147 spots tracked
Kayaking in Iowa
Live wind, flow, and tide conditions for paddling spots across Iowa. Open any spot for its current Paddle Score.
Monitored river gauges (147)
Every active USGS streamgage in Iowathat reports flow. Conditions are real; launch access and hazards are not something we've verified for these, so each page links out to where paddlers discuss them.
- Beaver Creek at New Hartford
- Beaver Creek near Grimes
- Big Bear Creek at Ladora
- Big Creek North of Mount Pleasant
- Big Sioux River at Akron
- Big Sioux River at Sioux City
- Black Hawk Creek at Hudson
- Bloody Run Creek near Marquette
- Boone River near Goldfield
- Boone River near Webster City
- Boyer River at Logan
- Cedar Creek near Bussey
- Cedar Creek near Oakland Mills
- Cedar River at Blairs Ferry Road at Palo
- Cedar River at Cedar Bluff
- Cedar River at Charles City
- Cedar River at Cedar Falls
- Cedar River at Janesville
- Cedar River at Cedar Rapids
- Cedar River at Vinton
- Cedar River at Waterloo
- Cedar River at Waverly
- Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids
- Cedar River near Conesville
- Chariton River near Chariton
- Chariton River near Moulton
- Chariton River near Rathbun
- Clear Creek near Coralville
- Clear Creek near Oxford
- Cooper Creek at Centerville
- Crow Creek at Bettendorf
- Des Moines River at 2Nd Avenue at Des Moines
- Des Moines River at Eddyville
- Des Moines River at Emmetsburg
- Des Moines River at Estherville
- Des Moines River at Fort Dodge
- Des Moines River at Humboldt
- Des Moines River at Keosauqua
- Des Moines River at Ottumwa
- Des Moines River Blw Raccoon River at Des Moines
- Des Moines River near Pella
- Des Moines River near Saylorville
- Des Moines River near Stratford
- Des Moines River near Swan
- Des Moines River near Tracy
- East Fork 102 River at Bedford
- East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City
- East Fork Des Moines River near Algona
- East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak
- East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic
- East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda
- English Creek near Knoxville
- English River at Kalona
- Floyd River at Alton
- Floyd River at James
- Fourmile Creek at Des Moines
- Fourmile Creek near Ankeny, Ia Ds1
- Indian Creek at Marion
- Indian Creek near Mingo
- Iowa River at Iowa City
- Iowa River at Columbus Junction
- Iowa River at County Highway East near Tama
- Iowa River at Marengo
- Iowa River at Marshalltown
- Iowa River at Oakville
- Iowa River at Steamboat Rock
- Iowa River at Wapello
- Iowa River below Coralville Dam near Coralville
- Iowa River near Belle Plaine
- Iowa River near Lone Tree
- Iowa River near Rowan
- Ioway Creek at Ames
- Little Cedar River near Ionia
- Little Sioux River at Correctionville
- Little Sioux River at Linn Grove
- Little Sioux River near Turin
- Maple River at Mapleton
- Maquoketa River at Manchester
- Maquoketa River near Maquoketa
- Middle Raccoon River at Panora
- Middle Raccoon River near Bayard
- Middle River near Indianola
- Mississippi River at Clinton
- Mississippi River at Mcgregor
- Missouri River at Decatur, Ne
- Monona-Harrison Ditch near Turin
- Morgan Creek near Covington
- Muddy Creek at Coralville
- Nishnabotna River above Hamburg
- Nodaway River at Clarinda
- North Fork Maquoketa River near Fulton
- North Raccoon River near Jefferson
- North Raccoon River near Sac City
- North River near Norwalk
- North Skunk River near Sigourney
- Ocheyedan River near Spencer
- Old Mans Creek near Iowa City
- Perry Creek at 38Th Street at Sioux City
- Perry Creek near Hinton
- Perry Creek near Millnerville
- Raccoon River at Fleur Drive at Des Moines
- Raccoon River at Road Street at Des Moines
- Raccoon River at Van Meter
- Raccoon River near West Des Moines
- Rapid Creek near Iowa City
- Richland Creek near Haven
- Rock River below Tom Creek at Rock Rapids
- Rock River near Rock Valley
- Salt Creek near Elberon
- Shell Rock River at Shell Rock
- Skunk River at Augusta
- Soldier River at Pisgah
- South Branch Ralston Creek at Iowa City
- South Fork Chariton River near Promise City
- South Fork Iowa River Ne of New Providence
- South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg
- South Raccoon River at Redfield
- South River near Ackworth
- South Skunk River at Colfax
- South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near Ames
- South Skunk River near Ames
- South Skunk River near Oskaloosa
- Thompson River at Davis City
- Timber Creek near Marshalltown
- Turkey River above French Hollow Creek at Elkader
- Turkey River at Garber
- Turkey River at Spillville
- Turkey River near Eldorado
- Upper Iowa River at Bluffton
- Upper Iowa River at Decorah
- Upper Iowa River near Dorchester
- Volga River at Littleport
- Walnut Creek at Des Moines
- Walnut Creek near Hartwick
- Wapsipinicon River at Independence
- Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa
- Wapsipinicon River near De Witt
- Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli
- Wb Wapsinonoc Creek at College Street at West Branch
- West Branch Floyd River near Struble
- West Fork Cedar River at Finchford
- West Nishnabotna River at Hancock
- West Nishnabotna River at Randolph
- White Breast Creek near Dallas
- Winnebago River at Mason City
- Wolf Creek near Dysart
- Yellow River near Ion