Mississippi River at McGregor, IA
USGS 05389500 · Iowa · reports gauge height
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USGS 05389500 · Iowa · reports gauge height
Readings unavailable. USGS did not answer just now. No number is shown rather than an old or estimated one. Try again in a minute.
No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Oct 29, 2013; it still reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.
Map of USGS gauge 05389500 and the river around it
Where Mississippi River at McGregor, IA sits, with 1 other gauge on the same river.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Iowa DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Iowa rule, with Iowa DNR's own figure added: 68°F and 75°F.
Species list not on file for this gauge. Check the Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Iowa fishing regulations and laws.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service did not answer just now, so no official flood category is shown.
Checked Nov 6, 3:39 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.