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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
937 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 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 8.99 Non-Flood 0.25 1.06 0417/2045
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 5.87 Non-Flood 0.33 1.67 0417/2100
Steamboat Rock 11.0 5.84 Non-Flood 0.02 0.06 0417/2100
Marshalltown 19.0 11.06 Non-Flood 0.28 0.66 0417/2100
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 2.22 Non-Flood 0.01 0.36 0417/2100
Tama US 63 20.0 8.10 Non-Flood -0.04 0.55 0417/2100
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 5.09 -0.08 -0.74 0417/2100
New Providence 3.24 -0.02 0.30 0417/2045
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 2.83 Non-Flood -0.12 0.18 0417/2100
Richland Creek
Haven 10.48 -0.06 0.19 0417/2100
Stein Creek
Clutier 66.73 -0.02 -0.03 0417/2030
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 5.64 Non-Flood 0.01 0.17 0417/2100
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.36 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.02 0417/2100
Deer Creek
Toledo 5.07 -0.15 0.78 0417/2100
Deep River
Deep River 66.61 -0.01 0.02 0417/2115
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 4.98 Non-Flood 0.00 0.03 0417/2115
Janesville 13.0 1.71 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.26 0417/2045
Cedar Falls 89.0 79.10 Non-Flood 0.01 0.10 0417/2045
Waterloo 13.0 6.06 Non-Flood 0.16 0.17 0417/2100
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
IFC--Kesley Hickory Ave 944.21 0.08 0.41 0417/2045
Finchford 17.0 6.17 Non-Flood -0.02 0.09 0417/2045
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.95 -0.07 0.21 0417/2045
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 7.06 Non-Flood -0.06 1.52 0417/2030
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 3.89 -0.04 0.04 0417/2100
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 86.80 -0.13 -0.15 0417/2045
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
IFC--Rockford Foothill Ave
Marble Rock 4.0
IFC--Marble Rock 290th St 950.05 0.64 1.43 0417/2045
Shell Rock 12.0 8.26 Non-Flood 0.09 0.10 0417/2045
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 1.74 Non-Flood -0.01 0.05 0417/2100
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 7.62 Non-Flood -0.24 2.93 0417/2045
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 3.41 Non-Flood -0.03 0.80 0417/2115
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.41 -0.09 -0.19 0417/2115
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 83.19 -0.07 -0.01 0417/2030
South Skunk River
IFC--Randall Hwy R61 975.71 -0.04 0.42 0417/2100
Ames Hwy E18--Skunk River 2.83 -0.06 0.80 0417/2100
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 4.21 Non-Flood 0.04 0.32 0417/2100
IFC--Ames E 13th St 878.81 0.14 0.61 0417/2045
Ames US 30 21.5 11.44 Non-Flood 0.03 0.69 0417/2100
Colfax 18.0 8.28 Non-Flood -0.04 0.53 0417/2045
Oskaloosa 24.5 8.88 Non-Flood -0.07 0.20 0417/2030
Ioway Creek
IFC--Story City 120th St 971.40 -0.17 -0.24 0417/2045
Ames Hwy E18--Ioway Creek
IFC--Gilbert 160th St
Ames Cameron School Rd
IFC--Ames Stange Rd 888.83 -0.22 0.30 0417/2100
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.23 Non-Flood -0.08 0.28 0417/2100
IFC--Ames S Duff Ave 872.89 -0.08 0.42 0417/2045
Indian Creek
Mingo 4.38 0.14 0.49 0417/2115
Middle Creek
Lacey 74.80 -0.01 -0.17 0417/2100
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.86 Non-Flood -0.01 0.33 0417/2100
Emmetsburg 11.0 3.79 Non-Flood 0.13 0.94 0417/2115
Humboldt 10.0 5.54 Non-Flood 0.11 0.43 0417/2115
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 3.88 -0.17 0.20 0417/2115
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 10.43 Non-Flood 0.36 1.58 0417/2115
Dakota City 20.0 9.61 Non-Flood 0.10 0.28 0417/2100
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 5.31 Non-Flood 0.12 0.27 0417/2100
Stratford 19.0 7.48 Non-Flood 0.01 0.28 0417/2100
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 16.28 Non-Flood 0.85 1.60 0417/2015
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 12.67 Non-Flood 1.80 -0.04 0417/2100
Swan 44.30 -0.38 -0.41 0417/2015
Tracy 14.0 3.77 Non-Flood -0.18 -0.03 0417/2015
Eddyville 63.0 49.39 Non-Flood 0.14 -0.23 0417/2015
Ottumwa 11.5 2.30 Non-Flood -0.20 -0.34 0417/2120
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 837.10 Non-Flood -0.07 0.25 0417/2100
Tail 5.48 0.15 0.61 0417/2100
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.36 Non-Flood -0.09 0.12 0417/2115
Tail 86.15 0.54 -0.01 0417/2115
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 6.03 0.14 0.46 0417/2115
Boone River
Goldfield 8.97 0.13 0.95 0417/2115
Webster City 14.0 2.60 Non-Flood 0.05 0.17 0417/2100
White Fox Creek
Clarion 83.47 -0.06 -0.09 0417/2045
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 81.14 -0.18 -0.79 0417/2015
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 37.20 0.01 0.23 0417/2115
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.86 -0.01 0.00 0417/2115
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 12.52 0.26 0.99 0417/2115
Grimes 14.0 4.04 Non-Flood 0.19 0.27 0417/2115
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
IFC--Ankeny NE 47th St 907.12 -0.08 -0.62 0417/2045
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.81 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.18 0417/2015
IFC--Altoona NE 54th Ave 823.32 -0.15 -0.72 0417/2045
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 4.03 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.51 0417/2030
IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandali 768.85 -0.03 -0.51 0417/2045
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 4.91 Non-Flood 0.03 0.00 0417/2015
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 7.05 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.03 0417/2015
South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.27 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.07 0417/2015
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.19 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.06 0417/2015
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 8.00 Non-Flood -0.05 0.01 0417/2015
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 4.46 Non-Flood 0.00 0.03 0417/2015
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.58 -0.04 -0.06 0417/2045
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 9.05 0.15 0.79 0417/2015
Lanesboro 9.37 0.12 0.12 0417/2115
Jefferson 19.0 5.89 Non-Flood -0.02 0.03 0417/2115
Perry 15.0 5.31 Non-Flood 0.14 0.11 0417/2115
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 6.28 0.01 0.00 0417/2115
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 66.80 -0.01 -0.11 0417/2100
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 14.94 0.03 -0.06 0417/2015
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 9.48 0.43 0.55 0417/2115
Panora 11.0 4.19 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.05 0417/2115
Lake Panorama
Panora 45.52 -0.03 -0.01 0417/2115
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 2.68 Non-Flood -0.03 0.05 0417/2045
Raccoon River
Van Meter R Ave 17.0 3.81 Non-Flood 0.01 0.16 0417/2100
West Des Moines 27.81 0.02 0.05 0417/2045
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 21.31 Non-Flood 0.03 0.08 0417/2015
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 2.88 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.06 0417/2045
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St
IFC--Clive NW 128th St
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.41 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0417/2129
IFC--Clive NW 100th St 840.08 -0.09 -0.62 0417/2045
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.34 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.64 0417/2045
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
IFC--Clive 156th St 897.62 -0.16 -1.02 0417/2045
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 3.00 0.40 0.45 0417/2112
IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
IFC--Windsor Heights Colle 825.48 -0.07 -0.43 0417/2045
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.95 Non-Flood 0.06 0.49 0417/2115
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.40 Non-Flood -0.05 0.05 0417/2100
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.54 0.01 -0.17 0417/2115
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 11.59 Non-Flood -0.16 -1.93 0417/2045
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 1.04 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.02 0417/2100
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 4.40 Non-Flood -0.04 0.19 0417/2045
Moulton 36.0 18.42 Non-Flood -0.04 0.05 0417/2045
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.14 Non-Flood -0.01 0.09 0417/2045
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 903.13 Non-Flood -0.03 0.04 0417/2045
Tail 2.09 0.00 0.00 0417/2100
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 7.91 -0.01 -0.02 0417/2030
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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