What is the current flow on Salt Creek?
Salt Creek is currently flowing at 386 cfs at USGS gauge 05452000 as of Aug 17, 11:00 PM UTC.
Salt Creek at Elberon Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
8.21 ft
Flow 386 cfs · as of Aug 17, 11:00 PM UTC
Flow is 386 cfs.
Flow
386 cfs
Gauge Height
8.21 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05452000 is a public stream gauge on Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek 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
- Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IA · 7.5 mi
- Stein Creek near Clutier, IA · 8.0 mi
- Richland Creek near Haven, IA · 9.4 mi
- Walnut Creek near Hartwick, IA · 9.7 mi
- Big Bear Creek at Ladora, IA · 16.3 mi
- Iowa River at Marengo, IA · 16.5 mi
- Iowa River at County Highway E49 near Tama, IA · 16.6 mi
- Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA · 19.9 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Salt Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Salt Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Salt Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include Iowa River near Belle Plaine, IA (7.5 miles away), Stein Creek near Clutier, IA (8.0 miles away), Richland Creek near Haven, IA (9.4 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Salt Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Salt Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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