River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1037 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 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   7.01  Non-Flood   0.17   0.33  0326/0945

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
 Britt

Iowa River
 Rowan                      12.5   4.04  Non-Flood   0.35   0.77  0326/1000
 Steamboat Rock             11.0   5.63  Non-Flood   0.01   0.06  0326/1000
 Marshalltown               19.0  11.04  Non-Flood   0.30   0.83  0326/1000
 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   1.43  Non-Flood   0.14   0.27  0326/1000
 Tama US 63                 20.0   7.16  Non-Flood   0.10   0.31  0326/1000
 Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
 Blairsburg                        6.47             -0.55   1.65  0326/1000
 New Providence                    2.92              0.31   0.65  0326/0945

Timber Creek
 Marshalltown               14.0   2.76  Non-Flood   0.03   0.24  0326/1000

Richland Creek
 Haven                            10.31             -0.01   0.01  0326/1000

Stein Creek
 Clutier                          67.09             -0.02   0.14  0326/0930

Salt Creek
 Elberon                    16.0   5.53  Non-Flood   0.05   0.17  0326/1000

Walnut Creek
 Hartwick                   14.0   1.28  Non-Flood   0.00   0.02  0326/1000

Deer Creek
 Toledo                            4.46              0.10   0.24  0326/1000

Deep River
 Deep River                       66.45              0.02   0.02  0326/1015

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
 Waverly                    12.0   4.99  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0326/1015
 Janesville                 13.0   1.25  Non-Flood   0.22   0.32  0326/0945
 Cedar Falls                89.0  78.60  Non-Flood   0.04   0.11  0326/0945
 Waterloo                   13.0   5.38  Non-Flood   0.02   0.07  0326/1000

West Fork Cedar River
 Kesley
 IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave         943.90              0.02   0.22  0326/0945
 Finchford                  17.0   5.75  Non-Flood   0.03   0.08  0326/0945

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
 Mason City US 65                 82.01              0.01   0.51  0326/0945

Winnebago River
 Mason City                 10.0   6.52  Non-Flood   0.52   1.73  0326/0930
 Rockford

Clear Lake
 Clear Lake                        3.73              0.02   0.15  0326/1000

Willow Creek
 Mason City US 18 Bus             86.89              0.07   0.66  0326/0945

Shell Rock River
 Northwood
 Nora Springs
 IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
 Marble Rock                 4.0
 IFC--Marble Rock 290th St       948.70             -0.28   0.06  0326/0945
 Shell Rock                 12.0   7.67  Non-Flood   0.04   0.12  0326/0945

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
 New Hartford               12.5   1.33  Non-Flood   0.05   0.11  0326/1000

Black Hawk Creek
 Hudson                     14.0   5.04  Non-Flood   0.05   0.33  0326/0945

Wolf Creek
 Dysart                     12.0   2.77  Non-Flood   0.10   0.32  0326/1015

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
 Jewell                           82.73              0.10   1.23  0326/1015

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
 Story City                       83.77             -0.13   0.40  0326/0930

South Skunk River
 IFC--Randall Hwy R61            977.13              0.28   1.91  0326/0945
 Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River
 Ames McFarland Park 180th
 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   4.82  Non-Flood   0.24   0.98  0326/1000
 IFC--Ames E 13th St             879.61              0.31   1.21  0326/0945
 Ames US 30                 21.5  12.60  Non-Flood   0.13   1.55  0326/1000
 Colfax                     18.0   8.73  Non-Flood   0.41   1.26  0326/0945
 Oskaloosa                  24.5   8.31  Non-Flood   0.23   0.36  0326/0930

Ioway Creek
 IFC--Story City 120th St        972.92              0.03   0.82  0326/0945
 Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek
 IFC--Gilbert 160th St           931.55             -0.03   1.16  0326/0945
 Ames Cameron School Rd
 IFC--Ames Stange Rd             890.31             -0.08   1.24  0326/0945
 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   3.15  Non-Flood  -0.07   0.65  0326/1000
 IFC--Ames S Duff Ave            874.26             -0.13   1.09  0326/0945

Indian Creek
 Mingo                             5.87              0.21   1.19  0326/1015

Middle Creek
 Lacey                            74.67              0.03   0.03  0326/1000

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
 Estherville                10.0   2.86  Non-Flood   0.11   0.46  0326/1000
 Emmetsburg                 11.0   3.09  Non-Flood   0.24   1.70  0326/1015
 Humboldt                   10.0   4.80  Non-Flood   0.48   1.08  0326/1015

Pilot Creek
 Rolfe                             6.51              0.47   3.18  0326/1015

East Fork Des Moines River
 Algona                     17.0   9.57  Non-Flood   0.88   2.13  0326/1015
 Dakota City                20.0   8.40  Non-Flood   0.16   0.43  0326/1000

Des Moines River
 Fort Dodge                 10.5   4.93  Non-Flood   0.35   0.94  0326/1000
 Stratford                  19.0   7.15  Non-Flood   0.55   1.60  0326/1000
 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  15.72  Non-Flood   0.00   0.23  0326/0915
 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0  11.17  Non-Flood   0.24   0.87  0326/1000
 Swan                             43.36             -0.04  -0.07  0326/0915
 Tracy                      14.0   3.03  Non-Flood  -0.17   0.25  0326/0915
 Eddyville                  63.0  48.39  Non-Flood   0.13   0.48  0326/0915
 Ottumwa                    11.5   2.06  Non-Flood   0.41   0.61  0326/1020

 Saylorville Reservoir
  Pool                     884.0 839.06  Non-Flood   0.04   0.15  0326/1000
  Tail                             4.03              0.54   0.64  0326/1000
  Normal Pool              836.0

 Red Rock Reservoir
  Pool                     780.0 742.50  Non-Flood   0.18   0.23  0326/1015
  Tail                            85.63              1.28   1.00  0326/1015
  Normal Pool              742.0

Lizard Creek
 Fort Dodge                        6.96              0.58   1.61  0326/1015

Boone River
 Goldfield                         8.38              0.35   1.05  0326/1015
 Webster City               14.0   3.18  Non-Flood   0.40   0.98  0326/1000

White Fox Creek
 Clarion                          83.75             -0.07   0.23  0326/0945

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
 Pilot Mound                      82.53             -0.01   1.35  0326/1015

Big Creek Ponding Area
 Polk City                        39.22              0.02   0.01  0326/1015

Big Creek Lake
 Polk City                        19.96              0.04   0.19  0326/1015

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
 Woodward                         12.83              0.41   1.91  0326/1015
 Grimes                     14.0   4.53  Non-Flood   0.63   1.24  0326/1015

Fourmile Creek
 Ankeny US 69
 IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St          907.62              0.04   0.16  0326/0945
 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   2.70  Non-Flood   0.05   0.62  0326/0915
 IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave        824.84              0.67   1.05  0326/0945
 Altoona I-80
 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   5.03  Non-Flood   0.41   0.73  0326/0930
 IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali      770.60              0.79   1.19  0326/0945

North River
 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   5.58  Non-Flood   0.16   0.70  0326/1015

Middle River
 Indianola                  23.0   6.96  Non-Flood   0.07   0.13  0326/1015

South River
 Ackworth                   29.0   5.53  Non-Flood   0.20   0.26  0326/1015

White Breast Creek
 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.49  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0326/1015

English Creek
 Knoxville                  21.0   7.96  Non-Flood   0.04   0.08  0326/1015

Cedar Creek
 Bussey                     25.0   4.33  Non-Flood   0.03   0.02  0326/0915

Bear Creek
 Ottumwa US 34                    79.45              0.11   0.11  0326/0945

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
 Sac City                         12.82              0.62   4.74  0326/0915
 Lanesboro                        10.98              1.64   2.64  0326/0930
 Jefferson                  19.0   5.97  Non-Flood   0.16   0.66  0326/1015
 Perry                      15.0   5.38  Non-Flood   0.77   1.40  0326/1015

Black Hawk Lake
 Lake View                         6.12              0.00   0.05  0326/1015

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
 Templeton                        67.38              0.05   0.32  0326/1000

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
 Carroll                          15.46             -0.11   0.26  0326/1015

Middle Raccoon River
 Bayard                           10.60              0.49   1.55  0326/1015
 Panora                     11.0   5.17  Non-Flood   0.41   0.94  0326/1015

Lake Panorama
 Panora                           45.69             -0.06   0.17  0326/1015

South Raccoon River
 Redfield                   20.0   4.00  Non-Flood   0.95   1.19  0326/0945

Raccoon River
 Van Meter R Ave            17.0   3.54  Non-Flood   0.15   0.57  0326/1000
 West Des Moines                  27.18              0.23   0.60  0326/0945
 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  20.93  Non-Flood   0.21   0.48  0326/0915
 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   3.32  Non-Flood   0.29   0.61  0326/0945

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Waukee 156th St             9.0
 Urbandale 142nd St                2.48             -0.28   0.18  0326/1033
 IFC--Clive NW 128th St
 Clive I-80/35               9.0   3.39  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.02  0326/1028
 IFC--Clive NW 100th St          840.96              0.11   0.39  0326/0945
 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   4.69  Non-Flood  -0.54   0.71  0326/0945

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 IFC--Clive 156th St             898.80             -0.15   0.49  0326/0945

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Urbandale 92nd Dr
 IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
 IFC--Windsor Heights Colle      826.32             -1.09   0.10  0326/0945

Jordan Creek
 West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
 Grand Junction             13.0   9.22  Non-Flood   1.04   3.42  0326/1015

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
 Atlantic                   19.0   2.90  Non-Flood   0.06   0.29  0326/1000

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
 Massena IA 148                   68.20             -1.03   1.12  0326/1015

East Fork 102 River
 Bedford                    24.0  13.64  Non-Flood   2.41   2.65  0326/0945

Thompson River
 Davis City                 12.0   0.95  Non-Flood   0.02   0.07  0326/1000

Chariton River
 Chariton                   19.5   4.20  Non-Flood   0.04   0.05  0326/0945
 Moulton                    36.0  18.29  Non-Flood   0.03   0.03  0326/0945

South Fork Chariton River
 Promise City               25.0   3.15  Non-Flood   0.01   0.08  0326/0945

 Rathbun Reservoir
  Pool                     926.0 902.80  Non-Flood   0.02   0.03  0326/0945
  Tail                             2.09             -0.01  -0.02  0326/1000
  Normal Pool              904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
 Centerville                       7.93              0.05   0.10  0326/0930

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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