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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 Mon Apr 15 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 7.49 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.08 0415/1245
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 3.94 Non-Flood 0.08 -0.02 0415/1300
Steamboat Rock 11.0 5.67 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.03 0415/1300
Marshalltown 19.0 10.34 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.01 0415/1300
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 1.70 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.03 0415/1300
Tama US 63 20.0 7.45 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.03 0415/1300
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 4.43 0.00 -0.05 0415/1300
New Providence 2.35 0.03 0.00 0415/1245
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 2.28 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0415/1300
Richland Creek
Haven 10.22 -0.01 -0.01 0415/1300
Stein Creek
Clutier 66.71 0.01 -0.03 0415/1230
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 5.40 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.03 0415/1300
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.21 Non-Flood 0.01 0.00 0415/1300
Deer Creek
Toledo 4.08 0.04 0.01 0415/1300
Deep River
Deep River 66.49 -0.04 -0.03 0415/1315
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 4.96 Non-Flood -0.01 0.02 0415/1315
Janesville 13.0 1.56 Non-Flood 0.04 0.00 0415/1245
Cedar Falls 89.0 79.07 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.05 0415/1245
Waterloo 13.0 5.76 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.08 0415/1300
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave 943.73 0.05 0.01 0415/1245
Finchford 17.0 5.93 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.03 0415/1245
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.28 -0.01 -0.04 0415/1245
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 5.27 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.07 0415/1230
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 3.72 -0.01 0.00 0415/1300
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 85.87 -0.01 -0.04 0415/1245
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
Marble Rock 4.0
IFC--Marble Rock 290th St 948.52 0.10 -0.14 0415/1245
Shell Rock 12.0 8.10 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.05 0415/1245
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 1.32 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.05 0415/1300
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 4.61 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.03 0415/1245
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 2.58 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0415/1315
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 80.56 -0.06 -0.11 0415/1315
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 82.62 0.00 -0.05 0415/1230
South Skunk River
IFC--Randall Hwy R61 974.82 -0.04 -0.04 0415/1245
Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River 1.52 -0.05 -0.02 0415/1300
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 3.44 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.02 0415/1300
IFC--Ames E 13th St 877.75 -0.01 0.00 0415/1245
Ames US 30 21.5 10.32 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.04 0415/1300
Colfax 18.0 7.67 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.06 0415/1245
Oskaloosa 24.5 8.64 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.07 0415/1230
Ioway Creek
IFC--Story City 120th St 970.81 0.07 -0.01 0415/1245
Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek 1.59 -0.01 -0.01 0415/1300
IFC--Gilbert 160th St 929.05 -0.03 -0.10 0415/1245
Ames Cameron School Rd
IFC--Ames Stange Rd 888.19 0.10 -0.08 0415/1245
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 1.61 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.05 0415/1300
IFC--Ames S Duff Ave 871.95 0.11 0.08 0415/1245
Indian Creek
Mingo 3.74 -0.01 -0.03 0415/1315
Middle Creek
Lacey 74.77 0.00 -0.05 0415/1300
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.41 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.04 0415/1300
Emmetsburg 11.0 2.62 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.06 0415/1315
Humboldt 10.0 5.08 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.08 0415/1315
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 2.88 0.02 -0.13 0415/1315
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 8.52 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.07 0415/1315
Dakota City 20.0 9.06 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.03 0415/1300
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 4.93 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0415/1300
Stratford 19.0 6.84 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.06 0415/1300
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 16.24 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.01 0415/1215
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 12.25 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.04 0415/1300
Swan 44.66 0.09 -0.07 0415/1215
Tracy 14.0 3.98 Non-Flood 0.18 -0.20 0415/1215
Eddyville 63.0 49.53 Non-Flood -0.23 -0.31 0415/1215
Ottumwa 11.5 2.53 Non-Flood -0.38 -0.43 0415/1320
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 836.84 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.11 0415/1300
Tail 5.01 0.02 0.00 0415/1300
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.11 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.05 0415/1315
Tail 86.47 0.51 0.02 0415/1315
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 5.51 -0.05 -0.04 0415/1315
Boone River
Goldfield 7.89 -0.01 -0.03 0415/1315
Webster City 14.0 2.18 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.04 0415/1300
White Fox Creek
Clarion 83.38 0.00 0.00 0415/1245
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 79.81 -0.02 -0.04 0415/1315
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 37.00 -0.02 -0.06 0415/1315
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.78 0.00 -0.01 0415/1315
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 11.20 -0.01 -0.01 0415/1315
Grimes 14.0 3.41 Non-Flood 0.01 0.00 0415/1315
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St 907.33 0.04 0.09 0415/1245
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.58 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.02 0415/1215
IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave 823.05 0.01 0.00 0415/1245
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 3.73 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0415/1230
IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali 768.45 -0.05 0.01 0415/1245
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 4.85 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.02 0415/1315
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 7.00 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.03 0415/1315
South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.16 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.01 0415/1315
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.21 Non-Flood 0.05 -0.03 0415/1315
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 7.95 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.05 0415/1315
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 4.42 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0415/1215
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.44 -0.01 -0.03 0415/1245
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 8.21 -0.04 -0.09 0415/1315
Lanesboro 9.13 0.00 -0.01 0415/1315
Jefferson 19.0 5.86 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0415/1315
Perry 15.0 5.08 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.12 0415/1315
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 6.29 0.04 0.05 0415/1315
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 66.76 -0.05 -0.05 0415/1300
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 14.91 -0.01 -0.02 0415/1315
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 8.84 -0.03 -0.04 0415/1315
Panora 11.0 4.16 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0415/1315
Lake Panorama
Panora 45.47 0.01 -0.05 0415/1315
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 2.51 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.04 0415/1245
Raccoon River
Van Meter R Ave 17.0 3.59 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.07 0415/1300
West Des Moines 27.61 -0.02 -0.06 0415/1245
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 21.14 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0415/1215
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 2.75 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.04 0415/1245
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0 1.61 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0415/1228
Urbandale 142nd St
IFC--Clive NW 128th St
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.41 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0415/1329
IFC--Clive NW 100th St 839.74 -0.07 -0.03 0415/1245
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.05 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.08 0415/1245
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
IFC--Clive 156th St 897.63 0.10 0.07 0415/1245
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 1.35 -2.15 0.69 0415/1331
IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
IFC--Windsor Heights Colle 825.40 0.04 0.00 0415/1245
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.26 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.04 0415/1315
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.18 Non-Flood 0.03 0.00 0415/1300
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.36 -0.06 -0.03 0415/1315
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 10.88 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.01 0415/1245
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 1.06 Non-Flood -0.01 0.00 0415/1300
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 4.17 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0415/1245
Moulton 36.0 18.27 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.04 0415/1245
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.18 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.01 0415/1245
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 903.10 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0415/1245
Tail 2.16 0.02 -0.01 0415/1300
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 7.91 -0.02 -0.04 0415/1230
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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