I see Mississippi river finally up a little yesterday , not sure on barge traffic , when corn an other plants get ready harvest they quit draw water , wonder if drought like conditions continue an what small creeks be like this fall, last year the water very low all over an think this year maybe lot worse

Guess it all depends on where you are. Some people dryer than a popcorn fart while others are getting copious amounts of rain

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=dvn&gage=dldi4&hydro_type=2

here is the link to the Dubuque lock and dam 12 north of the city you can see things are about 8 1/2 feet below flood stage

I think most people would like to see a bit more water it is better than it was

I can't speak to L&D 12 but 6,7,8 were just a foot above record lows back the 18th of June

It went up a foot or 2, not sure, since few weeks ago when went fishing it was lower

Did you catch any fish coonman?

Probably not. Had 30 yr old 202 reel seize up maybe have a wee little bit of corrosion on gears. Ceramic eyelets maybe cracked caught stren line 10 pound snap how find fish now any chance. Was using liver and rusty hook.go upstream. Maybe down.

I only went fishing for about 45 minutes an awful hot, don't like heat from direct sun for hrs nomore when work next day an all week an not used to it , caught 3 bluegills, catch release , had go parts store get oil an something do sun afternoon as go nowhere but work all week , was very poor fishing all summer with low water levels there, maybe better now ? Last time a few weeks ago an wkends bfore then, deserted of lots fishermen as usslly are an still deserted

Levels at Grafton have been very steady at around 15.5, which is a foot and a 1/2 lowish.

Creeks and ponds have all about dried up. Local river has a few springs to keep some water in it but it still looks sad. Raccoons and skunks have taken up raiding some of the local farm yards in hopes of finding enough to eat. Going to be a tough year for them!

... you got to keep them bluegill coonman and fry them up on the cob ol hand

Savell, you need to learn how to properly prepare a bluegill to eat.

Creeks are just about dry here.Very few nuisance beaver calls this summer.Beaver move to the lakes and rivers.
Not out of the ordinary for some years.
They will be back up come the september rains.And the beaver will start their september dispersal.

Creeks are LOW here also. Geez I am praying for beavers to build dams!

The Mississippi here at Prairie du Chien is up a foot or two from a week ago. There is a pile of moss/grass coming down right and your bait gets covered in no time along with having it snag on the line according to the guys I've talked to that have been out. North of us has been getting storms and rain right along but we're dry here.

Along with that the Wisconsin river is out of it's banks here with central Wisconsin getting pummeled with storms the last 2 weeks or so. I drove up to the boat landing at Millville today and the rivers almost to the parking lot and the lawns covered so there's no fishing off the bank there right now.

The smaller streams and rivers here are low because we're so dry.

I don’t like choking on bones savell, so I learned how to fillet at about age 7, you can to if you try hard and believe in yourself! Lol

... that’s some sure enough sissygirl talk right there... chokin out the weak on bream bones is East Texas natural selection down here ol hand

... but a compassionate momma will put a bottle of vinegar on the table just in case lol

Real spotty here too. We are still well below normal and have had about 7 inches the last month. 15 miles north of us they have had over 10, some places 12 inches over the last month. Rivers are high with sloughs low in many places around us.

Bryce

This stuff maybe turn around in Sept rains an plants no longer use water like corn an field tiles start run, but even then , low water levels in every stream , small creeks the very small ones, or tile runs , some be very low

We got a decent amount of rain last night. The creek is up about 1 foot.