Let’s Go Fishing Guide Service - Clear Lake, IA
Iowa River near Let’s Go Fishing Guide Service - Clear Lake, IA
About this river
Iowa River is a 48.6 mile river near Let’s Go Fishing Guide Service - Clear Lake, IA in Iowa. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IA (site 05450400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical water level by month
2021 to 2026
Iowa River typically sits highest in July, at a median 6.40 ft, and lowest in September, at 5.50 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 9.66 ft, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (ft) | Usual range (ft) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.63 | 5.42 to 6.11 | |
| February | 5.65 | 5.53 to 5.96 | |
| March | 6.07 | 5.63 to 6.53 | |
| April | 6.15 | 5.89 to 6.79 | |
| May | 6.30 | 6.05 to 7.22 | |
| June | 6.29 | 5.90 to 6.95 | |
| July | 6.40 | 5.70 to 7.68 | |
| August | 5.55 | 5.44 to 6.13 | |
| September | 5.50 | 5.39 to 5.79 | |
| October | 5.50 | 5.43 to 5.70 | |
| November | 5.67 | 5.44 to 5.92 | |
| December | 5.58 | 5.42 to 5.85 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IA (site 05450400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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