River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1137 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   6.60  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.03  0317/1045

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
 Britt                            74.57             -0.09  -0.15  0317/1115

Iowa River
 Rowan                      12.5   3.06  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.09  0317/1100
 Steamboat Rock             11.0   5.45  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/1100
 Marshalltown               19.0   9.85  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0317/1100
 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   0.80  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/1100
 Tama US 63                 20.0   6.62  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  0317/1100
 Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
 Blairsburg                        3.98             -0.01   0.01  0317/1100
 New Providence                    1.94             -0.01  -0.01  0317/1045

Timber Creek
 Marshalltown               14.0   2.08  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0317/1100

Richland Creek
 Haven                            10.18              0.00  -0.03  0317/1100

Stein Creek
 Clutier                          66.88             -0.03  -0.01  0317/1030

Salt Creek
 Elberon                    16.0   5.25  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0317/1100

Walnut Creek
 Hartwick                   14.0   1.16  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.04  0317/1100

Deer Creek
 Toledo                            3.98             -0.01   0.03  0317/1100

Deep River
 Deep River                       66.41              0.02   0.01  0317/1115

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
 Waverly                    12.0   4.94  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.02  0317/1115
 Janesville                 13.0   0.93  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.02  0317/1045
 Cedar Falls                89.0  78.52  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.02  0317/1045
 Waterloo                   13.0   5.24  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.04  0317/1100

West Fork Cedar River
 Kesley
 IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave         943.55              0.00   0.00  0317/1000
 Finchford                  17.0   5.67  Non-Flood   0.01   0.04  0317/1045

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
 Mason City US 65                 81.20             -0.01  -0.03  0317/1045

Winnebago River
 Mason City                 10.0   4.46  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0317/1030
 Rockford

Clear Lake
 Clear Lake                        3.55             -0.01  -0.01  0317/1100

Willow Creek
 Mason City US 18 Bus             85.52              0.00  -0.03  0317/1045

Shell Rock River
 Northwood
 Nora Springs
 IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
 Marble Rock                 4.0
 IFC--Marble Rock 290th St       948.36             -0.04   0.01  0317/1000
 Shell Rock                 12.0   7.55  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0317/1045

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
 New Hartford               12.5   1.08  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0317/1100

Black Hawk Creek
 Hudson                     14.0   4.47  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0317/1045

Wolf Creek
 Dysart                     12.0   2.33  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0317/1115

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
 Jewell                           80.11             -0.07  -0.05  0317/1115

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
 Story City                       82.30              0.00   0.01  0317/1030

South Skunk River
 IFC--Randall Hwy R61            974.57             -0.04   0.04  0317/1100
 Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River
 Ames McFarland Park 180th
 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   2.96  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0317/1100
 IFC--Ames E 13th St             877.33             -0.06  -0.04  0317/1000
 Ames US 30                 21.5   9.54  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0317/1100
 Colfax                     18.0   7.04  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.08  0317/1045
 Oskaloosa                  24.5   7.91  Non-Flood   0.04   0.10  0317/1030

Ioway Creek
 IFC--Story City 120th St        970.58             -0.06  -0.02  0317/1000
 Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek
 IFC--Gilbert 160th St           928.68             -0.02  -0.01  0317/1100
 Ames Cameron School Rd
 IFC--Ames Stange Rd             887.88             -0.03  -0.03  0317/1100
 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   1.26  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0317/1100
 IFC--Ames S Duff Ave            871.46             -0.08  -0.05  0317/1000

Indian Creek
 Mingo                             3.49              0.01   0.01  0317/1115

Middle Creek
 Lacey                            74.59              0.00  -0.01  0317/1100

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
 Estherville                10.0   2.25  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/1100
 Emmetsburg                 11.0   0.76  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0317/1115
 Humboldt                   10.0   3.67  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0317/1115

Pilot Creek
 Rolfe                             2.30             -0.01   0.06  0317/1115

East Fork Des Moines River
 Algona                     17.0   7.25  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/1115
 Dakota City                20.0   7.87  Non-Flood   0.00   0.02  0317/1100

Des Moines River
 Fort Dodge                 10.5   3.82  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.02  0317/1100
 Stratford                  19.0   5.08  Non-Flood  -0.03   0.01  0317/1100
 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  14.91  Non-Flood   0.03   0.01  0317/1015
 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0   9.09  Non-Flood   0.03   0.06  0317/1100
 Swan                             42.47             -0.03  -0.01  0317/1015
 Tracy                      14.0   2.33  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0317/1015
 Eddyville                  63.0  47.19  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.06  0317/1015
 Ottumwa                    11.5   1.41  Non-Flood   0.27   0.04  0317/1120

 Saylorville Reservoir
  Pool                     884.0 840.96  Non-Flood   1.86   1.74  0317/1100
  Tail                             2.17              0.30   0.30  0317/1100
  Normal Pool              836.0

 Red Rock Reservoir
  Pool                     780.0 742.28  Non-Flood   0.10   0.00  0317/1115
  Tail                            82.98             -0.06  -0.04  0317/1115
  Normal Pool              742.0

Lizard Creek
 Fort Dodge                        5.12              0.02   0.23  0317/1115

Boone River
 Goldfield                         7.21              0.00   0.00  0317/1115
 Webster City               14.0   1.80  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.03  0317/1100

White Fox Creek
 Clarion                          83.12             -0.01  -0.04  0317/1045

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
 Pilot Mound                      79.37             -0.05  -0.07  0317/1115

Big Creek Ponding Area
 Polk City                        39.14              0.02   0.10  0317/1115

Big Creek Lake
 Polk City                        19.57              0.00  -0.01  0317/1115

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
 Woodward                         10.40              0.00  -0.03  0317/1115
 Grimes                     14.0   2.83  Non-Flood   0.00   0.05  0317/1115

Fourmile Creek
 Ankeny US 69
 IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St          906.86             -0.04  -0.02  0317/1000
 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   1.43  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.06  0317/1115
 IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave        822.92             -0.02   0.00  0317/1000
 Altoona I-80
 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   3.57  Non-Flood   0.03  -0.01  0317/1030
 IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali      768.42              0.00   0.05  0317/1000

North River
 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   4.52  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.04  0317/1115

Middle River
 Indianola                  23.0   6.73  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0317/1115

South River
 Ackworth                   29.0   5.16  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.02  0317/1115

White Breast Creek
 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.47  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.08  0317/1115

English Creek
 Knoxville                  21.0   7.92  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.03  0317/1015

Cedar Creek
 Bussey                     25.0   4.64  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.28  0317/1015

Bear Creek
 Ottumwa US 34                    79.51             -0.02  -0.09  0317/1045

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
 Sac City                          7.79              0.00   0.05  0317/1115
 Lanesboro                         8.25              0.04   0.39  0317/1115
 Jefferson                  19.0   5.00  Non-Flood   0.03  -0.01  0317/1115
 Perry                      15.0   3.26  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  0317/1115

Black Hawk Lake
 Lake View                         5.93             -0.04  -0.05  0317/1115

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
 Templeton                        66.76              0.00   0.02  0317/1100

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
 Carroll                          14.86              0.00   0.02  0317/1115

Middle Raccoon River
 Bayard                            8.62              0.00  -0.16  0317/1115
 Panora                     11.0   4.10  Non-Flood   0.07   0.01  0317/1115

Lake Panorama
 Panora                           45.41              0.05   0.02  0317/1115

South Raccoon River
 Redfield                   20.0   2.33  Non-Flood   0.04   0.00  0317/1045

Raccoon River
 Van Meter R Ave            17.0   2.53  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/1100
 West Des Moines                  26.09             -0.01   0.00  0317/1045
 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  20.02  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.03  0317/1015
 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   1.63  Non-Flood  -0.12   0.06  0317/1045

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  0317/1127
 IFC--Clive NW 100th St          839.74             -0.05   0.11  0317/1000
 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   2.94  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0317/1045

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 IFC--Clive 156th St             897.54             -0.09   0.00  0317/1000

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 3.42              0.00   0.95  0317/1040
 IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
 IFC--Windsor Heights Colle      825.36              0.00  -0.04  0317/1000

Jordan Creek
 West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
 Grand Junction             13.0   4.71  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.01  0317/1115

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
 Atlantic                   19.0   2.14  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.06  0317/1100

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
 Massena IA 148                   66.12             -0.06  -0.08  0317/1115

East Fork 102 River
 Bedford                    24.0  11.01  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.05  0317/1045

Thompson River
 Davis City                 12.0   0.97  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.06  0317/1100

Chariton River
 Chariton                   19.5   4.46  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.12  0317/1045
 Moulton                    36.0  18.78  Non-Flood  -0.08  -0.53  0317/1045

South Fork Chariton River
 Promise City               25.0   3.30  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.16  0317/1045

 Rathbun Reservoir
  Pool                     926.0 902.91  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  0317/1045
  Tail                             2.09              0.00  -0.01  0317/1100
  Normal Pool              904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
 Centerville                       8.46             -0.08  -0.49  0317/1030

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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