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NOTE: Station Numbers for Iowa precipitation gages have changed (see list).


Current Conditions for Iowa: Streamflow -- 197 site(s) found

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Dis-
charge,
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11/21
Group Undefined
05386400 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BROWNSVILLE, MN  11/21 02:45 CST 31.71 --     --- 
05420400 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DAM 13 NEAR FULTON, IL  11/21 03:30 CST 5.24 --     --- 
05465100 Iowa River at Columbus Junction, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 10.07 3,810 1,719 
05489200 Des Moines River at Eddyville, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 48.81 1,240 328 
06485500 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT AKRON, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.30 883 314 
06485950 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX CITY, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 11.75 Bkw 2,290 
Group Upper Mississippi Basin
05387320 Upper Iowa River at Lime Springs, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.89 --     --- 
05387405 Upper Iowa River at Kendallville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.02 --     --- 
05387440 Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.43 176 173 
05387500 Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 1.76 181 165 
05388250 Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 7.06 432 321 
05388310 Waterloo Creek near Dorchester, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.99 --     --- 
05389000 Yellow River near Ion, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 5.70 93.4 60.0 
05389400 Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.03 17.0 20.0 
05389500 Mississippi River at McGregor, IA 
      [stage-only period of record]  11/21 02:45 CST 8.23 --     --- 
05411500 Mississippi River at Clayton, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 11.98 --     --- 
Group Turkey-Maquoketa Basin
05411600 Turkey River at Spillville, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 2.16 102 72.0 
05411850 Turkey River near Eldorado, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 5.54 151 187 
05412020 Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 5.57 327 295 
05412400 Volga River at Littleport, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 4.69 208 111 
05412500 Turkey River at Garber, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 6.64 854 446 
05414400 Middle Fk Little Maquoketa R nr Rickardsville, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 9.55 --     --- 
05416900 Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 4.58 234 138 
05418400 North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.42 380 257 
05418500 Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 11.47 1,080 640 
Group Mississippi-Wapsipinison-Crow Basin
05420460 Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 10.93 --     --- 
05420500 Mississippi River at Clinton, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 9.55 38,800 34,400 
05420680 Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 7.25 84.4 75.0 
05420850 Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 81.70 --     --- 
05421000 Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 4.94 348 260 
05421740 Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 5.49 821 543 
05421890 Silver Creek at Welton, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 80.42 --     --- 
05422000 Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 6.32 1,040 799 
05422470 Crow Creek at Bettendorf, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.52 --     --- 
05422600 Duck Creek at DC Golf Course at Davenport, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.48 10.9 9.60 
Group Iowa Basin
05448400 West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt, IA  03/21 10:15 CDT 74.67 --     --- 
05449500 Iowa River near Rowan, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.74 74.1 79.0 
05450400 Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.70 103     --- 
05451080 South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA 
      [Downstream]  11/21 03:00 CST 3.90 --     --- 
      [Upstream]  11/21 03:00 CST 3.84 --     --- 
05451210 South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 2.36 24.2 32.0 
05451500 Iowa River at Marshalltown, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 10.29 334 317 
05451700 Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.16 25.5 20.0 
05451770 Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.98 435 383 
05451900 Richland Creek near Haven, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 10.78 Bkw 13.0 
05451955 Stein Creek near Clutier, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 67.05 --     --- 
05452000 Salt Creek near Elberon, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.68 50.8 53.0 
05452200 Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.48 Bkw 12.0 
05452500 Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.02 443 493 
05453000 Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 11.21 78.2 40.0 
05453100 Iowa River at Marengo, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.43 587 715 
05453200 Price Creek at Amana, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 80.18 --     --- 
05453520 Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 49.640 748 966 
05454000 Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.09 13.0 4.70 
05454090 Muddy Creek at Coralville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.32 8.71 4.90 
05454220 Clear Creek near Oxford, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 2.20 27.6 11.0 
05454300 Clear Creek near Coralville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.19 39.0 25.0 
05454500 Iowa River at Iowa City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 10.25 838 1,019 
05455010 South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 1.63 --     --- 
05455100 Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.97 35.0 33.0 
05455230 Deep River at Deep River, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 66.52 --     --- 
05455500 English River at Kalona, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.12 80.1 96.0 
05455700 Iowa River near Lone Tree, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.29 706 1,140 
05465500 Iowa River at Wapello, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 12.23 3,310 3,860 
05465700 Iowa River at Oakville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.41 4,060 4,160 
Group Cedar Basin
05457440 Deer Creek near Carpenter, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 78.94 --     --- 
05457700 Cedar River at Charles City, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 2.58 432 376 
05458000 Little Cedar River near Ionia, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.61 108 68.0 
05458300 Cedar River at Waverly, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 5.00 --     --- 
      [Argonaut]  11/21 03:15 CST 5.00 --     --- 
      [from VELQ]  11/21 03:15 CST -- 492 486 
05458500 Cedar River at Janesville, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 1.39 519 470 
05458900 West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 6.17 189 220 
05459490 Spring Creek near Mason City, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 80.88 --     --- 
05459500 Winnebago River at Mason City, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 5.32 211 105 
05460000 Clear Lake at Clear Lake, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.90 --     --- 
05460100 Willow Creek near Mason City, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 85.75 --     --- 
05462000 Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 8.19 677 517 
05463000 Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.62 75.4 70.0 
05463050 Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 78.95 1,270 1,640 
05463500 Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 5.22 74.9 81.0 
05464000 Cedar River at Waterloo, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.74 1,430 1,650 
05464220 Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 2.56 72.4 80.0 
05464315 Cedar River at Vinton, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 2.55 1,810 2,150 
05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 2.77 2,270 2,350 
05464475 Morgan Creek near Covington, IA  11/21 03:30 CST -- 17.9 5.30 
      [Radar]  11/21 03:30 CST 5.19 --     --- 
05464480 Cedar River at Edgewood Road at Cedar Rapids, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.89 --     --- 
05464500 Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.73 2,440 1,700 
05464695 Indian Creek at Marion, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.45 --     --- 
05464730 Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 2.88 2,240 3,120 
05464780 Cedar River at Cedar Bluff, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.07 2,370 2,680 
0546494170 WB Wapsinonoc Cr at College St at West Branch, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.80 9.39 1.90 
05465000 Cedar River near Conesville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.20 3,250 2,470 
Group Skunk-Lower Mississippi Basin
05469860 Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 80.19 --     --- 
05469990 Keigley Branch near Story City, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 82.79 --     --- 
05470000 South Skunk River near Ames, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.52 102 43.0 
05470500 Ioway Creek at Ames, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.45 51.0 43.0 
05471000 South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 10.39 173 87.0 
05471050 South Skunk River at Colfax, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 7.93 286 218 
05471200 Indian Creek near Mingo, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 4.07 150 53.0 
05471500 South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 9.33 769 293 
05472390 Middle Creek near Lacey, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 75.48 --     --- 
05472500 North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 4.76 195 133 
05473400 Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 3.37 138 54.0 
05473450 Big Creek North of Mount Pleasant, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.19 1.67 2.50 
05474000 Skunk River at Augusta, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 2.02 1,030 714 
Group Upper Des Moines Basin
05476500 Des Moines River at Estherville, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 2.47 --     --- 
05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 1.27 217 107 
05476735 Pilot Creek at County Hwy P15 near Rolfe, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 2.21 --     --- 
05476750 Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 3.47 285 429 
05478265 East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 7.46 53.5 137 
05479000 East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 7.99 143 197 
05480080 Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 4.67 --     --- 
05480500 Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.92 367 394 
05480820 Boone River near Goldfield, IA  11/21 03:15 CST -- 21.1 71.0 
05480930 White Fox Creek at Clarion, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 83.43 --     --- 
05481000 Boone River near Webster City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.86 58.8 96.0 
05481300 Des Moines River near Stratford, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.36 438 1,230 
05481510 Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 79.68 --     --- 
05481650 Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.77 216 1,360 
05481950 Beaver Creek near Grimes, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 2.97 51.4 49.0 
05482000 Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 14.87 333 1,200 
Group Raccoon Basin
05482140 Storm Lake at Storm Lake, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 12.96 --     --- 
05482300 North Raccoon River near Sac City, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 7.44 72.1 123 
05482315 Black Hawk Lake at Lake View, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 7.15 --     --- 
05482430 North Raccoon River near Lanesboro, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 8.05 --     --- 
05482500 North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 5.06 139 173 
05483318 Brushy Fork Creek near Templeton, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 66.85 --     --- 
05483349 Middle Raccoon River Tributary at Carroll, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 15.18 --     --- 
05483450 Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 8.80 52.9 77.0 
05483470 Lake Panorama at Panora, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 45.39 --     --- 
05483600 Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 4.26 68.0 80.0 
05484000 South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 2.60 218 148 
05484500 Raccoon River at Van Meter, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.79 430 430 
05484600 Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 26.40 442     --- 
05484650 Raccoon River at 63rd Street at Des Moines, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 20.45 439 503 
05484800 Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.56 53.6 19.0 
05484900 Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 2.81 565 511 
Group Lower Des Moines-Fox Basin
05485500 Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 9.81 680 2,060 
05485605 Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, IA DS1  11/21 03:15 CST 1.93 41.5 13.0 
05485640 Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 3.89 57.8 20.0 
05486000 North River near Norwalk, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 7.25 189 27.0 
05486490 Middle River near Indianola, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 7.60 131 38.0 
05487470 South River near Ackworth, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 5.76 44.9 20.0 
05487520 Des Moines River near Swan, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 44.62 --     --- 
      [STGQ]  11/21 03:15 CST -- 827 3,060 
05487980 White Breast Creek near Dallas, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 6.23 19.1 21.0 
05488110 Des Moines River near Pella, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 83.82 1,330 1,940 
05488200 English Creek near Knoxville, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 8.78 29.6 4.20 
05488500 Des Moines River near Tracy, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 2.91 1,460 2,500 
05489000 Cedar Creek near Bussey, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 4.58 27.6 27.0 
05489490 Bear Creek at Ottumwa, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 79.47 --     --- 
05489500 Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA  11/21 03:20 CST 1.75 1,600 2,890 
05490500 Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 10.53 1,700 2,530 
Group Big Sioux Basin
06483290 Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 7.56 132 133 
06483495 Burr Oak Creek near Perkins, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 10.68 --     --- 
06483500 Rock River near Rock Valley, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.08 203 113 
Group Upper Missouri-Perry-Floyd-Monona-Harrison Basin
06486000 Missouri River at Sioux City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 12.59 33,800 31,500 
06599900 Perry Creek near Millnerville, IA 
      [Stage-only]  11/21 02:45 CST 0.98 --     --- 
06599950 Perry Creek near Hinton, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 15.26 --     --- 
06600000 Perry Creek at 38th Street at Sioux City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.67 --     --- 
06600100 Floyd River at Alton, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.65 37.8 18.0 
06600500 Floyd River at James, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 8.59 155 67.0 
06601200 Missouri River at Decatur, NE  11/21 03:00 CST 21.60 34,300 31,600 
06602020 West Fork Ditch at Hornick, IA  04/06 00:30 CDT -- 79.3 50.0 
06602190 Elliott Creek at Lawton, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 72.24 --     --- 
06602400 Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.27 119 142 
Group Little Sioux-Soldier Basin
06604000 Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 13.56 --     --- 
06604200 West Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Lab near Milford, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.70 --     --- 
06605000 Ocheyedan River near Spencer, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.05 59.4 62.0 
06605750 Willow Creek near Cornell, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 81.85 --     --- 
06605850 Little Sioux River at Linn Grove, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 6.82 357 242 
06606600 Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.19 450 276 
06607200 Maple River at Mapleton, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 4.70 195 112 
06607500 Little Sioux River near Turin, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 7.34 696 615 
06608500 Soldier River at Pisgah, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.81 140 65.0 
Group Boyer-Middle Missouri Basin
06609500 Boyer River at Logan, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 3.89 267 144 
06609560 Willow Creek near Soldier, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 66.20 --     --- 
06610000 Missouri River at Omaha, NE  11/21 03:00 CST 16.08 37,700 33,400 
06807000 Missouri River at Nebraska City, NE  11/21 03:00 CST 10.99 43,100 38,700 
Group Nishnabotna-Lower Missouri Basin
06807410 West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.75 103 137 
06808500 West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 7.71 250 282 
06809210 East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.49 79.9 70.0 
06809500 East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 5.61 148 133 
06810000 Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 8.24 441 456 
06810070 Missouri River at Brownville, NE  11/21 03:15 CST 25.90 44,500     --- 
06811760 Tarkio River near Elliott, IA  11/21 03:45 CST 3.86 --     --- 
06811800 East Tarkio Creek near Stanton, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 1.54 --     --- 
06811875 Snake Creek near Yorktown, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 79.50 --     --- 
06813500 Missouri River at Rulo, NE  11/21 03:30 CST 9.00 45,400 40,200 
06816290 West Nodaway River at Massena, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 66.07 --     --- 
06817000 Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA  11/21 03:15 CST 10.68 82.2 67.0 
06817300 East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 9.39 74.5     --- 
Group Grand-Chariton Basin
06819185 East Fork 102 River at Bedford, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 11.13 0.46 5.10 
06898000 Thompson River at Davis City, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 1.51 188 45.0 
06903400 Chariton River near Chariton, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 4.28 5.23 7.70 
06903700 South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 3.12 4.44 11.0 
06903880 Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 903.45 --     --- 
06903900 Chariton River near Rathbun, IA  11/21 03:00 CST 2.21 15.4 17.0 
06903990 Cooper Creek at Centerville, IA  11/21 03:30 CST 8.12 7.82     --- 
06904010 Chariton River near Moulton, IA  11/21 02:45 CST 18.60 44.1 52.0 

Data status codes:
  --     Parameter not determined
  Bkw     Flow affected by backwater