IsItFlooding

Iowa river levels

234 active gauges · data refreshed 7 min ago (NWS backup feed)

139 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 1 at action level below flood stage. 63 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 32 with a reading but no published minor flood stage.

This summary uses the latest available readings, which may be delayed. Check each gauge’s observation time below. Below-stage readings do not rule out flooding elsewhere, including streets and unmonitored waterways.

Rivers: Des Moines River · Cedar River · Iowa River · Walnut Creek · Wapsipinicon River · Upper Iowa River · Mississippi River · Turkey River · South Skunk River · North Raccoon River · Raccoon River · Little Sioux River · Maquoketa River · Willow Creek · Perry Creek · West Nishnabotna River · East Nishnabotna River · Chariton River · Silver Creek · Volga River · North Fork Maquoketa River · Duck Creek · Clear Creek · Shell Rock River · Beaver Creek · Indian Creek · Wb Wapsinonoc Creek · Skunk River · Cedar Creek · East Fork Des Moines River · Boone River · Middle Raccoon River · Fourmile Creek · Rock River · Big Sioux River · Floyd River · Missouri River · Tarkio River

Towns: Iowa City · Des Moines · Davenport · Kelley · Cedar Rapids · Clayton · Colfax · Sioux City · Stanton · Mason City · Fulton · Fort Dodge · Turin · Council Bluffs · Riverton · Clarinda · Dorchester · Clinton · Marshalltown · Ottumwa · Spencer

GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
North River near Norwalk, IANear flood stage17.98 ft2,690 cfs
Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IANo flooding1.81 ft86 cfs
Beaver Creek near Grimes, IANo flooding6.68 ft943 cfs
Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IANo flooding10.99 ft53 cfs
Big Sioux River at Akron, IANo flooding6.39 ft1,060 cfs
Big Sioux River at Sioux City, IANo flooding11.17 ft1,640 cfs
Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IANo flooding5.59 ft95 cfs
Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IANo flooding4.07 ft14 cfs
Boone River near Webster City, IANo flooding1.90 ft68 cfs
Boyer River at Logan, IANo flooding4.39 ft380 cfs
Burr Oak Creek near Perkins, IANo flooding10.16 ft—
Cedar Creek near Bussey, IANo flooding5.47 ft171 cfs
Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IANo flooding3.43 ft2,830 cfs
Cedar River at Cedar Bluff, IANo flooding5.84 ft3,690 cfs
Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IANo flooding79.21 ft1,800 cfs
Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IANo flooding4.12 ft2,840 cfs
Cedar River at Charles City, IANo flooding2.63 ft465 cfs
Cedar River at Janesville, IANo flooding1.72 ft850 cfs
Cedar River at Vinton, IANo flooding3.31 ft2,800 cfs
Cedar River at Waterloo, IANo flooding6.00 ft2,120 cfs
Cedar River at Waverly, IANo flooding4.31 ft157 cfs
Cedar River near Conesville, IANo flooding7.24 ft4,640 cfs
Chariton River near Chariton, IANo flooding4.16 ft5 cfs
Chariton River near Moulton, IANo flooding18.55 ft50 cfs
Clear Creek near Coralville, IANo flooding1.56 ft68 cfs
Clear Creek near Oxford, IANo flooding2.34 ft38 cfs
Deer Creek near Carpenter, IANo flooding78.32 ft—
Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IANo flooding16.19 ft2,460 cfs
Des Moines River at Eddyville, IANo flooding56.45 ft18,900 cfs
Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IANo flooding0.84 ft188 cfs
Des Moines River at Estherville, IANo flooding2.12 ft67 cfs
Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IANo flooding4.21 ft644 cfs
Des Moines River at Humboldt, IANo flooding3.81 ft438 cfs
Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IANo flooding13.98 ft12,300 cfs
Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IANo flooding6.60 ft17,000 cfs
Des Moines River below Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IANo flooding14.46 ft7,820 cfs
Des Moines River near Stratford, IANo flooding5.55 ft734 cfs
Des Moines River near Tracy, IANo flooding9.22 ft21,000 cfs
East Fork 102 River at Bedford, IANo flooding11.37 ft—
East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IANo flooding7.68 ft88 cfs
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IANo flooding7.04 ft53 cfs
East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, IANo flooding10.07 ft2,020 cfs
East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, IANo flooding4.58 ft778 cfs
East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda, IANo flooding10.71 ft—
East Tarkio Creek near Stanton, IANo flooding1.38 ft—
Elliott Creek at Lawton, IANo flooding72.25 ft—
English Creek near Knoxville, IANo flooding9.54 ft70 cfs
English River at Kalona, IANo flooding6.11 ft517 cfs
Floyd River at Alton, IANo flooding6.37 ft171 cfs
Floyd River at James, IANo flooding8.88 ft308 cfs
Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IANo flooding4.66 ft229 cfs
Show 183 more Iowa gauges, including unavailable readings
GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, IA DS1No flooding2.96 ft138 cfs
Indian Creek at Marion, IANo flooding2.83 ft7,050 cfs
Indian Creek near Mingo, IANo flooding3.57 ft95 cfs
Iowa River at Columbus Junction, IANo flooding11.33 ft7,370 cfs
Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IANo flooding2.02 ft407 cfs
Iowa River at Iowa City, IANo flooding11.06 ft1,520 cfs
Iowa River at Marengo, IANo flooding7.48 ft1,150 cfs
Iowa River at Marshalltown, IANo flooding9.82 ft239 cfs
Iowa River at Oakville, IANo flooding3.45 ft6,080 cfs
Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IANo flooding5.45 ft95 cfs
Iowa River at Wapello, IANo flooding13.35 ft6,620 cfs
Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IANo flooding6.93 ft863 cfs
Iowa River near Lone Tree, IANo flooding6.48 ft2,170 cfs
Iowa River near Rowan, IANo flooding3.62 ft50 cfs
Ioway Creek at Ames, IANo flooding2.05 ft183 cfs
Little Cedar River near Ionia, IANo flooding3.40 ft74 cfs
Little Floyd River near Sanborn, IANo flooding82.99 ft—
Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IANo flooding5.09 ft456 cfs
Little Sioux River at Linn Grove, IANo flooding5.75 ft257 cfs
Little Sioux River near Turin, IANo flooding7.46 ft654 cfs
Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IANo flooding81.67 ft29 cfs
Maple River at Mapleton, IANo flooding4.94 ft228 cfs
Maquoketa River at Manchester, IANo flooding4.14 ft154 cfs
Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IANo flooding11.19 ft982 cfs
Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IANo flooding4.75 ft227 cfs
Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IANo flooding9.90 ft155 cfs
Middle River near Indianola, IANo flooding16.23 ft4,040 cfs
Mississippi River at Lock & Dam 12 at Bellevue, IANo flooding3.78 ft23,400 cfs
Mississippi River at Clayton, IANo flooding611.32 ft10,700 cfs
Mississippi River at Clinton, IANo flooding8.86 ft39,100 cfs
Mississippi River at McGregor, IANo flooding6.32 ft—
Missouri River at Decatur, NENo flooding20.47 ft30,300 cfs
Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin, IANo flooding4.77 ft—
Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IANo flooding14.63 ft4,440 cfs
Nodaway River at Clarinda, IANo flooding12.24 ft1,740 cfs
North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IANo flooding3.13 ft330 cfs
North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IANo flooding5.95 ft707 cfs
North Raccoon River near Lanesboro, IANo flooding9.06 ft501 cfs
North Raccoon River near Sac City, IANo flooding7.48 ft146 cfs
North Skunk River near Sigourney, IANo flooding8.35 ft1,100 cfs
Ocheyedan River near Spencer, IANo flooding2.30 ft79 cfs
Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, IANo flooding2.50 ft91 cfs
Perry Creek at 38th Street at Sioux City, IANo flooding6.50 ft8 cfs
Perry Creek near Hinton, IANo flooding15.10 ft—
Perry Creek near Millnerville, IANo flooding0.92 ft—
Raccoon River at 63rd Street at Des Moines, IANo flooding24.62 ft4,910 cfs
Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines, IANo flooding7.24 ft6,660 cfs
Raccoon River at Van Meter, IANo flooding6.10 ft3,760 cfs
Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IANo flooding3.96 ft8 cfs
Richland Creek near Haven, IANo flooding10.25 ft7 cfs
Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids, IANo flooding7.05 ft59 cfs
Rock River near Rock Valley, IANo flooding6.41 ft837 cfs
Salt Creek near Elberon, IANo flooding6.21 ft103 cfs
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IANo flooding8.16 ft753 cfs
Skunk River at Augusta, IANo flooding5.79 ft4,790 cfs
Snake Creek near Yorktown, IANo flooding79.66 ft—
Soldier River at Pisgah, IANo flooding2.89 ft132 cfs
South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IANo flooding1.77 ft4 cfs
South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IANo flooding3.13 ft13 cfs
South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IANo flooding2.30 ft47 cfs
South Raccoon River at Redfield, IANo flooding4.49 ft1,300 cfs
South River near Ackworth, IANo flooding6.90 ft365 cfs
South Skunk River at Colfax, IANo flooding8.91 ft525 cfs
South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IANo flooding10.97 ft273 cfs
South Skunk River near Ames, IANo flooding3.18 ft108 cfs
South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IANo flooding11.70 ft1,630 cfs
Tarkio River near Elliott, IANo flooding3.55 ft—
Thompson River at Davis City, IANo flooding2.11 ft464 cfs
Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IANo flooding2.15 ft27 cfs
Turkey River above French Hollow Creek at Elkader, IANo flooding5.57 ft427 cfs
Turkey River at Garber, IANo flooding6.56 ft496 cfs
Turkey River at Spillville, IANo flooding2.04 ft39 cfs
Turkey River near Eldorado, IANo flooding5.42 ft243 cfs
Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IANo flooding3.28 ft169 cfs
Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IANo flooding1.76 ft164 cfs
Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, IANo flooding7.06 ft369 cfs
Volga River at Littleport, IANo flooding4.66 ft145 cfs
Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IANo flooding5.29 ft396 cfs
Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IANo flooding0.91 ft10 cfs
Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IANo flooding4.98 ft283 cfs
Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IANo flooding5.27 ft653 cfs
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, IANo flooding6.36 ft1,040 cfs
Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IANo flooding7.22 ft75 cfs
Waterloo Creek near Dorchester, IANo flooding7.17 ft—
West Branch Floyd River near Struble, IANo flooding3.63 ft0 cfs
West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IANo flooding6.55 ft212 cfs
West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IANo flooding2.70 ft293 cfs
West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IANo flooding9.38 ft1,010 cfs
White Breast Creek near Dallas, IANo flooding6.60 ft84 cfs
Willow Creek near Cornell, IANo flooding81.93 ft—
Willow Creek near Soldier, IANo flooding65.24 ft—
Winnebago River at Mason City, IANo flooding4.81 ft113 cfs
Wolf Creek near Dysart, IANo flooding2.70 ft96 cfs
Yellow River near Ion, IANo flooding5.62 ft99 cfs
Big Cedar Creek near Varina, IANo current data———
Black Hawk Creek Tributary near Floral Ln at Davenport, IANo current data———
Buffalo Creek South of Prairieburg, IANo current data———
Cedar River at Edgewood Road at Cedar Rapids, IANo current data———
Cedar River at Osage, IANo current data———
Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IANo current data———
Crow Creek at Bettendorf, IANo current data———
Duck Creek at 110th Avenue at Davenport, IANo current data———
Duck Creek at DC Golf Course at Davenport, IANo current data———
Duck Creek Tributary near Colony Drive at Davenport, IANo current data———
East Branch Iowa River near Klemme, IANo current data———
East Fork Hardin Creek near Churdan, IANo current data———
East Nishnabotna River at Riverton, IANo current data———
Elk River near Almont, IANo current data———
Flood Creek near Powersville, IANo current data———
Fox River at Bloomfield, IANo current data———
Hazelbrush Creek near Maple River, IANo current data———
Hoover Creek at Hoover Nat Hist Site, West Branch, IANo current data———
Iowa River below Coralville Dam near Coralville, IANo current data———
Keg Creek at Epperson Avenue near Glenwood, IANo current data———
Kimberly Rd Strm Swr near Gaines St at Davenport, IANo current data———
Little Pony Creek at Council Bluffs, IANo current data———
Little Sioux River at 300th St near Spencer, IANo current data———
Lyons Creek near Webster City, IA (L3)No current data———
Maquoketa River near Green Island, IANo current data———
McManus Creek at Davenport, IANo current data———
Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River near Rickardsville, IANo current data———
Missouri River near Council Bluffs, IANo current data———
Morgan Creek near Covington, IANo current data———
NF Maquoketa River below Bear Creek at Dyersville, IANo current data———
North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton, IANo current data———
North Raccoon River near Newell, IANo current data———
Otter Creek at Elgin, IANo current data———
Pheasant Creek at Davenport, IANo current data———
Prairie Creek at Otho, IA (S3)No current data———
Price Creek at Amana, IANo current data———
Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IANo current data———
Red Rock Creek near Colfax, IANo current data———
Roberts Creek above Saint Olaf, IA (RC-2)No current data———
Shell Rock River near Rockford, IANo current data———
Silver Creek at Welton, IANo current data———
Silver Creek near Luana, IA (L-23S)No current data———
Skunk River at Merrimac, IANo current data———
Sny Magill Creek near Clayton, IANo current data———
Tarkio River at Stanton, IANo current data———
Tile Line at S Branch of Walnut Creek at Kelley, IANo current data———
Unnamed Trb to WB Wapsinonoc Creek at West Branch, IANo current data———
Upper Iowa River at Kendallville, IANo current data———
Upper Iowa River at Lime Springs, IANo current data———
Volga River at Fayette, IANo current data———
Walnut Creek at Kelley, IANo current data———
Walnut Creek near Cambridge, IANo current data———
Walnut Creek near Kelley, IANo current data———
Walnut Creek near Prairie City, IANo current data———
Walnut Creek near Vandalia, IANo current data———
Walnut Creek Tributary near Kelley, IANo current data———
Wapsipinicon River at Oxford Mills, IANo current data———
Wapsipinicon River near Elma, IANo current data———
WB Wapsinonoc Creek above Baker Ave at West Branch, IANo current data———
WB Wapsinonoc Creek at College St at West Branch, IANo current data———
Weldon River near Leon, IANo current data———
West Fork Ditch at Hornick, IANo current data———
West Nishnabotna River near Riverton, IANo current data———
Bear Creek at Ottumwa, IANo flood stage defined79.42 ft—
Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IANo flood stage defined10.05 ft—
Big Creek North of Mount Pleasant, IANo flood stage defined3.56 ft17 cfs
Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound, IANo flood stage defined80.85 ft—
Boone River near Goldfield, IANo flood stage defined6.97 ft4 cfs
Brushy Fork Creek near Templeton, IANo flood stage defined66.99 ft—
Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills, IANo flood stage defined6.36 ft559 cfs
Chariton River near Rathbun, IANo flood stage defined2.27 ft—
Cooper Creek at Centerville, IANo flood stage defined7.40 ft—
Deep River at Deep River, IANo flood stage defined66.65 ft—
Des Moines River near Pella, IANo flood stage defined693.25 ft22,700 cfs
Des Moines River near Saylorville, IANo flood stage defined4.17 ft1,980 cfs
Des Moines River near Swan, IANo flood stage defined51.35 ft21,400 cfs
Keigley Branch near Story City, IANo flood stage defined82.56 ft—
Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IANo flood stage defined5.24 ft133 cfs
Middle Creek near Lacey, IANo flood stage defined74.92 ft—
Middle Raccoon River Tributary at Carroll, IANo flood stage defined14.97 ft—
Muddy Creek at Coralville, IANo flood stage defined2.42 ft11 cfs
Pilot Creek at County Hwy P15 near Rolfe, IANo flood stage defined2.97 ft65 cfs
Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IANo flood stage defined30.90 ft—
South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IANo flood stage defined3.77 ft1 cfs
Spring Creek near Mason City, IANo flood stage defined80.59 ft14 cfs
Stein Creek near Clutier, IANo flood stage defined66.96 ft—
West Nodaway River at Massena, IANo flood stage defined66.67 ft—
White Fox Creek at Clarion, IANo flood stage defined84.77 ft—
Willow Creek near Mason City, IANo flood stage defined85.59 ft—
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.