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News - updated January 2010
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Real-Time Data for Iowa_ Streamflow -- 157 site(s) found

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Station
Number 		Station name Date/Time Gage
height,
feet 		Dis-
charge,
ft3/s 		Elev-
ation,
feet
above
NGVD 		Long-
term
median
flow
2/10
Group 07060001 Coon-Yellow
05389000 Yellow River near Ion, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 5.08 124 -- 46.0 
05389400 Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.27 12 -- 14.0 
05389500 Mississippi River at McGregor, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 7.98 -- -- 17,200 
    02/09 20:00 CST -- 27,700 -- 17,200 
      Auxiliary  02/09 20:00 CST 14.14 -- --     --- 
Group 07060002 Upper Iowa
05387440 Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 5.56 610 -- 128 
05387500 Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 2.69 369 -- 89.0 
05388250 Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 7.65 415 -- 230 
Group 07060003 Grant-Little Maquoketa
05411500 Mississippi River at Clayton, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 12.00 -- --     --- 
      H-310 sensor  02/09 23:00 CST 11.99 -- --     --- 
Group 07060004 Turkey
05411850 Turkey River near Eldorado, IA  02/09 22:45 CST 6.69 535 -- 137 
05412020 Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 5.91 456 -- 242 
05412400 Volga River at Littleport, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 4.77 192 -- 80.0 
05412500 Turkey River at Garber, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 7.77 1,290 -- 344 
Group 07060006 Maquoketa
05416900 Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 4.26 178 -- 130 
05418400 North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 4.07 535 -- 216 
05418500 Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 12.59 1,430 -- 550 
Group 07080101 Copperas-Duck
05420400 Mississippi River at Lock & Dam 13 near Fulton, IL  02/10 00:00 CST 5.54 -- --     --- 
05420460 Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 11.20 -- --     --- 
05420500 Mississippi River at Clinton, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 9.71 44,800 -- 24,000 
05422470 Crow Creek at Bettendorf, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 3.93 -- --     --- 
05422560 Duck Creek at 110th Avenue at Davenport, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 5.28 9.6 -- 4.00 
05422600 Duck Creek at DC Golf Course at Davenport, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.85 46 -- 17.0 
Group 07080102 Upper Wapsipinicon
05420680 Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA  02/09 22:00 CST 8.47 197 -- 62.0 
05421000 Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 5.14 318 -- 132 
Group 07080103 Lower Wapsipinicon
05421740 Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 6.13 722 -- 532 
05422000 Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 8.02 2,690 -- 590 
Group 07080105 South Skunk
05470000 South Skunk River near Ames, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 3.63 253 -- 32.0 
05470500 Squaw Creek at Ames, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 2.01 78 -- 28.0 
05471000 South Skunk River below Squaw Creek near Ames, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 11.27 504 -- 51.0 
05471032 Wetland Inlet Drainage Ditch 52 near Farrar, IA S1  00/00 00:00 CST -- -- --     --- 
05471050 South Skunk River at Colfax, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 7.95 334 -- 220 
05471200 Indian Creek near Mingo, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 5.13 288 -- 62.0 
05471500 South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 13.36 2,700 -- 272 
Group 07080106 North Skunk
05472500 North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 7.50 765 -- 134 
Group 07080107 Skunk
05473400 Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 5.58 381 -- 51.0 
05473450 Big Creek North of Mount Pleasant, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.56 28 -- 20.0 
05474000 Skunk River at Augusta, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 12.21 14,000 -- 710 
Group 07080201 Upper Cedar
05457700 Cedar River at Charles City, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 2.50 444 -- 230 
05458000 Little Cedar River near Ionia, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.35 81 -- 34.0 
05458300 Cedar River at Waverly, IA  02/09 21:45 CST 5.02 1,750 -- 340 
05458500 Cedar River at Janesville, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 1.72 678 -- 280 
Group 07080202 Shell Rock
05462000 Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 7.97 503 -- 253 
Group 07080203 Winnebago
05459500 Winnebago River at Mason City, IA  02/09 20:30 CST 3.55 201 -- 41.0 
05460000 Clear Lake at Clear Lake, IA  02/09 21:45 CST 4.94 -- --     --- 
Group 07080204 West Fork Cedar
05458900 West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 7.40 633 -- 98.0 
Group 07080205 Middle Cedar
05463000 Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 3.39 218 -- 41.0 
05463050 Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA  02/09 22:45 CST 83.10 -- --     --- 
05463500 Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IA  02/09 20:30 CST 6.63 221 -- 54.0 
05464000 Cedar River at Waterloo, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 6.11 1,910 -- 818 
05464220 Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA  02/09 20:45 CST 2.83 162 -- 74.0 
05464315 Cedar River at Vinton, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 4.16 3,210 --     --- 
05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 5.09 4,440 --     --- 
05464500 Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.45 3,260 -- 1,150 
Group 07080206 Lower Cedar
05464942 Hoover Cr at Hoover Nat Hist Site, West Branch, IA  02/09 20:15 CST 1.45 0.97 -- .61 
05465000 Cedar River near Conesville, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 8.83 8,390 -- 1,750 
Group 07080207 Upper Iowa
05449500 Iowa River near Rowan, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 5.33 281 -- 30.0 
05451210 South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.72 193 -- 50.0 
Group 07080208 Middle Iowa
05451500 Iowa River at Marshalltown, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 11.31 894 -- 200 
05451700 Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.12 106 -- 30.0 
05451900 Richland Creek near Haven, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 10.72 55 -- 13.0 
05452000 Salt Creek near Elberon, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 7.62 229 -- 44.0 
05452200 Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 3.07 66 -- 15.0 
05453000 Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 11.38 98 -- 41.0 
05453100 Iowa River at Marengo, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 9.50 2,360 -- 610 
05453520 Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 50.88 2,290 -- 770 
Group 07080209 Lower Iowa
05454000 Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 4.26 25 -- 4.70 
05454090 Muddy Creek at Coralville, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.27 11 -- 4.10 
05454220 Clear Creek near Oxford, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.34 52 -- 20.0 
05454300 Clear Creek near Coralville, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 2.82 89 -- 23.0 
05454500 Iowa River at Iowa City, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 12.18 2,180 -- 1,040 
05455010 South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA  02/09 03:00 CST 1.99 -- --     --- 
05455100 Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 2.86 105 -- 50.0 
05455500 English River at Kalona, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 5.23 364 -- 87.0 
05455700 Iowa River near Lone Tree, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 10.59 6,870 -- 1,400 
05465500 Iowa River at Wapello, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 15.15 11,600 -- 3,890 
05465700 Iowa River at Oakville, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 5.52 13,600 --     --- 
Group 07100002 Upper Des Moines
05476500 Des Moines River at Estherville, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 2.77 -- --     --- 
05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 2.65 -- --     --- 
05476735 Pilot Creek at County Hwy P15 near Rolfe, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 3.57 -- --     --- 
05476750 Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 3.47 490 -- 136 
Group 07100003 East Fork Des Moines
05478265 East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.60 -- --     --- 
05479000 East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 9.76 944 -- 60.0 
Group 07100004 Middle Des Moines
05480080 Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IA  02/09 16:15 CST 5.90 -- --     --- 
05480500 Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 5.28 2,580 -- 210 
05481300 Des Moines River near Stratford, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 7.54 2,970 -- 479 
05481650 Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 3.89 1,030 -- 773 
05481950 Beaver Creek near Grimes, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 4.57 254 -- 36.0 
05482000 Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 13.47 915 -- 852 
Group 07100005 Boone
05480820 Boone River near Goldfield, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 9.14 -- --     --- 
05481000 Boone River near Webster City, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 3.04 413 -- 44.0 
Group 07100006 North Raccoon
05482300 North Raccoon River near Sac City, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.57 539 -- 50.0 
05482315 Black Hawk Lake at Lake View, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 7.57 -- --     --- 
05482430 North Raccoon River near Lanesboro, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 9.88 -- --     --- 
05482500 North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 6.14 722 -- 120 
05484500 Raccoon River at Van Meter, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 5.38 2,510 -- 350 
05484600 Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA  02/09 22:00 CST 30.18 -- -- 409 
    00/00 00:00 CDT -- -- -- 409 
05484650 Raccoon River at 63rd Street at Des Moines, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 24.49 2,500 -- 681 
05484800 Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 4.63 171 -- 18.0 
05484900 Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 3.42 2,730 -- 712 
Group 07100007 South Raccoon
05483450 Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 11.33 374 -- 73.0 
05483470 Lake Panorama at Panora, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 45.47 -- --     --- 
05483600 Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 4.56 167 -- 86.0 
05484000 South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 5.50 1,830 -- 154 
Group 07100008 Lake Red Rock
05485500 Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 11.70 3,080 -- 1,700 
05485605 Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, IA DS1  02/09 23:15 CST 2.27 37 -- 17.0 
05485640 Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA  02/09 23:30 CST 4.77 172 -- 16.0 
05486000 North River near Norwalk, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.34 231 -- 36.0 
05486490 Middle River near Indianola, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.71 578 -- 44.0 
05487470 South River near Ackworth, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.51 616 -- 35.0 
05487500 Des Moines River near Runnells, IA  00/00 00:00 CST -- -- -- 2,540 
05487520 Des Moines River near Swan, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 46.44 -- --     --- 
      Argonaut  02/09 20:30 CST 45.37 -- --     --- 
      VELQ  02/09 23:00 CST -- 4,970 --     --- 
05487980 White Breast Creek near Dallas, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.13 511 -- 27.0 
Group 07100009 Lower Des Moines
05488110 Des Moines River near Pella, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 87.56 5,200 -- 1,860 
05488200 English Creek near Knoxville, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 10.32 99 -- 8.20 
05488500 Des Moines River near Tracy, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 4.56 5,190 -- 1,860 
05489000 Cedar Creek near Bussey, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 5.94 161 -- 29.0 
05489500 Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA  02/09 23:50 CST 3.42 5,170 -- 2,170 
05490500 Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 11.25 3,030 -- 2,560 
Group 07110001 Bear-Wyaconda
05494300 Fox River at Bloomfield, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 3.83 28 -- 24.0 
Group 10170203 Lower Big Sioux
06485500 BIG SIOUX R AT AKRON,IA  02/10 00:00 CST 7.81 Ice -- 160 
Group 10170204 Rock
06483290 Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 8.12 247 -- 67.0 
06483500 Rock River near Rock Valley, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 5.40 633 -- 35.0 
Group 10230001 Blackbird-Soldier
06486000 Missouri River at Sioux City, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 10.43 14,900 -- 16,500 
06599900 Perry Creek near Milnerville, IA  02/09 03:26 CST 3.59 -- --     --- 
06599950 Perry Creek near Hinton, IA  02/09 03:35 CST 17.69 -- --     --- 
06600000 Perry Creek at 38th Street at Sioux City, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 7.95 -- --     --- 
06601200 Missouri River at Decatur, NE  02/10 00:00 CST 17.73 17,500 -- 17,100 
06608500 Soldier River at Pisgah, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.56 463 -- 54.0 
Group 10230002 Floyd
06600100 Floyd River at Alton, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 6.37 132 -- 8.50 
06600500 Floyd River at James, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 10.78 521 -- 35.0 
Group 10230003 Little Sioux
06604000 Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 14.48 -- --     --- 
06604200 West Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Lab near Milford, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 4.34 -- --     --- 
06604215 East-West Okoboji Lake Channel near Milford, IA  00/00 00:00 CST -- -- --     --- 
06605000 Ocheyedan River near Spencer, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 4.09 411 -- 24.0 
06605850 Little Sioux River at Linn Grove, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 15.94 359 -- 150 
06606600 Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 5.57 968 -- 158 
06607500 Little Sioux River near Turin, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 9.85 2,600 -- 441 
Group 10230004 Monona-Harrison Ditch
06602020 West Fork Ditch at Hornick, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 8.66 463 -- 34.0 
06602400 Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.99 319 -- 94.0 
Group 10230005 Maple
06607200 Maple River at Mapleton, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 5.92 410 -- 89.0 
      H-310 sensor  02/10 00:00 CST 5.71 -- --     --- 
Group 10230006 Big Papillion-Mosquito
06610000 Missouri River at Omaha, NE  02/10 00:00 CST 12.25 20,100 -- 18,000 
06610505 Missouri River near Council Bluffs, IA  02/09 23:30 CST Dis -- --     --- 
06610657 Little Pony Creek at Council Bluffs, IA  00/00 00:00 CST -- -- --     --- 
      Pond  00/00 00:00 CST *** -- --     --- 
      Shallow  00/00 00:00 CST -- -- --     --- 
      Deep  00/00 00:00 CST -- -- --     --- 
Group 10230007 Boyer
06609500 Boyer River at Logan, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.53 711 -- 106 
Group 10240001 Keg-Weeping Water
06807000 Missouri River at Nebraska City, NE  02/10 00:00 CST 6.90 27,600 -- 22,300 
Group 10240002 West Nishnabotna
06807410 West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IA  02/08 06:00 CST 3.83 699 -- 90.0 
06808500 West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 9.88 1,110 -- 225 
Group 10240003 East Nishnabotna
06809210 East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 4.03 452 -- 60.0 
      H-310 sensor  02/10 00:00 CST 3.98 -- --     --- 
06809500 East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 7.15 861 -- 135 
      H-310 sensor  02/10 00:00 CST 7.42 -- --     --- 
Group 10240004 Nishnabotna
06810000 Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 11.33 2,880 -- 400 
      H-310 sensor  02/10 00:00 CST 11.29 -- --     --- 
Group 10240005 Tarkio-Wolf
06813500 Missouri River at Rulo, NE  02/09 23:30 CST 7.03 31,600 -- 23,700 
Group 10240009 West Nodaway
06817000 Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA  02/09 23:15 CST 6.38 343 -- 92.0 
Group 10240013 One Hundred and Two
06819185 East Fork 102 River at Bedford, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 11.05 45 -- 7.40 
Group 10280102 Thompson
06898000 Thompson River at Davis City, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 1.89 335 -- 79.0 
Group 10280201 Upper Chariton
06903400 Chariton River near Chariton, IA  02/09 22:00 CST 6.77 73 -- 9.10 
06903700 South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IA  02/09 23:45 CST 3.83 62 -- 9.70 
06903880 Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA  02/10 00:00 CST -- -- 903.06     --- 
06903900 Chariton River near Rathbun, IA  02/10 00:00 CST 6.42 588 -- 19.0 
06904010 Chariton River near Moulton, IA  02/09 23:00 CST 22.08 645 -- 66.0 

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