River Summary
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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
437 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 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   6.59  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0318/1545

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
 Britt                            74.89              0.02   0.10  0318/1615

Iowa River
 Rowan                      12.5   3.08  Non-Flood   0.04  -0.01  0318/1600
 Steamboat Rock             11.0   5.45  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0318/1600
 Marshalltown               19.0   9.87  Non-Flood   0.03   0.00  0318/1600
 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   0.80  Non-Flood   0.03   0.00  0318/1600
 Tama US 63                 20.0   6.61  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0318/1600
 Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
 Blairsburg                        3.97             -0.01  -0.01  0318/1600
 New Providence                    1.93              0.00  -0.01  0318/1545

Timber Creek
 Marshalltown               14.0   2.09  Non-Flood  -0.03   0.02  0318/1600

Richland Creek
 Haven                            10.18             -0.02  -0.01  0318/1600

Stein Creek
 Clutier                          66.88              0.03   0.03  0318/1530

Salt Creek
 Elberon                    16.0   5.17  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.08  0318/1600

Walnut Creek
 Hartwick                   14.0   1.18  Non-Flood  -0.03   0.00  0318/1600

Deer Creek
 Toledo                            3.98              0.16   0.00  0318/1600

Deep River
 Deep River                       66.39              0.03  -0.03  0318/1615

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
 Waverly                    12.0   4.95  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.01  0318/1615
 Janesville                 13.0   0.90  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.09  0318/1545
 Cedar Falls                89.0  78.47  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.03  0318/1545
 Waterloo                   13.0   5.23  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0318/1600

West Fork Cedar River
 Kesley
 IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave         943.51             -0.03   0.01  0318/1600
 Finchford                  17.0   5.65  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0318/1545

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
 Mason City US 65                 81.15              0.00  -0.04  0318/1545

Winnebago River
 Mason City                 10.0   4.47  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.01  0318/1530
 Rockford

Clear Lake
 Clear Lake                        3.53              0.02  -0.07  0318/1600

Willow Creek
 Mason City US 18 Bus             85.52              0.02   0.00  0318/1545

Shell Rock River
 Northwood
 Nora Springs
 IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
 Marble Rock                 4.0
 IFC--Marble Rock 290th St       948.21             -0.24  -0.07  0318/1500
 Shell Rock                 12.0   7.51  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.04  0318/1545

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
 New Hartford               12.5   1.06  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0318/1600

Black Hawk Creek
 Hudson                     14.0   4.43  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0318/1545

Wolf Creek
 Dysart                     12.0   2.29  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.04  0318/1615

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
 Jewell                           80.21              0.08   0.08  0318/1615

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
 Story City                       82.31              0.05   0.01  0318/1530

South Skunk River
 IFC--Randall Hwy R61            974.41             -0.15  -0.08  0318/1600
 Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River
 Ames McFarland Park 180th
 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   2.93  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0318/1600
 IFC--Ames E 13th St             877.21             -0.13  -0.03  0318/1500
 Ames US 30                 21.5   9.49  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.05  0318/1600
 Colfax                     18.0   7.05  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0318/1545
 Oskaloosa                  24.5   7.80  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.08  0318/1530

Ioway Creek
 IFC--Story City 120th St        970.47             -0.08  -0.04  0318/1500
 Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek
 IFC--Gilbert 160th St           928.61             -0.06  -0.05  0318/1600
 Ames Cameron School Rd
 IFC--Ames Stange Rd             887.80             -0.09  -0.06  0318/1600
 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   1.24  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.02  0318/1600
 IFC--Ames S Duff Ave            871.41             -0.08  -0.04  0318/1500

Indian Creek
 Mingo                             3.31             -0.01  -0.16  0318/1615

Middle Creek
 Lacey                            74.60             -0.05   0.02  0318/1600

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
 Estherville                10.0   2.21  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0318/1600
 Emmetsburg                 11.0   0.72  Non-Flood   0.08  -0.02  0318/1615
 Humboldt                   10.0   3.68  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0318/1615

Pilot Creek
 Rolfe                             2.46              0.58   0.18  0318/1615

East Fork Des Moines River
 Algona                     17.0   7.21  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.04  0318/1615
 Dakota City                20.0   7.86  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0318/1600

Des Moines River
 Fort Dodge                 10.5   3.82  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0318/1600
 Stratford                  19.0   5.13  Non-Flood   0.01   0.05  0318/1600
 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  15.06  Non-Flood   0.05   0.09  0318/1515
 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0   9.34  Non-Flood   0.10   0.15  0318/1600
 Swan                             42.49              0.06   0.31  0318/1515
 Tracy                      14.0   2.33  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0318/1515
 Eddyville                  63.0  47.18  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0318/1515
 Ottumwa                    11.5   0.96  Non-Flood  -0.22  -0.05  0318/1620

 Saylorville Reservoir
  Pool                     884.0 839.16  Non-Flood  -0.07  -1.85  0318/1600
  Tail                             2.51              0.30   0.26  0318/1600
  Normal Pool              836.0

 Red Rock Reservoir
  Pool                     780.0 742.18  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.11  0318/1615
  Tail                            83.31              0.11   0.33  0318/1615
  Normal Pool              742.0

Lizard Creek
 Fort Dodge                        5.08             -0.03  -0.03  0318/1615

Boone River
 Goldfield                         7.17              0.00  -0.04  0318/1615
 Webster City               14.0   1.80  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0318/1600

White Fox Creek
 Clarion                          83.13              0.02  -0.01  0318/1545

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
 Pilot Mound                      79.38             -0.03  -0.06  0318/1615

Big Creek Ponding Area
 Polk City                        39.24              0.00   0.05  0318/1615

Big Creek Lake
 Polk City                        19.58              0.01  -0.02  0318/1615

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
 Woodward                         10.39             -0.01  -0.02  0318/1615
 Grimes                     14.0   2.82  Non-Flood   0.02   0.00  0318/1615

Fourmile Creek
 Ankeny US 69
 IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St          906.84             -0.11  -0.02  0318/1500
 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   1.43  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0318/1615
 IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave        822.85             -0.06  -0.06  0318/1500
 Altoona I-80
 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   3.52  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0318/1530
 IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali      768.27             -0.15   0.01  0318/1500

North River
 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   4.51  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0318/1615

Middle River
 Indianola                  23.0   6.70  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0318/1515

South River
 Ackworth                   29.0   5.15  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0318/1615

White Breast Creek
 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.52  Non-Flood   0.03   0.05  0318/1615

English Creek
 Knoxville                  21.0   7.91  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.04  0318/1615

Cedar Creek
 Bussey                     25.0   4.47  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.13  0318/1515

Bear Creek
 Ottumwa US 34                    79.43             -0.02  -0.05  0318/1545

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
 Sac City                          7.64             -0.03  -0.13  0318/1615
 Lanesboro                         8.27             -0.02  -0.01  0318/1615
 Jefferson                  19.0   5.22  Non-Flood   0.02   0.19  0318/1615
 Perry                      15.0   3.36  Non-Flood   0.07   0.09  0318/1615

Black Hawk Lake
 Lake View                         5.92              0.00  -0.02  0318/1615

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
 Templeton                        66.70             -0.03  -0.05  0318/1600

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
 Carroll                          14.85              0.07   0.00  0318/1615

Middle Raccoon River
 Bayard                            8.51             -0.04  -0.12  0318/1515
 Panora                     11.0   4.02  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.09  0318/1515

Lake Panorama
 Panora                           45.33             -0.04  -0.07  0318/1615

South Raccoon River
 Redfield                   20.0   2.32  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.02  0318/1545

Raccoon River
 Van Meter R Ave            17.0   2.52  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.00  0318/1600
 West Des Moines                  26.09              0.01  -0.01  0318/1545
 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  20.00  Non-Flood   0.01   0.00  0318/1515
 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   1.61  Non-Flood   0.04  -0.03  0318/1545

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  0318/1343
 IFC--Clive NW 100th St          839.64             -0.10  -0.08  0318/1500
 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   2.90  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0318/1545

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 IFC--Clive 156th St             897.67             -0.36   0.04  0318/1500

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 3.31             -0.77   0.00  0318/1622
 IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
 IFC--Windsor Heights Colle      825.30             -0.08  -0.05  0318/1500

Jordan Creek
 West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
 Grand Junction             13.0   4.70  Non-Flood   0.03   0.00  0318/1615

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
 Atlantic                   19.0   2.17  Non-Flood   0.04   0.01  0318/1600

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
 Massena IA 148                   66.07             -0.09  -0.10  0318/1615

East Fork 102 River
 Bedford                    24.0  10.93  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.07  0318/1545

Thompson River
 Davis City                 12.0   0.91  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.04  0318/1600

Chariton River
 Chariton                   19.5   4.48  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.05  0318/1545
 Moulton                    36.0  18.47  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.24  0318/1545

South Fork Chariton River
 Promise City               25.0   3.21  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.08  0318/1545

 Rathbun Reservoir
  Pool                     926.0 902.90  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0318/1545
  Tail                             2.10              0.01   0.00  0318/1600
  Normal Pool              904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
 Centerville                       8.16             -0.03  -0.18  0318/1530

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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