGI4Keokuk8.17 ft17 min ago238
North Skunk River 3 SE Ifc--Kellogg S 12th Ave EKLGI4Jasper810.45 ft32 min ago428
North Walnut Creek 1 NW Ifc--Windsor Heights College DrWNDI4Polk826.41 ft32 min ago558
North Walnut Creek 1 SW Ifc--Urbandale Hickman RdURBI4Polk834.91 ft32 min ago565
North Walnut Creek 2 WNW Urbandale 92nd DrUBNI4Polk4.21 ft2 hours ago1,033
North Washington 1SSE - Little WapsiNWSI4Chickasaw1,089.74 ft32 min ago624
Oakland Mills - Skunk RiverOAMI4Henry565.31 ft32 min ago621
Oakland Mills 3W - Cedar CreekOKMI4Henry4.65 ft17 min ago238
Ocheyedan River 3 NW EverlyOREI4Clay1,357.04 ft32 min ago900
Ocheyedan River 3 SW SpencerSPOI4Clay2.74 ft62 min ago287
Old Mans Creek 5 SW Iowa City SWIOCI4Johnson3.51 ft47 min ago273
Olin 1N - Wapsipinicon RiverOLII4Jones738.77 ft32 min ago615
Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38AONI4Story957.69 ft32 min ago529
Oran - Little WapsiORNI4Fayette84.15 ft32 min ago160
OrchardCROI4Floyd1,023.23 ft32 min ago498
Osage - Spring Creek Hwy 9OSPI4Mitchell1,136.29 ft32 min ago529
Osage 2 WOSGI4Mitchell1,066.28 ft32 min ago498
Osterdock - Turkey RiverOTUI4Clayton626.49 ft32 min ago428
Otterville - Otter CreekOTVI4Buchanan907.06 ft32 min ago565
Ottumwa 3W - Bear CreekBCOI4Wapello79.56 ft62 min ago333
Owens County - Willow CreekOYEI4Plymouth1,254.06 ft32 min ago606
Oxford - Clear CreekOXCI4Johnson713.07 ft32 min ago565
Oxford - Rhine CreekOXRI4Johnson730.47 ft32 min ago498
Packard 2ENE - Flood CreekPKFI4Butler940.30 ft32 min ago617
Palo - Bear CreekPABI4Linn739.52 ft32 min ago417
Palo - Dry CreekPADI4Linn737.55 ft32 min ago428
Perry Creek 4 W HintonPCHI4Plymouth15.29 ft32 min ago361
Perry Creek 6 SW MerrillPCMI4Plymouth1.00 ft62 min ago312
Perry Creek at Sioux CitySIOI4Woodbury6.63 ft2 hours ago230
Pilot Creek 3 E RolfeRLFI4Pocahontas3.97 ft32 min ago626
Polk City 1SE - Big Creek PoundingBIGI4Polk37.15 ft32 min ago182
Postville - Yellow RiverPVLI4Allamakee966.62 ft47 min ago407
Prairie Creek 6 W IFC--Gilbert V AveBPCI4Boone964.63 ft47 min ago742
Prairieburg 3 SPRAI4Linn834.05 ft32 min ago830
Quasqueton - Wapsipinicon RiverQTNI4Buchanan862.77 ft32 min ago428
Raccoon River 0 ENE Van MeterVNMI4Dallas6.94 ft47 min ago659
Raccoon River 0 NE Ifc--Van Meter Hwy R16VANI4Dallas848.06 ft32 min ago428
Raccoon River 2 SW Des Moines Fleur DrDEMI4Polk6.49 ft2 hours ago752
Raccoon River 5 SW West Des MoinesWDMI4Polk30.92 ft62 min ago753
Raccoon River 6 WSW Des Moines IA 28DMWI4Polk24.87 ft32 min ago751
Rapid Creek 4 NE Iowa City NEIRCI4Johnson4.35 ft47 min ago407
Raven Creek 5 W IFC--Tama Hwy E49TARI4Tama824.38 ft32 min ago498
Richland Creek 1 NNE HavenHAVI4Tama11.75 ft47 min ago729
Rickardsville - MaquoketaRKDI4Dubuque9.61 ft17 min ago267
Riverdale - Duck CreekRIVI4Scott563.36 ft32 min ago428
Riverton - East Nishnabotna River L68EISI4Fremont919.66 ft32 min ago428
Riverton - West Nishnabotna J46WISI4Fremont915.38 ft32 min ago498
Roberts Creek 2 NE Elkader 2NEERCI4Clayton749.56 ft32 min ago428
Robins - Dry CreekRBDI4Linn844.23 ft32 min ago558
Rock Creek 2 WSW Orchard 2WSWRCOI4Floyd1,026.91 ft32 min ago498
Rock Creek 6 W Osage 6WOSRI4Mitchell1,137.47 ft32 min ago654
Rock River at Rock RapidsRAPI4Lyon7.23 ft2 hours ago295
Rock River at Rock ValleyRKVI4Sioux5.28 ft2 hours ago200
Rockford 3 SSERKFI4Floyd970.36 ft32 min ago590
Rogers Creek at Fort AtkinsonFTAI4Winneshiek1,008.19 ft32 min ago428
Roland - Bear CreekROLI4Story956.58 ft32 min ago635
Roland - Long Dick CreekRLLI4Story993.41 ft32 min ago428
Salt Creek 3 S ElberonEBRI4Tama7.90 ft47 min ago398
Sanborn 4W - Little Floyd RiverLFSI4O'Brien83.25 ft32 min ago333
Saude - Little Turkey RiverSDEI4Chickasaw1,119.13 ft32 min ago597
Sheffield 11SE - WF Cedar RiverSFLI4Franklin989.46 ft32 min ago639
SheldonSFRI4Sioux1,367.81 ft32 min ago641
Shell Rock River 0 N Shell RockSHRI4Butler8.54 ft62 min ago298
Shell Rock River 1 WNW Ifc--Clarksville Hwy C33CLRI4Butler916.06 ft32 min ago821
Shell Rock River 2 NW Ifc--Nora Springs 277th StNRSI4Cerro Gordo1,053.79 ft32 min ago428
Shell Rock River 2 SSE Ifc--Marble Rock 290th StMRBI4Floyd948.83 ft32 min ago428
Shell Rock River 3 N IFC--Plymouth IA 9MANI4Worth1,125.99 ft32 min ago824
Shell Rock River 5 NW Ifc--Clarksville Hwy T47CLSI4Butler927.91 ft47 min ago406
Silver Creek at Silver City Dobney AveSILI4Mills1,007.94 ft32 min ago558
Skunk River at AugustaAGSI4Des Moines8.86 ft2 hours ago662
Slough Creek 3 SE Orchard 3SEOSCI4Floyd1,096.16 ft32 min ago577
Snake Creek 1 NE YorktownSKYI4Page79.87 ft62 min ago312
Soap Creek 1 N IFC--Floris Quail AveFLSI4Davis633.45 ft32 min ago428
Soap Creek 5 N IFC--Unionville 313th AveUSOI4Appanoose768.24 ft32 min ago565
Soap Creek 5 NW Ifc--Drakesville Falcon BlvdDSOI4Davis705.98 ft32 min ago428
Soldier River at PisgahPSGI4Harrison3.36 ft47 min ago798
South Beaver Creek 3 WSW Ifc--Owasa US 65OWSI4Hardin1,090.42 ft32 min ago428
South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City EIACI4Johnson1.93 ft62 min ago312
South Chequest Creek 2 N IFC--Troy Yak BlvdTROI4Davis665.64 ft32 min ago718
South Fork Chariton River 4 NNW Promise CityPRMI4Wayne3.19 ft62 min ago287
South Fork Iowa River 3 N IFC--Buckeye Hwy S27BSFI4Hardin1,105.03 ft32 min ago529
South Fork Iowa River 3 NNE New ProvidenceNPVI4Hardin5.47 ft62 min ago312
South Fork Iowa River 5 NNE BlairsburgBLII4Hamilton7.14 ft47 min ago376
South Fork Iowa River 5 W IFC--Alden Hwy D20ALSI4Hardin1,127.92 ft32 min ago565
South Raccoon River 2 E RedfieldREDI4Dallas4.56 ft62 min ago647
South Raccoon River 3 SW Ifc--Redfield Dexfield RdEFDI4Dallas919.43 ft32 min ago610
South River 2 SSW AckworthAKWI4Warren6.11 ft32 min ago352
South Skunk River 0 NNW ColfaxCFXI4Jasper11.07 ft62 min ago328
South Skunk River 1 E IFC--Ames E 13th StAMRI4Story881.15 ft32 min ago428
South Skunk River 1 WSW Ifc--Reasnor Hwy F62RSSI4Jasper748.96 ft47 min ago376
South Skunk River 2 N Ames W Riverside RdAMEI4Story6.20 ft47 min ago230
South Skunk River 2 SSE Ames US 30AESI4Story15.38 ft47 min ago723
South Skunk River 2 SSE Ifc--Randall Hwy R61RNSI4Hamilton979.04 ft32 min ago428
South Skunk River 4 N OskaloosaOOAI4Mahaska14.58 ft17 min ago199
South Skunk River 4 NNE Ames McFarland ParkMCPI4Story4.97 ft2 hours ago716
SpencerSPNI4Clay1,300.20 ft32 min ago498
Spillville - Turkey RiverSPVI4Winneshiek1,059.92 ft32 min ago597
Spillville - Wonder CreekWONI4Winneshiek1,059.42 ft32 min ago498
Spring Creek 4 ESE Ifc--Pleasant Hill SE 32nd AvePLEI4Polk782.25 ft32 min ago428
Spring Creek 4 N Mason City US 65MASI4Cerro Gordo80.98 ft62 min ago360
Spring Run CreekSPGI4Dickinson1,398.35 ft32 min ago529
Stantion - East Tarkio CreekETRI4Montgomery0.67 ft17 min ago267
Stein Creek 5 E ClutierCLTI4Tama67.68 ft77 min ago374
Story City - Keigley BranchSTCI4Story85.25 ft77 min ago404
Story City - SkunkESKI4Story5.48 ft47 min ago804
Story City 8W - IFC Ioway Creek 120thBSCI4Boone975.47 ft32 min ago529
Struble 2 NSTUI4Sioux3.86 ft47 min ago493
Sutherland - Waterman Creek 470thSWCI4O'Brien1,233.58 ft32 min ago428
Sutliff - Cedar RiverSLFI4Johnson673.83 ft32 min ago577
Thompson River 0 ENE Davis CityDVSI4Decatur1.80 ft47 min ago376
Tiffin - Buffalo CreekTFGI4Johnson702.07 ft32 min ago589
Tiffin - Buffalo Creek - Ireland AveTFII4Johnson729.32 ft32 min ago417
Timber Creek 4 SE MarshalltownMTWI4Marshall4.18 ft47 min ago226
Tipton Creek 4 E IFC--Hubbard N AveHTII4Hardin1,012.12 ft32 min ago606
Tipton Creek 5 NNW Ifc--Hubbard 230th StHTCI4Hardin1,087.57 ft32 min ago665
Traer - Coon CreekTRAI4Tama884.33 ft32 min ago1,014
Troublesome Creek 4 E IFC--Lorah Troublesome Creek RdLRHI4Cass1,186.68 ft32 min ago498
Turkey River 1 E Eldorado 1EEDRI4Fayette6.37 ft62 min ago298
Turkey River 1 SE ElkaderEKDI4Clayton6.73 ft62 min ago298
Turkey River 3 SE CrescoTCGI4Howard1,121.85 ft32 min ago498
Turkey River 8 NW 10 Mile Bridge 8NW ElkaderTENI4Clayton759.67 ft32 min ago735
Turkey River at ClermontCMTI4Fayette817.87 ft32 min ago498
Turkey River at GarberGRBI4Clayton9.06 ft32 min ago649
Turkey River at SpillvilleSPLI4Winneshiek2.84 ft17 min ago255
Upper Iowa River 3 NW Decorah 3NWUIDI4Winneshiek887.33 ft32 min ago769
Upper Iowa River 4 S Dorchester Hwy 76DCHI4Allamakee7.61 ft47 min ago800
Upper Iowa River at BlufftonBLFI4Winneshiek3.67 ft47 min ago770
Upper Iowa River at DecorahDEHI4Winneshiek2.22 ft62 min ago312
Vinton - Mud CreekMUVI4Benton819.35 ft47 min ago376
Vinton - Mud CreekVIMI4Benton771.97 ft32 min ago529
Volga River at LittleportVLPI4Clayton6.38 ft62 min ago333
Volga River at VolgaVGAI4Clayton778.48 ft32 min ago606
Volga River at WadenaWADI4Fayette847.39 ft32 min ago619
Walnut Creek 3 WNW Clive I-80/35CLVI4Polk3.47 ft18 min ago413
Walnut Creek 4 NNW HartwickHRTI4Poweshiek2.48 ft47 min ago226
Walnut Creek 4 W IFC--Clive NW 128th StCWAI4Polk863.48 ft32 min ago498
Walnut Creek 5 W Des Moines 63rd StDOSI4Polk4.72 ft2 hours ago750
Walnut Creek 6 E IFC--Runnells Adkins StWLRI4Marion757.64 ft32 min ago631
Walnut Creek SSW Olin-IFC-Walnut Creek - 35th StWCRI4Jones747.52 ft32 min ago603
Wapsipinicon River 1 S Oxford JctOXJI4Jones710.41 ft32 min ago498
Wapsipinicon River 1 SE Anamosa Shaw RdANSI4Jones7.48 ft32 min ago364
Wapsipinicon River 2 N TripoliTPLI4Bremer8.81 ft62 min ago307
Wapsipinicon River 4 S De Witt 4SDEWI4Scott9.08 ft17 min ago238
Wapsipinicon River at IndependenceIDPI4Buchanan5.85 ft17 min ago238
Washburn - Miller CreekWASI4Black Hawk822.28 ft32 min ago660
Washington 2SW - WF Crooked CrrekWFCI4Washington661.42 ft32 min ago529
Waterloo Creek 1 S DorchesterDWCI4Allamakee7.26 ft47 min ago267
Waukee 156th StWCBI4Dallas1.75 ft6 hours ago200
Waupeton - Mississippi Pool 11WPNI4Dubuque10.26 ft62 min ago655
Welsh LakeWLSI4Dickinson1,396.64 ft32 min ago529
Welton - Silver CreekWLTI4Clinton80.91 ft47 min ago243
West Branch - Wapsinonoc CreekWBWI4Cedar2.97 ft47 min ago243
West Fork Cedar River 0 N FinchfordFNHI4Black Hawk8.24 ft62 min ago307
West Fork Des Moines River 0 WSW HumboldtHBTI4Humboldt4.06 ft32 min ago415
West Fork Des Moines River 1 NW EmmetsburgEMTI4Palo Alto1.17 ft32 min ago295
West Fork Des Moines River 1 WSW EsthervilleESVI4Emmet2.36 ft17 min ago356
West Fork Little Sioux River 3 SE Lake ParkLPRI4Dickinson1,391.39 ft32 min ago558
West Fork Little Sioux River at MovilleWFMI4Woodbury1,128.97 ft32 min ago428
West Main Drainage Ditch 1 & 2 1 ENE BrittBTDI4Hancock76.14 ft32 min ago333
West Nishnabotna River 0 ENE Irwin Cora StIWNI4Shelby1,237.06 ft32 min ago590
West Nishnabotna River 1 NW Henderson Hwy H12HWNI4Mills1,018.51 ft32 min ago529
West Nishnabotna River 1 W RandolphRDPI4Fremont10.43 ft47 min ago765
West Nishnabotna River at HancockHNKI4Pottawattamie4.25 ft47 min ago765
West Union - Otter CreekWUOI4Fayette1,084.03 ft32 min ago428
White Breast Creek 3 WNW Melcher-DallasDLLI4Marion6.60 ft2 hours ago354
White Fox Creek 1 E ClarionCWFI4Wright85.99 ft2 hours ago662
Williamsburg - Clear Creek TribWLMI4Iowa771.17 ft32 min ago428
Willow Creek 0 WSW Ifc--Mason City 1st St SWMSWI4Cerro Gordo1,101.84 ft32 min ago558
Willow Creek 1 W IFC--Mason City N Pierce AveMSPI4Cerro Gordo1,111.04 ft47 min ago376
Willow Creek 6 SE SoldierWCSI4Monona65.83 ft47 min ago373
Winnebago River 0 NNE Ifc--Leland Hwy A38LELI4Winnebago1,209.30 ft32 min ago428
Winnebago River 0 S IFC--Fertile S 1st StFERI4Worth1,151.72 ft32 min ago577
Winnebago River 1 NNE Mason CityMCWI4Cerro Gordo5.13 ft47 min ago220
Winnebago River 2 E IFC--Mason City S Illinois AveMCII4Cerro Gordo1,062.20 ft47 min ago376
Winnebago River 2 SSE Ifc--Forest City Hwy B14FORI4Hancock1,193.04 ft32 min ago428
Winnebago River 5 ESE Ifc--Mason City Hwy S56MCRI4Cerro Gordo1,042.76 ft32 min ago610
Winnebago River 7 NW Ifc--Mason City Killdeer AveMCKI4Cerro Gordo1,109.83 ft32 min ago644
Wolf Creek 0 WNW Ifc--La Porte City W Main StLAPI4Black Hawk806.87 ft32 min ago590
Wolf Creek 6 N DysartDYSI4Benton3.77 ft32 min ago289
Wyoming - Bear CreekWYOI4Jones793.89 ft32 min ago498

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 its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.