Flow report

Iowa streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Iowa. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
116
State percent normal
148%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 13
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2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Iowa are currently 148% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Clinton reporting the highest discharge in the state at 50,600 cfs and a gauge stage of 10.95 ft.

Meanwhile, the Cedar Creek Near Oakland Mills is seeing a spike today — up 85% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Iowa's named rivers.

Iowa at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Iowa flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

148%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Mississippi River At Clinton 50,600 cfs

Gauge stage 10.95 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Cedar Creek Near Oakland Mills +85%

Now 419 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 116 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Iowa.

Full streamgauge inventory

Iowa USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Iowa. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

116 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Mississippi River At Clinton, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05420500
55,000 cfs 10.72 ft 85°F 68°F 593 ft Copperas-Duck
Cedar River At Cedar Falls, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05463050
27,100 cfs 78.70 ft · 67°F 853 ft Middle Cedar
Cedar River At Waterloo, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05464000
26,000 cfs 12.35 ft · 65°F 823 ft Middle Cedar
Iowa River At Wapello, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05465500
22,600 cfs 18.20 ft 49°F 66°F 554 ft Lower Iowa
Cedar River At Cedar Rapids, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05464500
19,400 cfs 9.18 ft 62°F 65°F 712 ft Middle Cedar
Cedar River At Janesville, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05458500
15,600 cfs 10.58 ft · 64°F 859 ft Upper Cedar
Cedar River Near Conesville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05465000
15,000 cfs 11.16 ft · 65°F 593 ft Lower Cedar
Des Moines River At Keosauqua, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05490500
13,400 cfs 14.27 ft 84°F 68°F 579 ft Lower Des Moines
Des Moines River At Ottumwa, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05489500
12,200 cfs 5.31 ft 83°F 65°F 635 ft Lower Des Moines
Cedar River At Waverly, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05458300
12,100 cfs 7.07 ft 75°F 63°F 895 ft Upper Cedar
Des Moines River Near Tracy, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05488500
11,500 cfs 6.29 ft · 67°F 676 ft Lower Des Moines
Des Moines River Near Pella, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05488110
11,300 cfs 89.51 ft 81°F 65°F 689 ft Lower Des Moines
Skunk River At Augusta, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05474000
10,700 cfs 9.62 ft · 65°F 553 ft Skunk
Des Moines River Blw Raccoon Riv At Des Moines, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05485500
7,940 cfs 14.41 ft · 68°F 779 ft Lake Red Rock
South Skunk River Near Oskaloosa, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05471500
7,650 cfs 19.19 ft · 64°F 692 ft South Skunk
Iowa River Near Lone Tree, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05455700
7,620 cfs 10.90 ft · 65°F 601 ft Lower Iowa
Iowa River At Iowa City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05454500
7,140 cfs 16.31 ft · 65°F 643 ft Lower Iowa
Iowa River Below Coralville Dam Nr Coralville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05453520
6,880 cfs 54.01 ft · 65°F 669 ft Middle Iowa
Des Moines River At 2nd Avenue, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05482000
5,670 cfs 15.53 ft 78°F 68°F 808 ft Middle Des Moines
Des Moines River Near Saylorville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05481650
5,370 cfs 6.84 ft · 65°F 819 ft Middle Des Moines
Wapsipinicon River Near De Witt, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05422000
4,570 cfs 10.04 ft · 65°F 646 ft Lower Wapsipinicon
Iowa River At Marengo, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05453100
4,440 cfs 11.78 ft · 66°F 729 ft Middle Iowa
Des Moines River Near Stratford, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05481300
3,770 cfs 8.00 ft · 63°F 902 ft Middle Des Moines
Shell Rock River At Shell Rock, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05462000
3,760 cfs 10.08 ft · 63°F 882 ft Shell Rock
Iowa River Near Belle Plaine, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05452500
3,740 cfs 11.48 ft · 63°F 748 ft Middle Iowa
West Fork Cedar River At Finchford, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05458900
3,380 cfs 11.90 ft · 63°F 859 ft West Fork Cedar
Cedar River At Charles City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05457700
3,190 cfs 5.74 ft · 66°F 977 ft Upper Cedar
Wapsipinicon River Near Anamosa, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05421740
3,170 cfs 8.76 ft · 67°F 779 ft Lower Wapsipinicon
Des Moines River At Fort Dodge, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05480500
2,450 cfs 5.28 ft · 63°F 974 ft Middle Des Moines
Upper Iowa River Near Dorchester, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05388250
2,430 cfs 9.51 ft · 68°F 668 ft Upper Iowa
Turkey River At Garber, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05412500
2,370 cfs 8.91 ft 78°F 65°F 646 ft Turkey
Raccoon River At Fleur Drive, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05484900
2,370 cfs 4.21 ft · 66°F 797 ft North Raccoon
Wapsipinicon River At Independence, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05421000
2,250 cfs 6.70 ft · 67°F 889 ft Upper Wapsipinicon
Raccoon River At 63rd Street At Des Moines, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05484650
2,230 cfs 22.57 ft · 65°F 797 ft North Raccoon
Iowa River At Marshalltown, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05451500
2,220 cfs 12.69 ft · 63°F 853 ft Middle Iowa
Raccoon River At Van Meter, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05484500
2,050 cfs 4.76 ft 76°F 67°F 862 ft North Raccoon
Maquoketa River Near Maquoketa, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05418500
2,010 cfs 12.79 ft · 65°F 646 ft Maquoketa
South Skunk River At Colfax, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05471050
1,960 cfs 11.23 ft · 64°F 793 ft South Skunk
Upper Iowa River At Decorah, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05387500
1,900 cfs 3.54 ft · 65°F 854 ft Upper Iowa
Little Sioux River Near Turin, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06607500
1,760 cfs 8.99 ft · 64°F 1,029 ft Little Sioux
Nishnabotna River Above Hamburg, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06810000
1,590 cfs 9.87 ft · 65°F 904 ft Nishnabotna
Turkey River Above French Hollow Cr At Elkader, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05412020
1,510 cfs 7.02 ft · 64°F 726 ft Turkey
Upper Iowa River At Bluffton, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05387440
1,490 cfs 5.54 ft · 65°F 970 ft Upper Iowa
Big Sioux River At Akron, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06485500
1,380 cfs 6.94 ft · 66°F 1,151 ft Lower Big Sioux
Little Sioux River At Correctionville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06606600
1,220 cfs 6.49 ft · 64°F 1,106 ft Little Sioux
Des Moines River At Humboldt, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05476750
1,120 cfs 4.93 ft · 64°F 1,066 ft Upper Des Moines
East Fork Des Moines River At Dakota City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05479000
1,040 cfs 9.70 ft · 64°F 1,043 ft East Fork Des Moines
South Skunk River Below Squaw Creek Near Ames, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05471000
957 cfs 12.65 ft · 64°F 872 ft South Skunk
Little Cedar River Near Ionia, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05458000
943 cfs 6.21 ft · 64°F 1,000 ft Upper Cedar
Turkey River Near Eldorado, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05411850
933 cfs 6.79 ft · 67°F 897 ft Turkey
Wapsipinicon River Near Tripoli, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05420680
932 cfs 11.47 ft · 64°F 1,019 ft Upper Wapsipinicon
Iowa River Near Rowan, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05449500
869 cfs 7.78 ft · 67°F 1,187 ft Upper Iowa
North Raccoon River Near Jefferson, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05482500
797 cfs 6.04 ft 76°F 63°F 978 ft North Raccoon
West Nishnabotna River At Randolph, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06808500
693 cfs 8.77 ft 80°F 67°F 956 ft West Nishnabotna
Little Sioux River At Linn Grove, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06605850
654 cfs 7.29 ft · 63°F 1,249 ft Little Sioux
North Skunk River Near Sigourney, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05472500
631 cfs 6.76 ft · 64°F 664 ft North Skunk
Indian Creek Near Mingo, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05471200
623 cfs 5.70 ft · 64°F 827 ft South Skunk
Boone River Near Webster City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05481000
559 cfs 3.14 ft 73°F 63°F 1,028 ft Boone
North Fork Maquoketa River Near Fulton, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05418400
532 cfs 3.81 ft 39°F 65°F 689 ft Maquoketa
Floyd River At James, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06600500
513 cfs 9.51 ft · 65°F 1,117 ft Floyd
Rock River Near Rock Valley, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06483500
494 cfs 5.69 ft · 66°F 1,238 ft Rock
Cedar Creek Near Oakland Mills, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05473400
468 cfs 5.31 ft · 67°F 590 ft Skunk
Wolf Creek Near Dysart, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05464220
462 cfs 3.69 ft · 64°F 835 ft Middle Cedar
Beaver Creek At New Hartford, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05463000
408 cfs 3.82 ft · 63°F 890 ft Middle Cedar
Squaw Creek At Ames, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05470500
404 cfs 2.87 ft · 64°F 907 ft South Skunk
Beaver Creek Near Grimes, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05481950
404 cfs 4.92 ft · 64°F 829 ft Middle Des Moines
Black Hawk Creek At Hudson, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05463500
399 cfs 7.82 ft · 63°F 897 ft Middle Cedar
Maquoketa River At Manchester, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05416900
365 cfs 4.96 ft · 67°F 920 ft Maquoketa
Volga River At Littleport, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05412400
350 cfs 5.39 ft · 65°F 694 ft Turkey
Boyer River At Logan, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06609500
342 cfs 4.21 ft · 64°F 1,014 ft Boyer
South Skunk River Near Ames, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05470000
334 cfs 4.24 ft · 64°F 928 ft South Skunk
South Raccoon River At Redfield, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05484000
319 cfs 2.99 ft 68°F 64°F 917 ft South Raccoon
Turkey River At Spillville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05411600
317 cfs 3.39 ft · 67°F 1,067 ft Turkey
Winnebago River At Mason City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05459500
317 cfs 5.69 ft · 66°F 1,101 ft Winnebago
Salt Creek Near Elberon, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05452000
276 cfs 7.64 ft · 63°F 802 ft Middle Iowa
English River At Kalona, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05455500
271 cfs 5.08 ft · 65°F 655 ft Lower Iowa
West Nishnabotna River At Hancock, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06807410
233 cfs 2.48 ft · 67°F 1,089 ft West Nishnabotna
Monona-Harrison Ditch Near Turin, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06602400
222 cfs 5.25 ft · 63°F 1,021 ft Monona-Harrison Ditch
North Raccoon River Near Sac City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05482300
212 cfs 7.44 ft 75°F 64°F 1,179 ft North Raccoon
Maple River At Mapleton, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06607200
207 cfs 4.92 ft · 64°F 1,114 ft Maple
North River Near Norwalk, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05486000
202 cfs 7.13 ft · 67°F 811 ft Lake Red Rock
Nodaway River At Clarinda, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06817000
190 cfs 10.96 ft 76°F 64°F 966 ft West Nodaway
Fourmile Creek Near Ankeny, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05485605
183 cfs 3.02 ft · 67°F 911 ft Lake Red Rock
East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06809500
169 cfs 6.14 ft · 64°F 1,013 ft East Nishnabotna
South Fork Iowa River Ne Of New Providence, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05451210
166 cfs 3.52 ft · 63°F 963 ft Upper Iowa
Ocheyedan River Near Spencer, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06605000
164 cfs 2.99 ft · 63°F 1,317 ft Little Sioux
Timber Creek Near Marshalltown, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05451700
158 cfs 3.89 ft · 63°F 862 ft Middle Iowa
Cedar Creek Near Bussey, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05489000
156 cfs 5.38 ft · 67°F 696 ft Lower Des Moines
Middle Raccoon River At Panora, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05483600
145 cfs 4.50 ft 35°F 63°F 997 ft South Raccoon
Yellow River At Ion, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05389000
143 cfs 5.88 ft · 65°F 681 ft Coon-Yellow
Old Mans Creek Near Iowa City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05455100
143 cfs 2.90 ft 46°F 65°F 654 ft Lower Iowa
Big Bear Creek At Ladora, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05453000
127 cfs 11.60 ft · 63°F 771 ft Middle Iowa
East Nishnabotna River Near Atlantic, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06809210
126 cfs 2.77 ft · 67°F 1,109 ft East Nishnabotna
Middle River Near Indianola, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05486490
116 cfs 7.64 ft · 67°F 794 ft Lake Red Rock
Middle Raccoon River Near Bayard, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05483450
115 cfs 9.54 ft · 66°F 1,054 ft South Raccoon
Floyd River At Alton, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06600100
113 cfs 6.07 ft · 64°F 1,289 ft Floyd
Chariton River Near Moulton, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 06904010
109 cfs 18.75 ft · 68°F 847 ft Upper Chariton
Soldier River At Pisgah, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06608500
99 cfs 2.99 ft · 64°F 1,047 ft Blackbird-Soldier
Fourmile Creek At Des Moines, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05485640
93 cfs 4.24 ft · 67°F 813 ft Lake Red Rock
Rock River Below Tom Creek At Rock Rapids, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06483290
90 cfs 7.25 ft · 66°F 1,316 ft Rock
Clear Creek Near Coralville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05454300
59 cfs 1.43 ft · 64°F 660 ft Lower Iowa
Thompson River At Davis City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06898000
51 cfs 1.22 ft · 64°F 910 ft Thompson
Walnut Creek At Des Moines, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05484800
51 cfs 3.55 ft · 65°F 808 ft North Raccoon
South River Near Ackworth, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05487470
48 cfs 4.99 ft · 64°F 805 ft Lake Red Rock
Clear Creek Near Oxford, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05454220
48 cfs 2.40 ft · 67°F 722 ft Lower Iowa
Bloody Run Creek Near Marquette, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05389400
34 cfs 4.24 ft · 65°F 634 ft Coon-Yellow
Chariton River Near Chariton, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 06903400
29 cfs 4.30 ft · 67°F 968 ft Upper Chariton
Walnut Creek Near Hartwick, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05452200
24 cfs 1.28 ft · 62°F 806 ft Middle Iowa
Richland Creek Near Haven, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05451900
23 cfs 10.77 ft · 62°F 817 ft Middle Iowa
White Breast Creek Near Dallas, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05487980
22 cfs 6.11 ft · 67°F 773 ft Lake Red Rock
Big Creek Near Mt. Pleasant, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 05473450
19 cfs 3.49 ft · 65°F 672 ft Skunk
Rapid Creek Near Iowa City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05454000
13 cfs 4.07 ft · 65°F 688 ft Lower Iowa
English Creek Near Knoxville, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 05488200
9 cfs 8.27 ft · 65°F 749 ft Lower Des Moines
Chariton River Near Rathbun, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06903900
9 cfs 2.15 ft · 66°F 855 ft Upper Chariton
South Fork Chariton River Near Promise City, Ia
5 hours ago · USGS 06903700
7 cfs 3.05 ft · 65°F 922 ft Upper Chariton
East Fork 102 River At Bedford, Ia
6 hours ago · USGS 06819185
1 cfs 10.78 ft · 67°F 1,084 ft One Hundred And Two
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Flow report FAQ

About Iowa streamflow

Where does the Iowa streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Iowa data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Iowa gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.