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River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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573 SRUS43 KDMX 151838 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- 151-153-157-159-161-169-171-173-175-179-181-185-187-189-195-197-161845- Hydrologic Summary National Weather Service Des Moines IA 137 PM CDT Thu Aug 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 7.03 Non-Flood -0.01 0.00 0815/1245 .Iowa River Basin... West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2 Britt Iowa River Rowan 12.5 4.15 Non-Flood 0.17 0.33 0815/1300 Steamboat Rock 11.0 5.68 Non-Flood 0.01 0.03 0815/1300 Marshalltown 19.0 10.58 Non-Flood 0.06 0.10 0815/1300 Tama Hwy E49 12.5 2.96 Non-Flood 0.02 0.08 0815/1300 Tama US 63 20.0 8.52 Non-Flood 0.00 0.17 0815/1300 Chelsea South Fork Iowa River Blairsburg 4.05 0.02 0.11 0815/1300 New Providence 2.18 0.01 0.07 0815/1245 Timber Creek Marshalltown 14.0 3.18 Non-Flood 0.26 0.46 0815/1300 Richland Creek Haven 11.13 0.09 0.22 0815/1300 Stein Creek Clutier 66.79 0.05 0.12 0815/1230 Salt Creek Elberon 16.0 6.10 Non-Flood 0.11 0.31 0815/1300 Walnut Creek Hartwick 14.0 1.41 Non-Flood -0.07 0.22 0815/1300 Deer Creek Toledo 4.67 0.06 0.16 0815/1300 Deep River Deep River 66.51 0.03 0.05 0815/1315 .Cedar River Basin... Cedar River Waverly 12.0 5.04 Non-Flood 0.01 0.02 0815/1315 Janesville 13.0 1.92 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0815/1245 Cedar Falls 89.0 79.85 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.03 0815/1245 Waterloo 13.0 6.23 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.01 0815/1300 West Fork Cedar River Kesley Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 944.83 -0.02 0.08 0815/1245 Finchford 17.0 6.78 Non-Flood -0.01 0.01 0815/1245 Spring Creek (North Central Iowa) Mason City US 65 80.66 -0.01 0.06 0815/1245 Winnebago River Mason City 10.0 5.30 Non-Flood 0.02 0.11 0815/1230 Rockford Clear Lake Clear Lake 4.70 0.00 0.07 0815/1300 Willow Creek Mason City US 18 Bus 85.94 -0.07 0.14 0815/1245 Shell Rock River Northwood Nora Springs Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 970.26 -0.10 0.12 0815/1300 Marble Rock 4.0 Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 949.07 0.06 0.21 0815/1200 Shell Rock 12.0 8.53 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0815/1245 Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa) New Hartford 12.5 2.07 Non-Flood 0.00 0.06 0815/1300 Black Hawk Creek Hudson 14.0 5.57 Non-Flood 0.04 0.12 0815/1245 Wolf Creek Dysart 12.0 2.88 Non-Flood 0.00 0.02 0815/1315 .Skunk River Basin... Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa) Jewell 80.35 0.01 0.06 0815/1315 Keigley Branch (Central Iowa) Story City 82.45 0.03 0.10 0815/1230 South Skunk River Randall Hwy R61--IFC 974.61 -0.07 -0.01 0815/1300 Ames Hwy E18 1.30 -0.06 0.10 0815/1200 Ames McFarland Park 180th 1.37 0.06 0.08 0815/1200 Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 3.15 Non-Flood 0.04 0.05 0815/1300 Ames E 13th St--IFC 877.54 -0.12 -0.06 0815/1245 Ames US 30 21.5 10.08 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.02 0815/1300 Colfax 18.0 7.93 Non-Flood 0.02 0.18 0815/1245 Oskaloosa 24.5 9.22 Non-Flood 0.06 0.05 0815/1230 Ioway Creek Story City 120th St--IFC 970.52 -0.08 0.00 0815/1245 Ames Hwy E18 1.41 0.00 0.05 0815/1200 Gilbert 160th St--IFC 928.71 -0.15 -0.08 0815/1245 Ames Cameron School Rd 0.96 0.01 0.02 0815/1200 Ames Stange Rd--IFC 887.96 0.02 0.03 0815/1300 Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 1.27 Non-Flood -0.02 0.02 0815/1300 Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 871.58 -0.16 -0.06 0815/1200 Indian Creek Mingo 3.52 -0.02 0.02 0815/1315 Middle Creek Lacey 75.29 0.37 0.48 0815/1300 .Des Moines River Basin... West Fork Des Moines River Estherville 10.0 3.17 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0815/1300 Emmetsburg 11.0 2.49 Non-Flood -0.04 0.07 0815/1315 Humboldt 10.0 4.70 Non-Flood 0.02 0.07 0815/1315 Pilot Creek Rolfe 2.34 -0.43 0.30 0815/1315 East Fork Des Moines River Algona 17.0 7.91 Non-Flood 0.01 0.13 0815/1315 Dakota City 20.0 8.54 Non-Flood -0.01 0.05 0815/1300 Des Moines River Fort Dodge 10.5 4.61 Non-Flood 0.07 0.12 0815/1300 Stratford 19.0 6.34 Non-Flood -0.02 0.11 0815/1300 Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 15.28 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.01 0815/1215 Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 13.99 Non-Flood -0.18 0.13 0815/1300 Swan 46.39 0.25 0.39 0815/1215 Tracy 14.0 4.44 Non-Flood 0.22 0.05 0815/1215 Eddyville 63.0 51.02 Non-Flood -0.41 -0.22 0815/1215 Ottumwa 11.5 3.38 Non-Flood -0.26 -0.13 0815/1320 Saylorville Reservoir Pool 884.0 843.15 Non-Flood -0.26 -0.99 0815/1300 Tail 6.70 -0.08 -0.06 0815/1300 Normal Pool 836.0 Red Rock Reservoir Pool 780.0 742.68 Non-Flood 0.00 0.26 0815/1315 Tail 688.81 2.29 1.44 0815/1315 Normal Pool 742.0 Lizard Creek Fort Dodge 4.75 -0.01 0.22 0815/1315 Boone River Goldfield 7.47 0.02 0.16 0815/1315 Webster City 14.0 2.08 Non-Flood -0.04 0.06 0815/1300 White Fox Creek Clarion 83.92 -0.18 0.22 0815/1245 Bluff Creek (Central Iowa) Pilot Mound 79.80 0.06 0.08 0815/1315 Big Creek Ponding Area Polk City 37.53 0.03 0.10 0815/1315 Big Creek Lake Polk City 19.76 0.00 0.05 0815/1315 Beaver Creek (Central Iowa) Woodward 11.70 1.00 0.98 0815/1315 Grimes 14.0 2.90 Non-Flood -0.01 0.11 0815/1315 Fourmile Creek Ankeny US 69 Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 906.90 -0.05 -0.07 0815/1245 Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.80 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.08 0815/1215 Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 823.54 -0.23 0.15 0815/1300 Altoona I-80 Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 4.04 Non-Flood -0.11 0.27 0815/1230 Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 769.90 -0.72 0.68 0815/1300 North River Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 7.72 Non-Flood 1.46 2.39 0815/1315 Middle River Indianola 23.0 10.59 Non-Flood 0.67 3.46 0815/1315 South River Ackworth 29.0 7.54 Non-Flood 0.45 2.29 0815/1315 White Breast Creek Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.60 Non-Flood 0.49 0.61 0815/1215 English Creek Knoxville 21.0 8.37 Non-Flood 0.00 0.25 0815/1215 Cedar Creek Bussey 25.0 4.65 Non-Flood 0.09 0.12 0815/1215 Bear Creek Ottumwa US 34 79.68 0.11 0.23 0815/1245 .Raccoon River Basin... North Raccoon River Sac City 7.07 0.02 0.05 0815/1315 Lanesboro 7.79 0.06 0.23 0815/1315 Jefferson 19.0 4.97 Non-Flood 0.03 0.07 0815/1315 Perry 15.0 3.19 Non-Flood 0.04 0.06 0815/1315 Black Hawk Lake Lake View 7.58 -0.02 0.09 0815/1315 Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa) Templeton 67.07 -0.01 0.07 0815/1300 Middle Raccoon River Tributary Carroll 15.45 0.10 0.18 0815/1315 Middle Raccoon River Bayard 8.79 0.03 0.10 0815/1315 Panora 11.0 4.20 Non-Flood -0.01 0.10 0815/1315 Lake Panorama Panora 45.54 0.02 0.09 0815/1315 South Raccoon River Redfield 20.0 2.61 Non-Flood 0.04 0.12 0815/1245 Raccoon River Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 2.70 Non-Flood 0.02 0.06 0815/1300 West Des Moines 26.13 -0.06 0.10 0815/1245 Des Moines IA 28 36.0 20.55 Non-Flood -0.15 0.11 0815/1215 Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 2.12 Non-Flood -0.38 0.43 0815/1245 Walnut Creek (Central Iowa) Waukee 156th St 9.0 1.61 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0815/1229 Urbandale 142nd St 1.55 -0.02 0.01 0815/1138 Clive NW 128th St--IFC 862.15 -0.25 0.01 0815/1245 Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.42 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0815/1317 Clive NW 100th St--IFC Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.91 Non-Flood -0.28 0.03 0815/1245 Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa) Clive 156th St--IFC 897.20 -0.11 -0.01 0815/1300 North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa) Urbandale 92nd Dr 3.01 -0.45 -0.63 0815/1322 Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.62 -0.38 -0.18 0815/1245 Windsor Heights College Dr 825.83 -0.30 -0.17 0815/1300 Jordan Creek West Des Moines Buttrick Creek Grand Junction 13.0 4.50 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.06 0815/1315 ...Missouri River Basin... .Nishnabotna River Basin... East Nishnabotna River Atlantic 19.0 2.66 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.05 0815/1300 .Chariton River Basin... West Nodaway River Massena IA 148 66.42 -0.01 0.41 0815/1315 East Fork 102 River Bedford 24.0 11.08 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.18 0815/1245 Thompson River Davis City 12.0 0.99 Non-Flood 0.00 0.11 0815/1300 Chariton River Chariton 19.5 3.84 Non-Flood -0.03 0.10 0815/1245 Moulton 36.0 19.42 Non-Flood 0.70 0.90 0815/1245 South Fork Chariton River Promise City 25.0 3.12 Non-Flood 0.00 0.05 0815/1245 Rathbun Reservoir Pool 926.0 905.61 Non-Flood 0.03 0.06 0815/1245 Tail 2.08 0.00 -0.01 0815/1300 Normal Pool 904.0 Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa) Centerville 9.14 1.12 1.39 0815/1230 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. $$