What is the current flow on Yellow River?
Yellow River is currently flowing at 108 cfs at USGS gauge 05389000 as of Aug 18, 11:45 AM UTC.
Yellow River at Ion Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
5.68 ft
Flow 108 cfs · as of Aug 18, 11:45 AM UTC
Flow is 108 cfs.
Flow
108 cfs
Gauge Height
5.68 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05389000 is a public stream gauge on Yellow River in Iowa. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Yellow River is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA · 5.7 mi
- Mississippi River at McGregor, IA · 7.5 mi
- Sny Magill Creek near Clayton, IA · 12.0 mi
- Silver Creek near Luana, IA (L-23S) · 12.9 mi
- Roberts Creek above Saint Olaf, IA (RC-2) · 13.9 mi
- Mississippi River at Clayton, IA · 15.6 mi
- Turkey River above French Hollow Cr at Elkader, IA · 19.8 mi
- Otter Creek at Elgin, IA · 22.0 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Yellow River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Yellow River against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Yellow River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Yellow River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Yellow River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA (5.7 miles away), Mississippi River at McGregor, IA (7.5 miles away), Sny Magill Creek near Clayton, IA (12.0 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Yellow River?
NOAA forecast data for Yellow River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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