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  • UPDATE, 11/9: As of November 8, the USGS has successfully restored all of the operational gages that stopped transmitting due to an issue with the satellite telemetry system that records and transmits data. The USGS will now focus on restoring other equipment that experienced the telemetry issues, including about 85 rapid deployment gages that are used periodically for emergency response. Read more

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


Current Conditions for Iowa: Streamflow -- 202 site(s) found

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Station
Number 		Station name Date/Time Gage
height,
feet 		Dis-
charge,
ft3/s 		Long-
term
median
flow
11/18
Group Undefined
05386400 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BROWNSVILLE, MN  11/18 07:45 CST 31.38 --     --- 
05420400 Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 13 nr Fulton, IL  11/18 07:30 CST 10.87 --     --- 
06485500 BIG SIOUX R AT AKRON,IA  11/18 07:00 CST -- 4,390 284 
      [Radar]  11/18 07:00 CST 12.71 --     --- 
06485950 BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX CITY, IA  11/18 07:30 CST -- 5,090 2,010 
      [Radar]  11/18 07:30 CST 19.01 --     --- 
Group Upper Mississippi Basin
05387320 Upper Iowa River at Lime Springs, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 4.92 --     --- 
05387405 Upper Iowa River at Kendallville, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 4.50 --     --- 
05387440 Upper Iowa River at Bluffton, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 4.09 505 147 
05387490 Dry Run Creek near Decorah, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 14.23 --     --- 
05387500 Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 2.71 750 160 
05388250 Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 8.41 1,120 306 
05388310 Waterloo Creek near Dorchester, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 7.43 --     --- 
05389000 Yellow River near Ion, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 6.15 393 61.0 
05389400 Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 5.20 137 19.0 
05389500 Mississippi River at McGregor, IA 
      [stage-only period of record]  11/18 07:15 CST 10.51 --     --- 
05411500 Mississippi River at Clayton, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 13.34 --     --- 
Group Turkey-Maquoketa Basin
05411600 Turkey River at Spillville, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 3.07 233 56.0 
05411850 Turkey River near Eldorado, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 6.64 791 162 
05412020 Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 7.22 1,380 273 
05412400 Volga River at Littleport, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 5.28 511 112 
05412500 Turkey River at Garber, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 8.46 1,870 458 
05414400 Middle Fk Little Maquoketa R nr Rickardsville, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 10.21 --     --- 
05416900 Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 5.11 338 112 
05418400 North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 4.22 619 267 
05418500 Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 13.20 2,130 598 
05418720 Maquoketa River near Green Island, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 7.46 --     --- 
Group Mississippi-Wapsipinison-Crow Basin
05420460 Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 15.87 --     --- 
05420500 Mississippi River at Clinton, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 13.53 93,900 35,900 
05420680 Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 9.57 333 82.0 
05420850 Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 82.31 --     --- 
05421000 Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 5.87 1,100 256 
05421740 Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 7.84 2,210 426 
05421890 Silver Creek at Welton, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 81.13 --     --- 
05422000 Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 8.82 3,180 698 
05422470 Crow Creek at Bettendorf, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 3.71 --     --- 
05422600 Duck Creek at DC Golf Course at Davenport, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.86 40.6 9.10 
Group Iowa Basin
05448400 West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 74.78 --     --- 
05449500 Iowa River near Rowan, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 5.71 326 70.0 
05451080 South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA 
      [downstream pressure sensor]  11/18 07:00 CST 4.20 --     --- 
      [upstream pressure sensor]  11/18 07:00 CST 4.55 --     --- 
05451210 South Fork Iowa River NE of New Providence, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.94 224 32.0 
05451500 Iowa River at Marshalltown, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 12.10 1,960 340 
05451700 Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 3.59 123 23.0 
05451770 Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 6.17 2,150 406 
05451900 Richland Creek near Haven, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 10.87 44.7 12.0 
05451955 Stein Creek near Clutier, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 67.09 --     --- 
05452000 Salt Creek near Elberon, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 7.21 216 47.0 
05452200 Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 2.33 49.3 11.0 
05452500 Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 10.62 3,090 437 
05453000 Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 11.76 143 40.0 
05453100 Iowa River at Marengo, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 10.61 3,230 737 
05453200 Price Creek at Amana, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 80.56 --     --- 
05453520 Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 55.72 9,870 869 
05454000 Rapid Creek near Iowa City, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 4.23 20.8 4.40 
05454090 Muddy Creek at Coralville, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 2.43 7.35 4.70 
05454220 Clear Creek near Oxford, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 2.71 45.6 9.70 
05454300 Clear Creek near Coralville, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 2.02 81.6 27.0 
05454500 Iowa River at Iowa City, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 19.21 10,000 875 
05455010 South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 1.82 --     --- 
05455100 Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 3.22 137 42.0 
05455230 Deep River at Deep River, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 67.47 --     --- 
05455500 English River at Kalona, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 5.57 449 94.0 
05455700 Iowa River near Lone Tree, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 12.82 11,100 1,100 
05465500 Iowa River at Wapello, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 18.28 24,900 4,060 
05465700 Iowa River at Oakville, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 8.30 25,000 4,480 
Group Cedar Basin
05457440 Deer Creek near Carpenter, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 79.20 --     --- 
05457700 Cedar River at Charles City, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 3.41 750 414 
05458000 Little Cedar River near Ionia, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 4.39 288 81.0 
05458300 Cedar River at Waverly, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 5.07 --     --- 
      [Argonaut]  11/18 07:15 CST 4.98 --     --- 
      [from VELQ]  11/18 07:15 CST -- 1,450 486 
05458500 Cedar River at Janesville, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 2.84 1,910 427 
05458900 West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 8.72 1,060 203 
05459490 Spring Creek near Mason City, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 81.01 --     --- 
05459500 Winnebago River at Mason City, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 4.28 467 107 
05460000 Clear Lake at Clear Lake, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 4.96 --     --- 
05460100 Willow Creek near Mason City, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 86.43 --     --- 
05462000 Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 9.19 1,890 508 
05463000 Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 4.14 307 79.0 
05463050 Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 82.39 6,070 1,739 
05463500 Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 7.51 383 69.0 
05464000 Cedar River at Waterloo, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 7.32 6,340 1,520 
05464220 Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 3.40 356 82.0 
05464315 Cedar River at Vinton, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 6.62 7,550 2,220 
05464420 Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 7.10 8,150 2,420 
05464480 Cedar River at Edgewood Road at Cedar Rapids, IA  11/18 04:00 CST 5.05 --     --- 
05464500 Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 6.28 9,600 1,719 
05464730 Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 6.31 9,140 4,540 
05464780 Cedar River at Cedar Bluff, IA  11/18 07:00 CST -- 9,100 2,160 
    11/18 06:00 CST 8.34 --     --- 
0546494170 WB Wapsinonoc Cr at College St at West Branch, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 2.88 4.88 2.00 
05464942 Hoover Cr at Hoover Nat Hist Site, West Branch, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 1.41 2.46 .61 
05465000 Cedar River near Conesville, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 10.09 11,500 2,500 
Group Skunk-Lower Mississippi Basin
05469860 Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 81.17 --     --- 
05469990 Keigley Branch near Story City, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 82.97 --     --- 
05470000 South Skunk River near Ames, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 4.05 372 50.0 
05470500 Squaw Creek at Ames, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 2.11 198 53.0 
05471000 South Skunk River below Squaw Creek near Ames, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 11.52 436 120 
05471050 South Skunk River at Colfax, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 9.10 784 184 
05471200 Indian Creek near Mingo, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 4.49 240 57.0 
05471500 South Skunk River near Oskaloosa, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 10.98 1,630 310 
05472390 Middle Creek near Lacey, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 75.73 --     --- 
05472500 North Skunk River near Sigourney, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 6.92 594 115 
05473400 Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 4.02 141 51.0 
05473450 Big Creek North of Mount Pleasant, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.48 17.0 3.80 
05474000 Skunk River at Augusta, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 4.84 4,110 708 
Group Upper Des Moines Basin
05476500 Des Moines River at Estherville, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 4.38 --     --- 
05476590 Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 4.28 1,510 64.0 
05476735 Pilot Creek at County Hwy P15 near Rolfe, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 2.67 --     --- 
05476750 Des Moines River at Humboldt, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 6.27 2,210 395 
05478265 East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 10.06 699 141 
05479000 East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 9.87 1,030 212 
05480080 Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 5.61 --     --- 
05480500 Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 5.80 3,630 498 
05480820 Boone River near Goldfield, IA  11/18 07:15 CST -- 261 79.0 
      [stage-only period of record]  10/24 09:15 CDT 9.70 --     --- 
05480930 White Fox Creek at Clarion, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 84.00 --     --- 
05481000 Boone River near Webster City, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 3.28 630 107 
05481300 Des Moines River near Stratford, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 8.83 4,700 1,260 
05481510 Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 80.12 --     --- 
05481650 Des Moines River near Saylorville, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 9.48 8,120 1,429 
05481950 Beaver Creek near Grimes, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 4.57 221 45.0 
05482000 Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue at Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 16.89 8,480 1,370 
Group Raccoon Basin
05482300 North Raccoon River near Sac City, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 8.44 525 117 
05482315 Black Hawk Lake at Lake View, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 7.73 --     --- 
05482430 North Raccoon River near Lanesboro, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 10.27 --     --- 
05482500 North Raccoon River near Jefferson, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 6.63 1,330 204 
05483318 Brushy Fork Creek near Templeton, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 67.52 --     --- 
05483349 Middle Raccoon River Tributary at Carroll, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 15.30 --     --- 
05483450 Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 10.60 311 82.0 
05483470 Lake Panorama at Panora, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 45.55 --     --- 
05483600 Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 4.95 377 76.0 
05484000 South Raccoon River at Redfield, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.58 692 150 
05484500 Raccoon River at Van Meter, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 5.38 2,630 400 
05484600 Raccoon River near West Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 29.66 --     --- 
    08/20 11:30 CDT -- 1,020     --- 
05484650 Raccoon River at 63rd Street at Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 23.82 2,860 617 
05484800 Walnut Creek at Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.47 34.4 23.0 
05484900 Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.94 2,260 569 
Group Lower Des Moines-Fox Basin
05485500 Des Moines River blw Raccoon Riv at Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 17.33 12,000 2,280 
05485605 Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, IA DS1  11/18 07:15 CST 2.28 32.9 15.0 
05485640 Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 4.24 61.9 23.0 
05486000 North River near Norwalk, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 7.05 185 28.0 
05486490 Middle River near Indianola, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 7.72 242 44.0 
05487470 South River near Ackworth, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 5.76 22.5 21.0 
05487520 Des Moines River near Swan, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 65.28 --     --- 
      [STGQ]  11/18 07:15 CST -- 22,800 4,210 
05487980 White Breast Creek near Dallas, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 6.45 46.0 22.0 
05488110 Des Moines River near Pella, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 93.37 21,900 2,200 
05488200 English Creek near Knoxville, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 10.12 69.0 3.80 
05488500 Des Moines River near Tracy, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 9.48 22,800 2,220 
05489000 Cedar Creek near Bussey, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 5.17 78.1 29.0 
05489490 Bear Creek at Ottumwa, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 79.71 --     --- 
05489500 Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA  11/18 07:50 CST 8.41 23,500 2,610 
05490500 Des Moines River at Keosauqua, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 16.59 23,500 2,380 
05494300 Fox River at Bloomfield, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 2.57 --     --- 
    11/05 18:00 CST -- Bkw 4.00 
Group Big Sioux Basin
06483290 Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 9.26 796 108 
06483495 Burr Oak Creek near Perkins, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 11.18 --     --- 
06483500 Rock River near Rock Valley, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 7.34 1,640 113 
Group Upper Missouri-Perry-Floyd-Monona-Harrison Basin
06486000 Missouri River at Sioux City, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 19.80 66,400 31,300 
06599900 Perry Creek near Millnerville, IA 
      [stage-only period of record]  11/18 07:45 CST 1.56 --     --- 
06599950 Perry Creek near Hinton, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 16.24 --     --- 
06600000 Perry Creek at 38th Street at Sioux City, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 7.22 --     --- 
06600030 Little Floyd River near Sanborn, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 82.67 --     --- 
06600100 Floyd River at Alton, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 6.99 309 21.0 
06600500 Floyd River at James, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 11.37 981 59.0 
06601200 Missouri River at Decatur, NE  11/18 08:00 CST 27.84 68,600 30,900 
06602020 West Fork Ditch at Hornick, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 8.28 298 39.0 
06602190 Elliott Creek at Lawton, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 72.84 --     --- 
06602400 Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 6.48 537 129 
Group Little Sioux-Soldier Basin
06603920 Loon Creek near Orleans, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 14.37 --     --- 
06604000 Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 14.56 --     --- 
06604110 East Okoboji Lake at Spirit Lake, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 12.43 --     --- 
06604200 West Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Lab near Milford, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 4.66 --     --- 
06604215 East-West Okoboji Lake Channel near Milford, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 6.27 --     --- 
06604345 Lower Gar Lake Outlet near Milford, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 2.26 --     --- 
06605000 Ocheyedan River near Spencer, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.93 301 68.0 
06605750 Willow Creek near Cornell, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 82.40 --     --- 
06605850 Little Sioux River at Linn Grove, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 16.92 1,500 267 
06606600 Little Sioux River at Correctionville, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 8.73 2,530 256 
06607200 Maple River at Mapleton, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 6.33 578 107 
06607500 Little Sioux River near Turin, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 10.21 2,950 605 
06608500 Soldier River at Pisgah, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 4.07 304 60.0 
Group Boyer-Middle Missouri Basin
06609100 Missouri River at Blair, NE  11/18 08:00 CST 21.13 --     --- 
06609500 Boyer River at Logan, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 5.30 807 133 
06609560 Willow Creek near Soldier, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 66.57 --     --- 
06610000 Missouri River at Omaha, NE  11/18 08:00 CST 22.24 74,100 33,000 
06807000 Missouri River at Nebraska City, NE  11/18 08:00 CST 17.20 81,100 39,100 
Group Nishnabotna-Lower Missouri Basin
06805600 Missouri River at Plattsmouth, NE  11/18 07:15 CST 23.47 --     --- 
06807410 West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 3.43 520 144 
06808500 West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 9.81 1,280 268 
06809210 East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 3.49 421 80.0 
06809500 East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 7.29 754 152 
06810000 Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA  11/18 08:00 CST 11.76 1,290 460 
06810030 Main Ditch Number Six at Levee Rd near Hamburg, IA 
      [downstream pressure sensor]  11/18 07:15 CST 900.65 --     --- 
      [upstream pressure sensor]  11/18 07:15 CST 900.72 --     --- 
06810070 Missouri River at Brownville, NE  11/18 07:15 CST 32.54 --     --- 
06811760 Tarkio River near Elliott, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 2.65 --     --- 
06811800 East Tarkio Creek near Stanton, IA  11/18 07:30 CST 0.73 --     --- 
06811875 Snake Creek near Yorktown, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 80.61 --     --- 
06813500 Missouri River at Rulo, NE  11/18 07:30 CST 16.24 85,000 40,200 
06816290 West Nodaway River at Massena, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 66.08 --     --- 
06817000 Nodaway River at Clarinda, IA  11/18 07:15 CST 11.31 497 64.0 
06817300 East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 9.95 --     --- 
Group Grand-Chariton Basin
06819185 East Fork 102 River at Bedford, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 10.95 14.7 4.50 
06898000 Thompson River at Davis City, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 1.61 225 48.0 
06903400 Chariton River near Chariton, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 5.26 3.32 6.60 
06903700 South Fork Chariton River near Promise City, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 3.22 8.70 7.40 
06903880 Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 906.90 --     --- 
06903900 Chariton River near Rathbun, IA  11/18 07:00 CST 8.75 1,140 19.0 
06904010 Chariton River near Moulton, IA  11/18 07:45 CST 24.75 1,360 42.0 

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