Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton water level

Name: Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Beaver Slough, Iowa, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

10.84ft Down 0.11 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:15 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

Water temperature: 60 °F

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton is 10.84 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level is falling, down 0.11 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 10.57 ft and 10.96 ft.

The sensor also reports a water temperature of 60 °F.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 26.73 ftApril 24, 2001

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	26.73 ft	April 24, 2001
2	26.66 ft	April 23, 2001
3	25.72 ft	May 1, 2019
4	25.41 ft	April 29, 2019
5	24.91 ft	April 21, 2011
6	24.50 ft	April 19, 1997
7	23.84 ft	June 15, 2008
8	22.94 ft	April 28, 2008
9	21.97 ft	April 10, 2020
10	21.81 ft	May 9, 2018

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.78 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 58° 32° – Wind 9 mph

18 Sun 64° 38° – Wind 13 mph

19 Mon 65° 38° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 67° 47° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 69° 48° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 68° 54° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 72° 53° – Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:19 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mississippi River at ClintonRiver gauge, Mississippi River	9.52 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	4.5 mi
Mississippi River at Dam 13 near FultonRiver gauge, Mississippi River	5.03 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	5.0 mi
Wapsipinicon River near De WittRiver gauge, Wapsipinicon River	9.81 ft	Below flood stage	+0.30 ft	18 mi
Rock River near JoslinRiver gauge, Rock River	7.29 ft	Normal	−0.06 ft	19 mi
Rock River at ComoRiver gauge, Rock River	5.09 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	23 mi
Green River near GeneseoRiver gauge, Green River	4.64 ft	High	−0.19 ft	23 mi
Crow Creek at BettendorfRiver gauge, Crow Creek	3.49 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	23 mi
Elkhorn Creek near PenroseRiver gauge, Elkhorn Creek	3.25 ft	High	−0.02 ft	26 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:15 PM CDT, the water level was 10.84 ft. Down 0.11 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton rising or falling?

Down 0.11 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton?

The highest level on record is 26.73 ft on April 24, 2001.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:05420460 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.82725, -90.19041 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	10.84 ft	2026-10-20 21:15	Provisional
Water temperature	60 °F	2026-10-20 21:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton (usgs:05420460). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/iowa/beaver-slough-at-3rd-street-at-clinton

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer