River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
137 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 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 10.14 Non-Flood 0.23 0.58 0625/1245
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt 75.45 0.11 0.07 0625/1215
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 7.48 Non-Flood -0.25 -0.89 0625/1300
Steamboat Rock 11.0 7.25 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.09 0625/1300
Marshalltown 19.0 13.84 Non-Flood 0.08 -0.15 0625/1300
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 8.30 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.54 0625/1300
Tama US 63 20.0 13.34 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.62 0625/1300
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 5.26 0.00 -0.11 0625/1200
New Providence 4.59 0.00 0.08 0625/1245
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 6.80 Non-Flood 0.95 -0.19 0625/1300
Richland Creek
Haven 14.25 0.95 -0.66 0625/1300
Stein Creek
Clutier 67.93 -0.06 -0.93 0625/1230
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 8.75 Non-Flood -0.22 -1.65 0625/1300
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 4.51 Non-Flood 0.76 -0.42 0625/1300
Deer Creek
Toledo 5.63 -0.01 -0.36 0625/1300
Deep River
Deep River 69.28 0.88 -0.56 0625/1215
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 5.25 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.09 0625/1215
Janesville 13.0 4.21 Non-Flood 0.05 -0.24 0625/1245
Cedar Falls 89.0 85.49 Non-Flood -0.19 -1.18 0625/1245
Waterloo 13.0 8.91 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.70 0625/1300
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 946.63 -0.05 -0.19 0625/1245
Finchford 17.0 9.62 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.62 0625/1245
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.43 0.02 -0.03 0625/1245
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 7.73 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.24 0625/1245
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 4.88 0.01 0.02 0625/1300
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 86.96 0.01 -0.15 0625/1245
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 972.73 -0.07 -0.24 0625/1245
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 951.11 -0.09 -0.25 0625/1245
Shell Rock 12.0 10.62 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.26 0625/1245
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 5.42 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.40 0625/1300
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 9.04 Non-Flood -0.16 -1.11 0625/1245
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 4.14 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.23 0625/1215
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 82.44 0.92 0.81 0625/1215
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 83.50 0.36 0.48 0625/1230
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 976.19 0.02 -0.39 0625/1245
Ames Hwy E18
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 4.53 Non-Flood 0.08 0.25 0625/1300
Ames E 13th St--IFC 879.10 -0.17 0.24 0625/1245
Ames US 30 21.5 12.26 Non-Flood -0.27 0.59 0625/1300
Colfax 18.0 9.89 Non-Flood 0.53 0.34 0625/1245
Oskaloosa 24.5 14.69 Non-Flood 1.11 0.26 0625/1230
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 972.35 1.14 1.11 0625/1245
Ames Hwy E18
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.86 0.40 0.45 0625/1230
Ames Cameron School Rd 2.41 0.31 0.37 0625/1230
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 889.35 0.26 0.60 0625/1245
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.57 Non-Flood -0.22 0.41 0625/1300
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC
Indian Creek
Mingo 7.14 2.06 1.70 0625/1215
Middle Creek
Lacey 80.67 -0.40 1.24 0625/1300
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.37 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.14 0625/1300
Emmetsburg 11.0 2.51 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.13 0625/1215
Humboldt 10.0 5.07 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.04 0625/1245
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 3.20 0.08 -0.02 0625/1215
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 13.11 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.38 0625/1215
Dakota City 20.0 11.56 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.14 0625/1200
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 5.98 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.04 0625/1200
Stratford 19.0 9.46 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.29 0625/1200
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 16.85 Non-Flood 0.09 0.44 0625/1215
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 18.97 Non-Flood 1.88 2.76 0625/1200
Swan 48.69 0.44 0.30 0625/1215
Tracy 14.0 8.27 Non-Flood 0.07 1.09 0625/1215
Eddyville 63.0 57.24 Non-Flood 0.64 2.75 0625/1215
Ottumwa 11.5 7.79 Non-Flood 0.36 1.83 0625/1250
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 836.15 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0625/1300
Tail 8.46 0.24 0.27 0625/1200
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 741.47 Non-Flood -0.20 -0.55 0625/1315
Tail 692.28 0.59 1.22 0625/1215
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 5.72 0.13 0.12 0625/1215
Boone River
Goldfield 10.97 -0.11 -0.75 0625/1215
Webster City 14.0 4.39 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.42 0625/1200
White Fox Creek
Clarion 84.52 0.05 -0.01 0625/1245
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 81.52 0.59 0.63 0625/1215
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.48 0.09 0.14 0625/1315
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 20.18 0.07 0.14 0625/1315
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 14.18 1.32 1.59 0625/1315
Grimes 14.0 6.56 Non-Flood 1.32 1.62 0625/1215
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 908.18 0.34 0.94 0625/1245
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 4.29 Non-Flood 1.03 2.34 0625/1215
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 828.72 2.91 4.61 0625/1245
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 7.06 Non-Flood 1.74 3.03 0625/1230
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 774.30 2.42 3.01 0625/1245
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 8.68 Non-Flood 1.07 2.52 0625/1215
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 8.58 Non-Flood 0.13 0.60 0625/1215
South River
Ackworth 29.0 10.08 Non-Flood 0.73 1.65 0625/1215
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 10.90 Non-Flood 0.45 0.56 0625/1215
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 14.91 Non-Flood 0.63 1.79 0625/1215
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 10.55 Non-Flood 1.84 5.38 0625/1215
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 80.28 -0.28 0.59 0625/1245
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 8.18 0.10 0.04 0625/1215
Lanesboro 9.83 0.07 -0.03 0625/1215
Jefferson 19.0 6.39 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.02 0625/1215
Perry 15.0 7.25 Non-Flood 0.60 0.77 0625/1315
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.93 0.08 0.10 0625/1215
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.46 0.07 0.15 0625/1200
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 16.51 0.44 0.48 0625/1215
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 10.19 -0.01 0.17 0625/1215
Panora 11.0 4.24 Non-Flood -0.30 0.25 0625/1215
Lake Panorama
Panora 44.96 0.31 0.85 0625/1215
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 7.63 Non-Flood 2.78 1.86 0625/1245
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 10.28 Non-Flood 4.34 4.08 0625/1200
West Des Moines 34.18 3.74 4.96 0625/1245
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 26.28 Non-Flood 2.47 3.53 0625/1215
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 9.49 Non-Flood 2.83 4.84 0625/1245
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0 2.68 Non-Flood -0.14 0.97 0625/1259
Urbandale 142nd St 4.97 -0.93 4.95 0625/1319
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 869.56 2.68 6.91 0625/1245
Clive I-80/35 9.0 8.58 Non-Flood 4.18 5.14 0625/1143
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 844.27 1.07 3.82 0625/1245
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 9.74 Non-Flood -1.59 5.59 0625/1245
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 901.40 -0.87 3.45 0625/1245
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 4.57 -1.59 1.53 0625/1313
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 836.82 -3.91 2.03 0625/1245
Windsor Heights College Dr 828.18 -4.93 2.13 0625/1230
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 6.70 Non-Flood 0.52 0.68 0625/1315
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 5.20 Non-Flood 0.48 1.75 0625/1300
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 75.03 -3.03 7.29 0625/1215
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 14.20 Non-Flood -0.87 -3.55 0625/1245
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 8.77 Non-Flood -1.25 0.98 0625/1200
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 16.18 Non-Flood -0.02 3.02 0625/1245
Moulton 36.0 19.29 Non-Flood 0.16 0.60 0625/1245
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 7.24 Non-Flood -0.65 1.04 0625/1245
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 904.32 Non-Flood 0.02 0.04 0625/1245
Tail 2.16 0.00 0.01 0625/1300
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 9.40 -0.47 0.88 0625/1230
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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