Weather
AccuWeather www.accuweather.com
Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/ 
(Ames)
KCCI Live Super Doppler radar http://www.theiowachannel.com/weather
RAINFALL TOTALS:   Available from the   National Weather Service  
State Temp/Precip Table,
Weather Underground   (select a City and Historical data),   and from KCCI and KCCI School Net
ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS:   Radar imagery of estimated accumulated rainfall available from the National Weather Service:  
Storm Total   (since the last one-hour break in precipitation)   and  
24-Hour Total
The  
National Weather Service   Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services   provides river stage observations, forecasts, and precipitation data.   ("Expand view" or see the   River Forecast Centers   page for other areas).
World Climate Weather - rainfall and temperature data   http://www.worldclimate.com/
Gauges
National Weather Service - North Central River Forecast Center - Des Moines
River stage observations, forecasts, and precipitation data
US Army Corp of Engineers - Rock Island District - Water Managment Center - Des Moines
Current, Historical, and Forecast data (Precip, Stage & Flow)
    Additional gauges not listed with the NOAA or USGS
US Army Corp of Engineers St. Paul District Water Control Center
USGS Iowa
Current Streamflow Conditions,   Water-watch map
(Stage AND Flow, normally updated only once per day)
USGS Real-time Water Data (National Map & list of states)
USGS
Wisconsin Current Sreamflow Conditions
American Whitewater Affiliation Online River Gauges (USGS)
Black River at Neillsville, WI  
(USGS data for Wisconsin)
Boone River
near Webster City
Des Moines River near Stratford,  
at Humboldt,
and the
East Fork at Dakota City
Indian Creek
near Mingo
Iowa River
near Steamboat Rock and
at Marshalltown
Lizard Creek near Ft. Dodge. Check gauge #FLZ14 on the
Army Corp of Engineers website.
Raccoon River
at Van Meter
Middle Raccoon River
at Panora
North Raccoon River
near Jefferson
South Raccoon
near Redfield
Root River
near Lanesboro, MN
Shell Rock River
at Shell Rock. This gauge is approximately 60 miles downstream from the popular Plymouth to Rock Falls section, so check the Winnebago & Marble Rock gauges at the
NWS AHPS page to estimate the flow upstream.
South Skunk River near Ames
Projected Flooding Levels from the City of Ames Flood Watch Program
South Skunk
below Squaw Creek
Squaw Creek
at Ames
Projected Flooding Levels from the City of Ames Flood Watch Program
Turkey River at Garber (USGS), (USACE)
Upper Iowa River at Bluffton
Volga River near Littleport (USGS), (USACE)
Wapsipinicon near Anamosa
Mapping