Iowa fishing waters
27 gauged waters across Iowa — 27 rivers and 0 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 27
- Reporting now
- 27/27
- With water temp
- 15
- With a full guide
- 1
live gauges
of 27
Full guides
Waters we have written up
Live conditions
Flowing right now in Iowa
All 27 waters · live readings for the top 27
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines River14 gauges | river | 14,038 sq mi | 25,800 cfs | 67°F | 1h ago |
| Iowa River12 gauges | river | 12,630 sq mi | 24,700 cfs | — | 15 min ago |
| Cedar River11 gauges | river | 7,787 sq mi | 12,700 cfs | — | 15 min ago |
| Missouri River1 gauge | river | 316,200 sq mi | 27,100 cfs | 44°F | 15 min ago |
| Mississippi River2 gauges | river | 85,600 sq mi | 29,800 cfs | 66°F | 45 min ago |
| Raccoon River4 gauges | river | 3,625 sq mi | 7,070 cfs | — | 30 min ago |
| Turkey River4 gauges | river | 1,545 sq mi | 2,480 cfs | 64°F | 1h ago |
| Big Sioux River2 gauges | river | 8,430 sq mi | 925 cfs | — | 15 min ago |
| Little Sioux River3 gauges | river | 3,526 sq mi | 1,090 cfs | — | 15 min ago |
| Wapsipinicon River4 gauges | river | 2,336 sq mi | 7,520 cfs | — | 45 min ago |
| South Skunk River4 gauges | river | 1,635 sq mi | 6,880 cfs | — | 45 min ago |
| North Raccoon River2 gauges | river | 1,619 sq mi | 3,410 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| West Nishnabotna River2 gauges | river | 1,326 sq mi | 1,990 cfs | 66°F | 15 min ago |
| Skunk River1 gauge | river | 4,312 sq mi | 12,800 cfs | — | 30 min ago |
| Nishnabotna River1 gauge | river | 2,806 sq mi | 3,350 cfs | — | 15 min ago |
| Shell Rock River1 gauge | river | 1,746 sq mi | 1,280 cfs | — | 30 min ago |
| Rock River2 gauges | river | 1,592 sq mi | 568 cfs | — | 15 min ago |
| Maquoketa River2 gauges | river | 1,553 sq mi | 2,060 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| East Fork Des Moines River2 gauges | river | 1,308 sq mi | 427 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| South Raccoon River1 gauge | river | 994 sq mi | 1,100 cfs | — | 30 min ago |
| Boone River2 gauges | river | 844 sq mi | 620 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Upper Iowa River3 gauges | river | 770 sq mi | 738 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Nodaway River1 gauge | river | 762 sq mi | 13.5 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Chariton River3 gauges | river | 740 sq mi | 624 cfs | — | 30 min ago |
| North Fork Maquoketa River1 gauge | river | 505 sq mi | 557 cfs | 40°F | 1h ago |
| South Fork Iowa River2 gauges | river | 224 sq mi | 531 cfs | 36°F | 30 min ago |
| Old Mans Creek1 gauge | river | 201 sq mi | 253 cfs | 48°F | 15 min ago |
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
1 of these waters have a full written guide so far. The rest are live data only.