Rivers and flooding in Iowa
408 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Iowa, 17 at action stage or in flood now. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flooding now
- Turkey River at GarberModerate flooding
- Volga River at LittleportModerate flooding
- North Fork Maquoketa River at FultonMinor flooding
- Otter CreekMinor flooding
- Turkey River at EldoradoMinor flooding
- Turkey River at Elgin 6SEMinor flooding
- Turkey River at ElkaderMinor flooding
- Volga RiverMinor flooding
- Volga River at VolgaMinor flooding
- Volga River at WadenaMinor flooding
- Crane CreekAction stage
- Little Turkey RiverAction stage
- Little Turkey RiverAction stage
- Little Wapsipinicon RiverAction stage
- Roberts Creek at ElkaderAction stage
- Turkey River at ClermontAction stage
- Turkey River at CrescoAction stage
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
Significant river flooding is occurring in Iowa through September 25.
Significant flooding is already occurring or is forecast to occur during the outlook period.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt19% chance of major flooding
- North Skunk River near Sigourney8% chance of major flooding
- Skunk River at Augusta8% chance of major flooding
- English River at Kalona7% chance of major flooding
- Cedar River at Charles City7% chance of major flooding
- Cedar River at Cedar Falls6% chance of major flooding
- Cedar River at Cedar Rapids6% chance of major flooding
- Turkey River at Spillville11% chance of moderate flooding
- Cedar River near Conesville8% chance of moderate flooding
- Iowa River at Marengo9% chance of moderate flooding
- Floyd River at Sheldon10% chance of moderate flooding
- Middle River near Indianola8% chance of moderate flooding
54 of the 110 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Iowa have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Bear Creek
Beaver Creek
- Beaver CreekBelow flood stage
- Beaver CreekNo flood stages set
- Beaver CreekBelow flood stage
- Beaver CreekBelow flood stage
- Beaver CreekNo flood stages set
- Beaver CreekNo flood stages set
- Beaver CreekBelow flood stage
- Beaver Creek at GrimesBelow flood stage
- Beaver Creek at New HartfordBelow flood stage
- Beaver Creek at WoodwardBelow flood stage
Beaver Slough
Bennett Creek
Big Bear Creek
Big Creek (IA)
Big Creek Lake
Big Creek Ponding Area
Big Sioux River
Black Hawk Creek
Black Hawk Lake
Bloody Run Creek
Bluff Creek
Boone River
Boyer River
Brockcamp Creek
Brushy Fork Creek
Buffalo Creek (IA)
Burchfield Creek
Burr Oak Creek
Buttrick Creek
Camp Creek
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek (IA)
Cedar River
- Cedar RiverNo flood stages set
- Cedar RiverNo flood stages set
- Cedar RiverNo flood stages set
- Cedar River at Cedar BluffBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at Cedar FallsBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at Cedar RapidsBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at Charles CityBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at ConesvilleBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at JanesvilleBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at OsageNo flood stages set
- Cedar River at OtrantoBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at PaloBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at St. AnsgarBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at VintonBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at WaterlooBelow flood stage
- Cedar River at WaverlyBelow flood stage
Chariton River
Chelsea Creek
Chequest Creek
Clear Creek (IA)
Clear Lake
Coon Creek
Cooper Creek
Crane Creek
Deep River
Deer Creek
Des Moines River
- Des Moines RiverNo flood stages set
- Des Moines RiverNo flood stages set
- Des Moines RiverNo flood stages set
- Des Moines RiverNo flood stages set
- Des Moines River at Des Moines 2nd AveBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th StBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at EddyvilleBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at Fort DodgeBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at KeosauquaBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at OttumwaBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at Red Rock ReservoirBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at Red Rock TailNo flood stages set
- Des Moines River at Saylorville ReservoirBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at Saylorville TailNo flood stages set
- Des Moines River at StratfordBelow flood stage
- Des Moines River at SwanNo flood stages set
- Des Moines River at TracyBelow flood stage
Drainage Ditch
Dry Run Creek
Duck Creek
Dye Creek
East Branch Beaver Dam Creek
East Branch West Nishnabotna River
East Fork 102 River
East Fork Des Moines River
East Fork Wapsipinicon River
East Indian Creek
East Nishnabotna River
- East Nishnabotna RiverNo flood stages set
- East Nishnabotna River at AtlanticBelow flood stage
- East Nishnabotna River at CoburgBelow flood stage
- East Nishnabotna River at ElliottBelow flood stage
- East Nishnabotna River at Red OakBelow flood stage
- East Nishnabotna River at RivertonBelow flood stage
- East Nishnabotna River at ShenandoahNo flood stages set
East Nodaway River
East Okoboji Lake
East Tarkio Creek
Elk Run Creek
Elliott Creek
English Creek
English River
Flood Creek
Floyd River
Fourmile Creek
- Fourmile Creek at Altoona I-80Out of service
- Fourmile Creek at Ankeny NE 86th AveBelow flood stage
- Fourmile Creek at Ankeny US 69Out of service
- Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton BlvdBelow flood stage
- Fourmile Creek at IFC--Altoona NE 54th AveNo flood stages set
- Fourmile Creek at IFC--Ankeny NE 47th StBelow flood stage
- Fourmile Creek at IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandalia RdNo flood stages set
Gran Creek
Hargrave Creek
Indian Creek
Indian Creek (Eastern IA)
Iowa River
- Iowa RiverNo flood stages set
- Iowa River at Belle PlaineBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at Columbus JctBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at Coralville DamBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at Iowa CityBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at Lone Tree (Tri-County Bridge)Below flood stage
- Iowa River at MarengoBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at MarshalltownBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at OakvilleBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at RowanBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at Steamboat RockBelow flood stage
- Iowa River at Tama Hwy E49Below flood stage
- Iowa River at Tama US 63Below flood stage
- Iowa River at WapelloBelow flood stage
Ioway Creek
- Ioway Creek at Ames Cameron School RdBelow flood stage
- Ioway Creek at Ames Hwy E18Below flood stage
- Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln WayBelow flood stage
- Ioway Creek at IFC--Ames S Duff AveNo flood stages set
- Ioway Creek at IFC--Ames Stange RdNo flood stages set
- Ioway Creek at IFC--Gilbert 160th StNo flood stages set
- Ioway Creek at IFC--Story City 120th StNo flood stages set
Jordan Creek
Keg Creek
Keigley Branch
Lake Creek
Lake Odessa
Lake Panorama
Little Asher Creek
Little Cedar River
Little Floyd River
Little Rock River
Little Sioux River
- Little Sioux River at CherokeeBelow flood stage
- Little Sioux River at CorrectionvilleBelow flood stage
- Little Sioux River at Linn GroveBelow flood stage
- Little Sioux River at MilfordBelow flood stage
- Little Sioux River at MontgomeryBelow flood stage
- Little Sioux River at SpencerOut of service
- Little Sioux River at SpencerBelow flood stage
- Little Sioux River at Spencer / Highway 18Below flood stage
- Little Sioux River at TurinBelow flood stage
Little Soap Creek
Little Turkey River
Little Walnut Creek
Little Wapsipinicon River
Lizard Creek
Long Dick Creek
Maple River
Maquoketa River
Middle Creek
Middle Raccoon River
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Middle River
Milford Creek
Mill Creek (NW IA)
Miller Creek
Mississippi River
- Mississippi RiverBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at BellevueBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at BurlingtonBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at CamancheBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Dubuque (LD11)Below flood stage
- Mississippi River at Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)Below flood stage
- Mississippi River at FairportBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Fort MadisonBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at KeokukBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Lansing - Pool 9Below flood stage
- Mississippi River at LeClaireBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 10 - GuttenbergBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at McGregorBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at MuscatineBelow flood stage
- Mississippi River at Waupeton (Pool 11)No flood stages set
Monona-Harrison Ditch
Montgomery Creek
Mosquito Creek
Mud Creek
Mud Creek (NW IA)
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71
Muddy Creek (IA)
Nishnabotna River
Nodaway River
North Fork Maquoketa River
North Raccoon River
- North Raccoon RiverNo flood stages set
- North Raccoon RiverNo flood stages set
- North Raccoon RiverNo flood stages set
- North Raccoon RiverNo flood stages set
- North Raccoon River at JeffersonBelow flood stage
- North Raccoon River at LanesboroBelow flood stage
- North Raccoon River at PerryBelow flood stage
- North Raccoon River at Sac CityBelow flood stage
North River
North Skunk River
North Walnut Creek
Ocheyedan River
Old Mans Creek
Onion Creek
Otter Creek
Perry Creek
Pilot Creek
Prairie Creek
Raccoon River
Rapid Creek (IA)
Raven Creek
Richland Creek
Roberts Creek
Rock Creek
Rock River
Rogers Creek
Salt Creek
Shell Rock River
- Shell Rock RiverNo flood stages set
- Shell Rock RiverBelow flood stage
- Shell Rock RiverNo flood stages set
- Shell Rock RiverNo flood stages set
- Shell Rock RiverNo flood stages set
- Shell Rock River at IFC--Marble Rock 290th StNo flood stages set
- Shell Rock River at IFC--Rockford Foothill AveNo flood stages set
- Shell Rock River at Shell RockBelow flood stage
Silver Creek
Skunk River
Slough Creek
Snake Creek
Soap Creek
Soldier River
South Beaver Creek
South Branch Ralston Creek
South Chequest Creek
South Fork Chariton River
South Fork Iowa River
South Raccoon River
South River
South Skunk River
- South Skunk RiverNo flood stages set
- South Skunk River at Ames Hwy E18Below flood stage
- South Skunk River at Ames McFarland ParkBelow flood stage
- South Skunk River at Ames US 30Below flood stage
- South Skunk River at Ames W Riverside RdBelow flood stage
- South Skunk River at ColfaxBelow flood stage
- South Skunk River at IFC--Ames E 13th StNo flood stages set
- South Skunk River at IFC--Randall Hwy R61No flood stages set
- South Skunk River at OskaloosaBelow flood stage
Spirit Lake
Spring Creek
Stein Creek
Storm Lake
Tarkio River
Thompson River
Timber Creek
Tipton Creek
Troublesome Creek
Turkey River
- Turkey River at ClermontAction stage
- Turkey River at CrescoAction stage
- Turkey River at EldoradoMinor flooding
- Turkey River at Elgin 6SEMinor flooding
- Turkey River at ElkaderMinor flooding
- Turkey River at Fort AtkinsonNo flood stages set
- Turkey River at GarberModerate flooding
- Turkey River at OsterdockNo flood stages set
- Turkey River at SpillvilleBelow flood stage
- Turkey River at SpillvilleNo flood stages set
Upper Iowa River
- Upper Iowa RiverNo flood stages set
- Upper Iowa RiverNo flood stages set
- Upper Iowa River at BlufftonBelow flood stage
- Upper Iowa River at DecorahBelow flood stage
- Upper Iowa River at Decorah 3NWBelow flood stage
- Upper Iowa River at DorchesterBelow flood stage
- Upper Iowa River at FreeportNo flood stages set
Volga River
Walnut Creek
- Walnut CreekNo flood stages set
- Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35Below flood stage
- Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd StBelow flood stage
- Walnut Creek at HartwickBelow flood stage
- Walnut Creek at IFC--Clive NW 100th StNo flood stages set
- Walnut Creek at IFC--Clive NW 128th StNo flood stages set
- Walnut Creek at Urbandale 142nd StReading out of date
- Walnut Creek at Waukee 156th StBelow flood stage
Wapsipinicon River
Waterloo Creek
Waterman Creek
West Branch Floyd River
West Fork Cedar River
West Fork Des Moines River
West Fork Ditch
West Fork Little Sioux River
West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2
West Nishnabotna River
West Nodaway River
West Okoboji Lake
White Breast Creek
White Fox Creek
Willow Creek
Willow Creek (North Central IA)
Willow Creek (NW IA)
Winnebago River
Wolf Creek
Wonder Creek
Yellow River
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.