What is the current flow on Black Hawk Creek?
Black Hawk Creek is currently flowing at 450 cfs at USGS gauge 05463500 as of Aug 18, 3:45 AM UTC.
Black Hawk Creek at Hudson Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
8.12 ft
Flow 450 cfs · as of Aug 18, 3:45 AM UTC
Flow is 450 cfs.
Flow
450 cfs
Gauge Height
8.12 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05463500 is a public stream gauge on Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk 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
- Cedar River at Waterloo, IA · 8.9 mi
- Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA · 9.0 mi
- Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA · 13.7 mi
- Beaver Creek at New Hartford, IA · 13.8 mi
- West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA · 15.9 mi
- Cedar River at Janesville, IA · 16.6 mi
- Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA · 21.9 mi
- Cedar River at Waverly, IA · 22.8 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Black Hawk Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Black Hawk Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Black Hawk Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include Cedar River at Waterloo, IA (8.9 miles away), Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA (9.0 miles away), Wolf Creek near Dysart, IA (13.7 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Black Hawk Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Black Hawk Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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