What is the current flow on Boone River?
Boone River is currently flowing at 188 cfs at USGS gauge 05481000 as of Aug 18, 1:00 PM UTC.
Boone River at Webster City Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
2.34 ft
Flow 188 cfs · as of Aug 18, 1:00 PM UTC
Flow is 188 cfs.
Flow
188 cfs
Gauge Height
2.34 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05481000 is a public stream gauge on Boone 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 Boone 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
- Lyons Creek near Webster City, IA (L3) · 4.7 mi
- Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell, IA · 11.7 mi
- South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA · 13.5 mi
- Des Moines River near Stratford, IA · 15.8 mi
- Prairie Creek at Otho, IA (S3) · 17.2 mi
- Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA · 20.9 mi
- White Fox Creek at Clarion, IA · 21.3 mi
- Bluff Creek at Pilot Mound, IA · 21.4 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Boone River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Boone 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 Boone River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Boone River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Boone River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include Lyons Creek near Webster City, IA (L3) (4.7 miles away), Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell, IA (11.7 miles away), South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA (13.5 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Boone River?
NOAA forecast data for Boone River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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