River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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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.

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