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Iowa waters

Iowa rivers

Free-flowing water big enough to float. Levels rise and fall with rain and snowmelt, so the gauge reading is the whole story on the morning you go.

Gauge locations. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

8 rivers in Iowa

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Cedar RiverIACedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA5,360 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Maquoketa RiverIAMaquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA1,320 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Raccoon RiverIARaccoon River at Van Meter, IA3,060 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Turkey RiverIATurkey River at Garber, IA1,410 cfs82nd57 F→ steady0none yet
Upper Iowa RiverIAUpper Iowa River near Dorchester, IA578 cfs76thn/a→ steady1none yet
Volga RiverIAVolga River at Littleport, IA292 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Wapsipinicon RiverIAWapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA1,260 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Yellow RiverIAYellow River near Ion, IA144 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet

Looking for something else in Iowa? See all 23 Iowa waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.