Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell water level

Name: Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71, Iowa, United States

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Water level

81.66ft Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT (13 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell at 81.66 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this canal yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It is still going down, by 0.12 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 81.66 ft – 86.40 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to 0.00 ft.

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

Key numbers

Same day last year: 80.81 ft+0.85 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 81.66 ft – 86.40 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 80.22 ft – 86.40 ft
Highest on record: 91.87 ftJune 8, 2008

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	91.87 ft	June 8, 2008
2	91.32 ft	July 9, 1993
3	90.13 ft	February 18, 1971
4	90.04 ft	June 27, 1975
5	89.92 ft	June 17, 1990
6	89.76 ft	July 9, 1969
7	89.66 ft	May 21, 2001
8	89.50 ft	March 19, 1979
9	89.36 ft	June 15, 1998
10	89.33 ft	July 2, 1983

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.68 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 60° 31° – Wind 15 mph

18 Sun 61° 39° – Wind 17 mph

19 Mon 64° 39° – Wind 11 mph

20 Tue 67° 47° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 71° 50° 0.06 in Wind 13 mph

22 Thu 74° 58° – Wind 10 mph

23 Fri 75° 56° – Wind 17 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 50 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Boone River near Webster CityRiver gauge, Boone River	3.36 ft	Below flood stage	−0.17 ft	12 mi
South Fork Iowa River near BlairsburgRiver gauge, South Fork Iowa River	5.27 ft	Very high	−0.11 ft	16 mi
South Skunk River near AmesRiver gauge, South Skunk River	5.09 ft	Below flood stage	−0.26 ft	17 mi
Des Moines River near StratfordRiver gauge, Des Moines River	8.12 ft	Below flood stage	−0.28 ft	19 mi
Ioway Creek at AmesRiver gauge, Ioway Creek	2.91 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	20 mi
South Skunk River below Ioway Creek near AmesRiver gauge, South Skunk River	13.12 ft	Below flood stage	−0.57 ft	21 mi
South Fork Iowa River NE of New ProvidenceRiver gauge	413 cfs	Very high	−70.0 cfs	25 mi
Iowa River at Steamboat RockRiver gauge, Iowa River	6.21 ft	Very high	−0.09 ft	30 mi

Questions and answers

How does Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell compare with last year?

It is 0.85 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 80.81 ft.

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 Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT, the water level was 81.66 ft. Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell rising or falling?

Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell 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 Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell?

The highest level on record is 91.87 ft on June 8, 2008.

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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:05469860 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.31442, -93.63994 (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	81.66 ft	2026-10-21 04:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 at Jewell (usgs:05469860). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/iowa/mud-lake-drainage-ditch-71-at-jewell

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