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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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096 SRUS43 KDMX 141343 RVADMX IAC001-003-007-009-013-015-017-023-025-027-029-033-039-047-049-051-053- 063-069-073-075-077-079-081-083-091-099-109-117-121-123-125-127-135-147- 151-153-157-159-161-169-171-173-175-179-181-185-187-189-195-197-151345- Hydrologic Summary National Weather Service Des Moines IA 837 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 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 8.87 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.58 0714/0745 .Iowa River Basin... West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2 Britt 75.98 -0.03 -0.14 0714/0815 Iowa River Rowan 12.5 8.71 Non-Flood -0.12 -0.31 0714/0800 Steamboat Rock 11.0 8.14 Non-Flood 0.12 0.61 0714/0800 Marshalltown 19.0 14.98 Non-Flood 0.08 -0.17 0714/0800 Tama Hwy E49 12.5 10.36 Non-Flood -0.43 -1.38 0714/0800 Tama US 63 20.0 15.81 Non-Flood -0.30 -0.73 0714/0800 Chelsea South Fork Iowa River Blairsburg 5.72 -0.08 -0.46 0714/0800 New Providence 4.23 -0.14 -0.48 0714/0745 Timber Creek Marshalltown 14.0 6.29 Non-Flood -0.22 -1.37 0714/0800 Richland Creek Haven 12.51 -0.09 -0.64 0714/0800 Stein Creek Clutier 67.87 -0.10 -0.55 0714/0730 Salt Creek Elberon 16.0 9.54 Non-Flood -0.34 -2.62 0714/0800 Walnut Creek Hartwick 14.0 3.78 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.83 0714/0800 Deer Creek Toledo 6.24 -0.13 -0.72 0714/0800 Deep River Deep River 67.52 -0.06 -0.42 0714/0815 .Cedar River Basin... Cedar River Waverly 12.0 5.09 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.11 0714/0815 Janesville 13.0 2.84 Non-Flood -0.13 -0.21 0714/0745 Cedar Falls 89.0 84.44 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.50 0714/0745 Waterloo 13.0 8.62 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.16 0714/0800 West Fork Cedar River Kesley Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 949.78 -0.25 -0.51 0714/0800 Finchford 17.0 11.43 Non-Flood 0.14 0.60 0714/0745 Spring Creek (North Central Iowa) Mason City US 65 80.95 -0.03 -0.07 0714/0745 Winnebago River Mason City 10.0 7.09 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.27 0714/0800 Rockford Clear Lake Clear Lake 4.97 0.02 0.01 0714/0800 Willow Creek Mason City US 18 Bus 86.57 -0.01 -0.14 0714/0745 Shell Rock River Northwood Nora Springs Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 971.56 -0.33 -0.37 0714/0800 Marble Rock 4.0 Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 950.28 0.00 -0.30 0714/0800 Shell Rock 12.0 10.16 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.39 0714/0745 Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa) New Hartford 12.5 4.97 Non-Flood -0.19 -0.88 0714/0800 Black Hawk Creek Hudson 14.0 10.76 Non-Flood -1.31 -2.12 0714/0745 Wolf Creek Dysart 12.0 4.56 Non-Flood -0.24 -1.79 0714/0815 .Skunk River Basin... Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa) Jewell 81.37 -0.03 -0.18 0714/0815 Keigley Branch (Central Iowa) Story City 83.26 -0.05 -0.25 0714/0730 South Skunk River Randall Hwy R61--IFC 975.62 -0.19 -0.46 0714/0800 Ames Hwy E18 Ames McFarland Park 180th Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 4.59 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.42 0714/0800 Ames E 13th St--IFC 879.33 -0.13 -0.62 0714/0800 Ames US 30 21.5 12.67 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.74 0714/0800 Colfax 18.0 10.79 Non-Flood -0.21 -1.20 0714/0745 Oskaloosa 24.5 16.48 Non-Flood -0.70 -1.84 0714/0730 Ioway Creek Story City 120th St--IFC 971.09 0.02 -0.09 0714/0800 Ames Hwy E18 1.99 0.00 0.00 0714/0800 Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.57 -0.01 -0.28 0714/0800 Ames Cameron School Rd 2.62 0.00 0.00 0714/0800 Ames Stange Rd--IFC 889.34 -0.05 -0.55 0714/0800 Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.68 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.37 0714/0800 Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 873.38 -0.29 -0.65 0714/0800 Indian Creek Mingo 7.01 -0.21 -1.69 0714/0815 Middle Creek Lacey 76.48 -0.07 -0.52 0714/0800 .Des Moines River Basin... West Fork Des Moines River Estherville 10.0 3.69 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.14 0714/0815 Emmetsburg 11.0 2.97 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.26 0714/0815 Humboldt 10.0 5.64 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.27 0714/0815 Pilot Creek Rolfe 3.16 -0.04 -0.33 0714/0815 East Fork Des Moines River Algona 17.0 12.57 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.53 0714/0815 Dakota City 20.0 11.87 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.34 0714/0800 Des Moines River Fort Dodge 10.5 6.57 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.34 0714/0800 Stratford 19.0 12.07 Non-Flood -0.47 -1.38 0714/0800 Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 18.77 Non-Flood -0.02 0.19 0714/0715 Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 20.54 Non-Flood -0.03 0.05 0714/0800 Swan 52.33 -0.07 -0.29 0714/0715 Tracy 14.0 8.99 Non-Flood 0.00 0.52 0714/0815 Eddyville 63.0 57.67 Non-Flood -0.04 0.34 0714/0715 Ottumwa 11.5 8.40 Non-Flood 0.11 0.24 0714/0820 Saylorville Reservoir Pool 884.0 837.28 Non-Flood 0.06 0.51 0714/0800 Tail 11.33 0.00 0.35 0714/0800 Normal Pool 836.0 Red Rock Reservoir Pool 780.0 743.25 Non-Flood 0.12 Tail Normal Pool Lizard Creek Boone River White Fox Creek Bluff Creek (Central Iowa) Big Creek Ponding Area Big Creek Lake Beaver Creek (Central Iowa) Fourmile Creek North River Middle River South River White Breast Creek English Creek Cedar Creek Bear Creek .Raccoon River Basin... North Raccoon River Black Hawk Lake Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa) Middle Raccoon River Tributary Middle Raccoon River Lake Panorama South Raccoon River Raccoon River Walnut Creek (Central Iowa) Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa) North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa) Jordan Creek Buttrick Creek ...Missouri River Basin... .Nishnabotna River Basin... East Nishnabotna River .Chariton River Basin... West Nodaway River East Fork 102 River Thompson River Chariton River South Fork Chariton River Rathbun Reservoir Pool Tail Normal Pool Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa) 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. $$