River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
537 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 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   7.56  Non-Flood   0.27   0.72  0327/0445

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
 Britt

Iowa River
 Rowan                      12.5   5.45  Non-Flood   0.40   1.70  0327/0500
 Steamboat Rock             11.0   5.66  Non-Flood   0.03   0.02  0327/0500
 Marshalltown               19.0  10.96  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.18  0327/0500
 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   2.28  Non-Flood   0.35   0.97  0327/0500
 Tama US 63                 20.0   7.76  Non-Flood   0.27   0.69  0327/0500
 Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
 Blairsburg                        5.67             -0.21  -1.24  0327/0500
 New Providence                    3.19              0.10   0.53  0327/0445

Timber Creek
 Marshalltown               14.0   2.60  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.14  0327/0500

Richland Creek
 Haven                            10.29              0.01  -0.03  0327/0500

Stein Creek
 Clutier                          67.09             -0.04   0.02  0327/0430

Salt Creek
 Elberon                    16.0   5.80  Non-Flood   0.01   0.32  0327/0500

Walnut Creek
 Hartwick                   14.0   1.25  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.02  0327/0500

Deer Creek
 Toledo                            4.49             -0.01   0.13  0327/0500

Deep River
 Deep River                       66.46              0.01   0.04  0327/0515

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
 Waverly                    12.0   4.98  Non-Flood   0.02   0.00  0327/0515
 Janesville                 13.0   1.20  Non-Flood  -0.02   0.15  0327/0445
 Cedar Falls                89.0  78.69  Non-Flood   0.05   0.11  0327/0445
 Waterloo                   13.0   5.46  Non-Flood   0.04   0.04  0327/0500

West Fork Cedar River
 Kesley
 IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave         944.20              0.10   0.36  0327/0445
 Finchford                  17.0   5.94  Non-Flood   0.06   0.22  0327/0445

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
 Mason City US 65                 82.00             -0.05   0.01  0327/0445

Winnebago River
 Mason City                 10.0   6.85  Non-Flood  -0.05   0.77  0327/0430
 Rockford

Clear Lake
 Clear Lake                        3.71             -0.08  -0.01  0327/0500

Willow Creek
 Mason City US 18 Bus             86.57             -0.13  -0.33  0327/0445

Shell Rock River
 Northwood
 Nora Springs
 IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
 Marble Rock                 4.0
 IFC--Marble Rock 290th St       949.95              0.37   1.00  0327/0445
 Shell Rock                 12.0   8.17  Non-Flood   0.17   0.53  0327/0445

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
 New Hartford               12.5   1.74  Non-Flood   0.14   0.45  0327/0500

Black Hawk Creek
 Hudson                     14.0   5.22  Non-Flood   0.00   0.22  0327/0445

Wolf Creek
 Dysart                     12.0   2.90  Non-Flood   0.00   0.21  0327/0515

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
 Jewell                           81.91             -0.20  -0.74  0327/0515

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
 Story City                       83.46             -0.10  -0.42  0327/0430

South Skunk River
 IFC--Randall Hwy R61            976.72             -0.32  -0.18  0327/0445
 Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River
 Ames McFarland Park 180th
 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   4.87  Non-Flood  -0.10   0.26  0327/0500
 IFC--Ames E 13th St             879.89             -0.07   0.55  0327/0445
 Ames US 30                 21.5  12.54  Non-Flood  -0.14   0.00  0327/0500
 Colfax                     18.0   9.77  Non-Flood   0.12   1.38  0327/0445
 Oskaloosa                  24.5   9.84  Non-Flood   0.50   1.76  0327/0430

Ioway Creek
 IFC--Story City 120th St        972.14             -0.25  -0.79  0327/0445
 Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek
 IFC--Gilbert 160th St           930.85             -0.27  -0.68  0327/0500
 Ames Cameron School Rd
 IFC--Ames Stange Rd             889.83             -0.28  -0.59  0327/0445
 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   2.83  Non-Flood  -0.16  -0.40  0327/0500
 IFC--Ames S Duff Ave            873.87             -0.18  -0.57  0327/0445

Indian Creek
 Mingo                             5.43             -0.18  -0.24  0327/0515

Middle Creek
 Lacey                            74.61             -0.02  -0.04  0327/0500

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
 Estherville                10.0   3.00  Non-Flood   0.00   0.22  0327/0500
 Emmetsburg                 11.0   3.17  Non-Flood  -0.06   0.26  0327/0515
 Humboldt                   10.0   5.95  Non-Flood   0.23   1.55  0327/0515

Pilot Creek
 Rolfe                             6.32             -0.31   0.23  0327/0515

East Fork Des Moines River
 Algona                     17.0  11.08  Non-Flood   0.29   2.26  0327/0515
 Dakota City                20.0   9.32  Non-Flood   0.32   1.05  0327/0500

Des Moines River
 Fort Dodge                 10.5   5.84  Non-Flood   0.21   1.21  0327/0500
 Stratford                  19.0   8.16  Non-Flood   0.32   1.46  0327/0500
 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  16.44  Non-Flood   0.03   0.71  0327/0415
 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0  12.56  Non-Flood   0.23   1.63  0327/0500
 Swan                             44.11              0.44   0.72  0327/0415
 Tracy                      14.0   3.57  Non-Flood  -0.19   0.46  0327/0515
 Eddyville                  63.0  49.06  Non-Flood   0.39   0.78  0327/0415
 Ottumwa                    11.5   2.43  Non-Flood   0.65   0.80  0327/0520

 Saylorville Reservoir
  Pool                     884.0 838.71  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.25  0327/0500
  Tail                             5.21              0.02   1.73  0327/0500
  Normal Pool              836.0

 Red Rock Reservoir
  Pool                     780.0 742.35  Non-Flood  -0.07  -0.01  0327/0515
  Tail                            85.21             -0.16   0.86  0327/0515
  Normal Pool              742.0

Lizard Creek
 Fort Dodge                        7.61              0.09   1.13  0327/0515

Boone River
 Goldfield                         9.21              0.09   1.10  0327/0515
 Webster City               14.0   3.65  Non-Flood  -0.12   0.80  0327/0500

White Fox Creek
 Clarion                          83.45             -0.07  -0.35  0327/0445

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
 Pilot Mound                      81.71             -0.18  -0.92  0327/0515

Big Creek Ponding Area
 Polk City                        39.05             -0.08  -0.17  0327/0515

Big Creek Lake
 Polk City                        19.92             -0.03  -0.03  0327/0515

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
 Woodward                         13.90              0.15   1.39  0327/0515
 Grimes                     14.0   5.51  Non-Flood   0.37   1.48  0327/0515

Fourmile Creek
 Ankeny US 69
 IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St          907.37             -0.11  -0.27  0327/0445
 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   2.19  Non-Flood  -0.14  -0.89  0327/0515
 IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave        823.94             -0.20  -0.49  0327/0445
 Altoona I-80
 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   4.42  Non-Flood  -0.10  -0.18  0327/0430
 IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali      769.53             -0.13  -0.62  0327/0445

North River
 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   6.80  Non-Flood   0.66   1.24  0327/0515

Middle River
 Indianola                  23.0   7.05  Non-Flood   0.03   0.14  0327/0515

South River
 Ackworth                   29.0   5.48  Non-Flood   0.00   0.14  0327/0515

White Breast Creek
 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.54  Non-Flood   0.00   0.04  0327/0515

English Creek
 Knoxville                  21.0   7.98  Non-Flood   0.02   0.06  0327/0515

Cedar Creek
 Bussey                     25.0   4.36  Non-Flood   0.00   0.05  0327/0515

Bear Creek
 Ottumwa US 34                    79.47             -0.01   0.12  0327/0445

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
 Sac City                         12.91             -0.18   0.49  0327/0515
 Lanesboro                        13.82              0.05   4.18  0327/0515
 Jefferson                  19.0   7.12  Non-Flood   0.86   1.26  0327/0515
 Perry                      15.0   7.69  Non-Flood   0.37   2.97  0327/0515

Black Hawk Lake
 Lake View                         6.16              0.03   0.01  0327/0515

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
 Templeton                        67.11             -0.09  -0.22  0327/0500

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
 Carroll                          15.28              0.00  -0.28  0327/0515

Middle Raccoon River
 Bayard                           11.42              0.21   1.24  0327/0515
 Panora                     11.0   4.91  Non-Flood  -0.03   0.13  0327/0515

Lake Panorama
 Panora                           45.68              0.03  -0.06  0327/0515

South Raccoon River
 Redfield                   20.0   4.06  Non-Flood  -0.13   0.83  0327/0445

Raccoon River
 Van Meter R Ave            17.0   5.03  Non-Flood   0.36   1.61  0327/0500
 West Des Moines                  28.39              0.48   1.39  0327/0445
 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  21.67  Non-Flood   0.42   0.89  0327/0415
 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   3.52  Non-Flood   0.27   0.43  0327/0445

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Waukee 156th St             9.0
 Urbandale 142nd St                2.07             -0.10  -0.64  0327/0314
 IFC--Clive NW 128th St
 Clive I-80/35               9.0   3.41  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0327/0528
 IFC--Clive NW 100th St          840.31             -0.12  -0.68  0327/0445
 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   3.68  Non-Flood  -0.16  -1.59  0327/0445

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 IFC--Clive 156th St             897.91             -0.16  -1.12  0327/0445

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 4.01              0.16   0.58  0327/0500
 IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
 IFC--Windsor Heights Colle      825.72             -0.07  -1.45  0327/0445

Jordan Creek
 West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
 Grand Junction             13.0   9.68  Non-Flood  -0.28   1.25  0327/0515

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
 Atlantic                   19.0   3.46  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.63  0327/0500

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
 Massena IA 148                   67.41             -0.10  -1.78  0327/0515

East Fork 102 River
 Bedford                    24.0  11.88  Non-Flood  -0.38   0.30  0327/0445

Thompson River
 Davis City                 12.0   1.70  Non-Flood   0.17   0.76  0327/0500

Chariton River
 Chariton                   19.5   4.32  Non-Flood   0.03   0.15  0327/0445
 Moulton                    36.0  18.34  Non-Flood   0.02   0.08  0327/0445

South Fork Chariton River
 Promise City               25.0   3.19  Non-Flood   0.05   0.05  0327/0445

 Rathbun Reservoir
  Pool                     926.0 902.85  Non-Flood   0.00   0.07  0327/0445
  Tail                             2.09              0.00  -0.02  0327/0500
  Normal Pool              904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
 Centerville                       7.88             -0.05   0.03  0327/0430

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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