River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
437 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Hourly river stages. Time is in Central Time. For the latest river forecasts,
flood warnings and flood statements refer to weather.gov/desmoines.

Refer to the end of this product for an explanation of the columns.

                                    Cur  Obs Flood    6hr   24hr  Obs
Location                      FS    Stg   Category    Chg    Chg  Date/Time

...Mississippi River Basin...

.Wapsipinicon River Basin...

Wapsipinicon River
 Tripoli                    15.0   6.61  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.05  0317/0345

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
 Britt                            74.65             -0.04  -0.11  0317/0415

Iowa River
 Rowan                      12.5   3.07  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.06  0317/0400
 Steamboat Rock             11.0   5.46  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0317/0400
 Marshalltown               19.0   9.85  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/0400
 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   0.81  Non-Flood  -0.02   0.02  0317/0400
 Tama US 63                 20.0   6.62  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.00  0317/0400
 Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
 Blairsburg                        3.99              0.00  -0.02  0317/0400
 New Providence                    1.95              0.00   0.00  0317/0345

Timber Creek
 Marshalltown               14.0   2.07  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/0400

Richland Creek
 Haven                            10.18             -0.01  -0.03  0317/0400

Stein Creek
 Clutier                          66.91              0.05   0.02  0317/0330

Salt Creek
 Elberon                    16.0   5.25  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0317/0400

Walnut Creek
 Hartwick                   14.0   1.19  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0317/0400

Deer Creek
 Toledo                            3.99              0.01   0.03  0317/0400

Deep River
 Deep River                       66.39             -0.01  -0.02  0317/0415

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
 Waverly                    12.0   4.95  Non-Flood   0.01   0.02  0317/0415
 Janesville                 13.0   0.95  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.03  0317/0345
 Cedar Falls                89.0  78.47  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.03  0317/0345
 Waterloo                   13.0   5.23  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0317/0400

West Fork Cedar River
 Kesley
 IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave         943.54              0.00  -0.06  0317/0300
 Finchford                  17.0   5.66  Non-Flood   0.00   0.05  0317/0345

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
 Mason City US 65                 81.20              0.00  -0.09  0317/0345

Winnebago River
 Mason City                 10.0   4.47  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.02  0317/0330
 Rockford

Clear Lake
 Clear Lake                        3.56              0.02  -0.11  0317/0400

Willow Creek
 Mason City US 18 Bus             85.52             -0.04  -0.02  0317/0345

Shell Rock River
 Northwood
 Nora Springs
 IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
 Marble Rock                 4.0
 IFC--Marble Rock 290th St       948.38              0.01  -0.10  0317/0300
 Shell Rock                 12.0   7.55  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/0345

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
 New Hartford               12.5   1.08  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0317/0400

Black Hawk Creek
 Hudson                     14.0   4.46  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0317/0345

Wolf Creek
 Dysart                     12.0   2.33  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0317/0415

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
 Jewell                           80.19              0.00   0.00  0317/0415

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
 Story City                       82.30              0.01   0.01  0317/0330

South Skunk River
 IFC--Randall Hwy R61            974.60              0.03  -0.05  0317/0400
 Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River
 Ames McFarland Park 180th
 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   2.96  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.00  0317/0400
 IFC--Ames E 13th St             877.41              0.04  -0.03  0317/0300
 Ames US 30                 21.5   9.54  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.04  0317/0400
 Colfax                     18.0   7.09  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.06  0317/0345
 Oskaloosa                  24.5   7.85  Non-Flood   0.04   0.06  0317/0330

Ioway Creek
 IFC--Story City 120th St        970.63              0.01   0.01  0317/0300
 Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek
 IFC--Gilbert 160th St           928.70              0.01  -0.04  0317/0400
 Ames Cameron School Rd
 IFC--Ames Stange Rd             887.91             -0.02  -0.06  0317/0400
 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   1.26  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.04  0317/0400
 IFC--Ames S Duff Ave            871.51             -0.03  -0.08  0317/0300

Indian Creek
 Mingo                             3.48              0.01  -0.01  0317/0415

Middle Creek
 Lacey                            74.58             -0.01   0.00  0317/0400

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
 Estherville                10.0   2.27  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/0400
 Emmetsburg                 11.0   0.77  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0317/0415
 Humboldt                   10.0   3.68  Non-Flood   0.01   0.00  0317/0415

Pilot Creek
 Rolfe                             2.31             -0.01   0.10  0317/0415

East Fork Des Moines River
 Algona                     17.0   7.26  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/0415
 Dakota City                20.0   7.87  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  0317/0400

Des Moines River
 Fort Dodge                 10.5   3.83  Non-Flood   0.02   0.04  0317/0400
 Stratford                  19.0   5.11  Non-Flood   0.02   0.01  0317/0400
 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  14.86  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.02  0317/0315
 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0   9.04  Non-Flood   0.03   0.04  0317/0400
 Swan                             42.50              0.13  -0.13  0317/0315
 Tracy                      14.0   2.33  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0317/0315
 Eddyville                  63.0  47.23  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/0315
 Ottumwa                    11.5   0.97  Non-Flood   0.04   0.00  0317/0420

 Saylorville Reservoir
  Pool                     884.0 839.08  Non-Flood   0.01   0.15  0317/0400
  Tail                             1.87              0.00  -0.01  0317/0400
  Normal Pool              836.0

 Red Rock Reservoir
  Pool                     780.0 742.20  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.01  0317/0415
  Tail                            83.03              0.01  -0.03  0317/0415
  Normal Pool              742.0

Lizard Creek
 Fort Dodge                        5.09              0.06   0.18  0317/0415

Boone River
 Goldfield                         7.21              0.00   0.03  0317/0415
 Webster City               14.0   1.81  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  0317/0400

White Fox Creek
 Clarion                          83.13             -0.01  -0.03  0317/0345

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
 Pilot Mound                      79.39             -0.04  -0.03  0317/0415

Big Creek Ponding Area
 Polk City                        39.11              0.03   0.12  0317/0415

Big Creek Lake
 Polk City                        19.56              0.00   0.00  0317/0415

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
 Woodward                         10.40              0.00  -0.02  0317/0415
 Grimes                     14.0   2.83  Non-Flood   0.02   0.04  0317/0415

Fourmile Creek
 Ankeny US 69
 IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St          906.90             -0.04  -0.07  0317/0300
 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   1.44  Non-Flood  -0.02   0.00  0317/0315
 IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave        822.96              0.02  -0.04  0317/0300
 Altoona I-80
 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   3.55  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.06  0317/0330
 IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali      768.42              0.01  -0.03  0317/0300

North River
 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   4.58  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.05  0317/0415

Middle River
 Indianola                  23.0   6.72  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.03  0317/0415

South River
 Ackworth                   29.0   5.15  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.03  0317/0415

White Breast Creek
 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.51  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.05  0317/0415

English Creek
 Knoxville                  21.0   7.90  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.07  0317/0415

Cedar Creek
 Bussey                     25.0   4.69  Non-Flood  -0.07  -0.29  0317/0315

Bear Creek
 Ottumwa US 34                    79.53             -0.02  -0.13  0317/0345

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
 Sac City                          7.80              0.00   0.13  0317/0415
 Lanesboro                         8.19              0.08   0.38  0317/0415
 Jefferson                  19.0   4.99  Non-Flood   0.00   0.02  0317/0415
 Perry                      15.0   3.26  Non-Flood   0.01   0.02  0317/0415

Black Hawk Lake
 Lake View                         5.96             -0.01  -0.01  0317/0415

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
 Templeton                        66.74              0.00  -0.02  0317/0400

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
 Carroll                          14.86             -0.01  -0.01  0317/0415

Middle Raccoon River
 Bayard                            8.63             -0.03  -0.17  0317/0415
 Panora                     11.0   4.03  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/0415

Lake Panorama
 Panora                           45.35             -0.02   0.01  0317/0415

South Raccoon River
 Redfield                   20.0   2.28  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.04  0317/0345

Raccoon River
 Van Meter R Ave            17.0   2.54  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0317/0400
 West Des Moines                  26.12             -0.01   0.06  0317/0345
 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  20.03  Non-Flood   0.00   0.06  0317/0315
 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   1.74  Non-Flood   0.11   0.21  0317/0345

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Waukee 156th St             9.0
 Urbandale 142nd St
 IFC--Clive NW 128th St
 Clive I-80/35               9.0   3.41  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0317/0427
 IFC--Clive NW 100th St          839.77             -0.01  -0.08  0317/0300
 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   2.95  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.03  0317/0345

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 IFC--Clive 156th St             897.62             -0.03  -0.06  0317/0300

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 3.30              0.40   0.31  0317/0331
 IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
 IFC--Windsor Heights Colle      825.36             -0.04  -0.07  0317/0300

Jordan Creek
 West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
 Grand Junction             13.0   4.73  Non-Flood   0.00   0.02  0317/0415

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
 Atlantic                   19.0   2.18  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/0400

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
 Massena IA 148                   66.18              0.00   0.00  0317/0415

East Fork 102 River
 Bedford                    24.0  11.02  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.08  0317/0345

Thompson River
 Davis City                 12.0   0.98  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.08  0317/0400

Chariton River
 Chariton                   19.5   4.44  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.24  0317/0345
 Moulton                    36.0  18.88  Non-Flood  -0.13  -0.64  0317/0345

South Fork Chariton River
 Promise City               25.0   3.33  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.20  0317/0345

 Rathbun Reservoir
  Pool                     926.0 902.91  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.03  0317/0345
  Tail                             2.09             -0.01   0.00  0317/0400
  Normal Pool              904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
 Centerville                       8.58             -0.17  -0.40  0317/0330

Key: FS=Flood stage (feet)
     Cur Stg=Current stage (feet)
     Obs Flood Category=Observed stage flood category (if applicable)--may be
      different than forecast flood category
     6hr Chg=6-hour change (feet)
     24hr Chg=24-hour change (feet)
     Obs Time=Date/time observation was taken (local time)

This product is computer generated and is not monitored directly for quality
control. Data sources include the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Iowa Flood Center, state agencies and the National Weather
Service.

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