Iowa river levels

234 active gauges · data refreshed 4 min ago

137 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 0 at action level below flood stage. 56 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 41 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
Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IANo flooding3.83 ft411 cfs
Beaver Creek near Grimes, IANo flooding5.26 ft472 cfs
Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IANo flooding11.65 ft156 cfs
Big Sioux River at Akron, IANo flooding5.51 ft794 cfs
Big Sioux River at Sioux City, IANo flooding10.10 ft—
Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IANo flooding7.77 ft460 cfs
Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IANo flooding4.11 ft23 cfs
Boone River near Webster City, IANo flooding2.81 ft356 cfs
Boyer River at Logan, IANo flooding4.47 ft456 cfs
Burr Oak Creek near Perkins, IANo flooding10.50 ft—
Cedar Creek near Bussey, IANo flooding5.00 ft59 cfs
Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IANo flooding5.59 ft6,150 cfs
Cedar River at Cedar Bluff, IANo flooding7.63 ft7,790 cfs
Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IANo flooding80.53 ft3,650 cfs
Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IANo flooding5.25 ft6,280 cfs
Cedar River at Charles City, IANo flooding3.00 ft673 cfs
Cedar River at Janesville, IANo flooding2.32 ft1,470 cfs
Cedar River at Vinton, IANo flooding5.38 ft5,610 cfs
Cedar River at Waterloo, IANo flooding6.75 ft4,300 cfs
Cedar River at Waverly, IANo flooding5.10 ft1,180 cfs
Cedar River near Conesville, IANo flooding8.85 ft8,230 cfs
Chariton River near Chariton, IANo flooding4.31 ft6 cfs
Chariton River near Moulton, IANo flooding18.62 ft49 cfs
Clear Creek near Coralville, IANo flooding1.41 ft72 cfs
Clear Creek near Oxford, IANo flooding2.50 ft63 cfs
Deer Creek near Carpenter, IANo flooding78.42 ft—
Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IANo flooding14.14 ft2,270 cfs
Des Moines River at Eddyville, IANo flooding53.11 ft—
Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IANo flooding1.06 ft266 cfs
Des Moines River at Estherville, IANo flooding2.35 ft—
Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IANo flooding4.54 ft1,360 cfs
Des Moines River at Humboldt, IANo flooding4.01 ft524 cfs
Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IANo flooding13.60 ft10,800 cfs
Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IANo flooding4.82 ft10,900 cfs
Des Moines River below Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IANo flooding13.49 ft5,980 cfs
Des Moines River near Stratford, IANo flooding6.97 ft2,560 cfs
Des Moines River near Tracy, IANo flooding5.88 ft10,800 cfs
East Fork 102 River at Bedford, IANo flooding10.87 ft10 cfs
East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IANo flooding8.47 ft329 cfs
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IANo flooding7.71 ft175 cfs
East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, IANo flooding7.52 ft953 cfs
East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, IANo flooding3.85 ft361 cfs
East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda, IANo flooding9.78 ft100 cfs
East Tarkio Creek near Stanton, IANo flooding0.38 ft—
Elliott Creek at Lawton, IANo flooding72.36 ft—
English Creek near Knoxville, IANo flooding8.49 ft20 cfs
English River at Kalona, IANo flooding5.40 ft396 cfs
Floyd River at Alton, IANo flooding6.00 ft106 cfs
Floyd River at James, IANo flooding8.73 ft274 cfs
Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IANo flooding4.18 ft148 cfs
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GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, IA DS1No flooding2.42 ft74 cfs
Indian Creek at Marion, IANo flooding3.02 ft30 cfs
Indian Creek near Mingo, IANo flooding4.62 ft268 cfs
Iowa River at Columbus Junction, IANo flooding13.30 ft—
Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IANo flooding5.20 ft1,820 cfs
Iowa River at Iowa City, IANo flooding13.09 ft3,560 cfs
Iowa River at Marengo, IANo flooding9.90 ft2,770 cfs
Iowa River at Marshalltown, IANo flooding11.81 ft1,110 cfs
Iowa River at Oakville, IANo flooding5.52 ft12,700 cfs
Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IANo flooding5.96 ft—
Iowa River at Wapello, IANo flooding15.69 ft13,000 cfs
Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IANo flooding9.88 ft2,460 cfs
Iowa River near Lone Tree, IANo flooding8.58 ft4,440 cfs
Iowa River near Rowan, IANo flooding3.93 ft87 cfs
Ioway Creek at Ames, IANo flooding2.52 ft393 cfs
Little Cedar River near Ionia, IANo flooding3.98 ft159 cfs
Little Floyd River near Sanborn, IANo flooding83.38 ft—
Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IANo flooding5.53 ft669 cfs
Little Sioux River at Linn Grove, IANo flooding6.08 ft349 cfs
Little Sioux River near Turin, IANo flooding7.99 ft982 cfs
Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IANo flooding82.32 ft—
Maple River at Mapleton, IANo flooding4.94 ft240 cfs
Maquoketa River at Manchester, IANo flooding4.84 ft301 cfs
Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IANo flooding12.06 ft1,500 cfs
Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IANo flooding4.86 ft274 cfs
Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IANo flooding10.57 ft269 cfs
Middle River near Indianola, IANo flooding8.33 ft316 cfs
Mississippi River at Clayton, IANo flooding11.34 ft—
Mississippi River at Clinton, IANo flooding9.13 ft30,700 cfs
Mississippi River at McGregor, IANo flooding6.65 ft—
Missouri River at Decatur, NENo flooding19.32 ft27,000 cfs
Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin, IANo flooding4.78 ft149 cfs
Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IANo flooding11.52 ft2,320 cfs
Nodaway River at Clarinda, IANo flooding11.22 ft471 cfs
North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IANo flooding3.65 ft444 cfs
North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IANo flooding6.62 ft1,260 cfs
North Raccoon River near Lanesboro, IANo flooding9.79 ft—
North Raccoon River near Sac City, IANo flooding7.98 ft275 cfs
North River near Norwalk, IANo flooding7.66 ft252 cfs
North Skunk River near Sigourney, IANo flooding6.46 ft597 cfs
Ocheyedan River near Spencer, IANo flooding2.98 ft167 cfs
Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, IANo flooding2.92 ft140 cfs
Perry Creek at 38th Street at Sioux City, IANo flooding6.71 ft—
Perry Creek near Hinton, IANo flooding15.38 ft—
Perry Creek near Millnerville, IANo flooding1.14 ft—
Raccoon River at 63rd Street at Des Moines, IANo flooding23.74 ft3,840 cfs
Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines, IANo flooding4.81 ft3,600 cfs
Raccoon River at Van Meter, IANo flooding5.70 ft3,110 cfs
Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IANo flooding4.14 ft33 cfs
Richland Creek near Haven, IANo flooding11.29 ft62 cfs
Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids, IANo flooding7.29 ft100 cfs
Rock River near Rock Valley, IANo flooding5.24 ft516 cfs
Salt Creek near Elberon, IANo flooding7.16 ft222 cfs
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IANo flooding8.54 ft1,180 cfs
Skunk River at Augusta, IANo flooding5.20 ft3,890 cfs
Snake Creek near Yorktown, IANo flooding79.80 ft—
Soldier River at Pisgah, IANo flooding3.14 ft147 cfs
South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IANo flooding1.82 ft—
South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IANo flooding3.13 ft11 cfs
South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IANo flooding3.99 ft247 cfs
South Raccoon River at Redfield, IANo flooding3.75 ft756 cfs
South River near Ackworth, IANo flooding5.23 ft69 cfs
South Skunk River at Colfax, IANo flooding9.76 ft1,060 cfs
South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IANo flooding11.96 ft483 cfs
South Skunk River near Ames, IANo flooding4.45 ft316 cfs
South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IANo flooding12.13 ft2,070 cfs
Tarkio River near Elliott, IANo flooding2.63 ft—
Thompson River at Davis City, IANo flooding1.46 ft185 cfs
Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IANo flooding3.27 ft98 cfs
Turkey River above French Hollow Creek at Elkader, IANo flooding6.30 ft811 cfs
Turkey River at Garber, IANo flooding7.92 ft1,690 cfs
Turkey River at Spillville, IANo flooding2.57 ft165 cfs
Turkey River near Eldorado, IANo flooding5.95 ft444 cfs
Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IANo flooding3.59 ft280 cfs
Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IANo flooding2.11 ft412 cfs
Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, IANo flooding7.45 ft607 cfs
Volga River at Littleport, IANo flooding5.46 ft371 cfs
Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IANo flooding3.80 ft78 cfs
Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IANo flooding1.78 ft40 cfs
Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IANo flooding5.67 ft898 cfs
Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IANo flooding7.01 ft1,630 cfs
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, IANo flooding8.32 ft2,570 cfs
Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IANo flooding8.29 ft211 cfs
Waterloo Creek near Dorchester, IANo flooding7.22 ft—
West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IANo flooding7.80 ft644 cfs
West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IANo flooding3.48 ft553 cfs
West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IANo flooding9.91 ft1,310 cfs
White Breast Creek near Dallas, IANo flooding6.35 ft42 cfs
Willow Creek near Cornell, IANo flooding82.64 ft—
Willow Creek near Soldier, IANo flooding65.54 ft—
Winnebago River at Mason City, IANo flooding5.20 ft251 cfs
Wolf Creek near Dysart, IANo flooding3.44 ft344 cfs
Yellow River near Ion, IANo flooding6.03 ft160 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 Osage, 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———
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———
Mississippi River at Lock & Dam 12 at Bellevue, IANo current data———
Missouri River near Council Bluffs, 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———
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 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———
Weldon River near Leon, IANo current data———
West Branch Floyd River near Struble, 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 defined79.46 ft—
Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IANo flood stage defined10.37 ft—
Big Creek North of Mount Pleasant, IANo flood stage defined3.60 ft19 cfs
Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound, IANo flood stage defined81.00 ft—
Boone River near Goldfield, IANo flood stage defined7.79 ft83 cfs
Brushy Fork Creek near Templeton, IANo flood stage defined67.28 ft—
Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills, IANo flood stage defined3.61 ft96 cfs
Cedar River at Edgewood Road at Cedar Rapids, IANo flood stage defined5.00 ft—
Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IANo flood stage defined5.20 ft6,950 cfs
Chariton River near Rathbun, IANo flood stage defined2.28 ft16 cfs
Cooper Creek at Centerville, IANo flood stage defined7.58 ft3 cfs
Crow Creek at Bettendorf, IANo flood stage defined3.46 ft—
Deep River at Deep River, IANo flood stage defined66.98 ft—
Des Moines River near Pella, IANo flood stage defined88.95 ft10,500 cfs
Des Moines River near Saylorville, IANo flood stage defined4.54 ft1,950 cfs
Des Moines River near Swan, IANo flood stage defined47.28 ft9,260 cfs
Iowa River below Coralville Dam near Coralville, IANo flood stage defined51.50 ft3,040 cfs
Keigley Branch near Story City, IANo flood stage defined83.29 ft—
Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IANo flood stage defined5.56 ft—
Middle Creek near Lacey, IANo flood stage defined75.25 ft—
Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River near Rickardsville, IANo flood stage defined9.28 ft—
Middle Raccoon River Tributary at Carroll, IANo flood stage defined15.19 ft—
Morgan Creek near Covington, IANo flood stage defined5.48 ft22 cfs
Muddy Creek at Coralville, IANo flood stage defined2.28 ft6 cfs
Pilot Creek at County Hwy P15 near Rolfe, IANo flood stage defined3.03 ft—
Price Creek at Amana, IANo flood stage defined80.54 ft—
Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IANo flood stage defined29.72 ft—
Silver Creek at Welton, IANo flood stage defined80.65 ft—
South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IANo flood stage defined4.83 ft—
Spring Creek near Mason City, IANo flood stage defined80.81 ft—
Stein Creek near Clutier, IANo flood stage defined67.40 ft—
WB Wapsinonoc Creek at College St at West Branch, IANo flood stage defined2.86 ft2 cfs
West Nodaway River at Massena, IANo flood stage defined66.75 ft—
White Fox Creek at Clarion, IANo flood stage defined85.17 ft—
Willow Creek near Mason City, IANo flood stage defined85.76 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.