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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.

5 rivers in Iowa

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Cedar RiverIACedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA3,740 cfsn/an/a↑ rising0none yet
Maquoketa RiverIAMaquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA1,100 cfsn/an/a↑ rising0none yet
Turkey RiverIATurkey River at Garber, IA888 cfs77th66.4 F→ steady0none yet
Upper Iowa RiverIAUpper Iowa River near Dorchester, IA377 cfs55thn/a→ steady1none yet
Yellow RiverIAYellow River near Ion, IA121 cfsn/an/a↓ falling0none yet

Looking for something else in Iowa? See all 11 Iowa waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.