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
437 PM CST Wed Jan 22 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 7.14 Non-Flood 0.00 0.12 0122/1545
.Iowa River Basin...
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 3.83 Non-Flood 0.01 0.02 0122/1600
Steamboat Rock 11.0 5.51 Non-Flood 0.00 0.06 0122/1600
Marshalltown 19.0 10.07 Non-Flood 0.02 0.01 0122/1600
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 1.85 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.09 0122/1600
Tama US 63 20.0 7.25 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.03 0122/1600
Chelsea
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 2.35 Non-Flood 0.00 0.04 0122/1600
Richland Creek
Haven 10.78 -0.01 0.02 0122/1600
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 5.81 Non-Flood 0.02 0.08 0122/1600
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 10.88 Non-Flood 6.03 8.67 0122/1500
Deer Creek
Toledo 4.11 0.00 0.00 0122/1600
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 4.88 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.05 0122/1615
Janesville 13.0 1.69 Non-Flood -0.11 0.11 0122/1545
Cedar Falls 89.0 78.39 Non-Flood -0.21 -0.03 0122/1545
Waterloo 13.0 4.72 Non-Flood 0.37 -0.48 0122/1600
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 944.26 0.02 0.04 0122/1600
Finchford 17.0 6.43 Non-Flood -0.01 0.01 0122/1545
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 4.50 Non-Flood 0.03 0.03 0122/1600
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 3.93 0.01 0.01 0122/1600
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 969.52 -0.04 0.04 0122/1600
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 948.64 0.01 0.34 0122/1600
Shell Rock 12.0 7.56 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.05 0122/1545
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 1.48 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0122/1600
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 6.48 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.77 0122/1545
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 2.35 Non-Flood 0.28 0.36 0122/1615
.Skunk River Basin...
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC
Ames Hwy E18
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 3.02 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0122/1600
Ames E 13th St--IFC 877.64 0.01 0.01 0122/1600
Ames US 30 21.5 9.84 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.06 0122/1600
Colfax 18.0 7.90 Non-Flood 0.06 0.08 0122/1545
Oskaloosa 24.5 9.00 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.02 0122/1530
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 970.95 0.08 0.20 0122/1600
Ames Hwy E18
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.11 0.01 0.04 0122/1600
Ames Cameron School Rd
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.25 0.01 0.23 0122/1600
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 1.42 Non-Flood 0.15 0.47 0122/1600
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC
Indian Creek
Mingo 4.05 0.02 0.02 0122/1615
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Emmetsburg 11.0 0.38 Non-Flood -0.01 0.01 0122/1615
Humboldt 10.0 2.66 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.05 0122/1600
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 6.85 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0122/1615
Dakota City 20.0 7.62 Non-Flood 0.12 0.13 0122/1600
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 3.67 Non-Flood -0.12 -0.10 0122/1600
Stratford 19.0 5.07 Non-Flood 0.05 0.00 0122/1600
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 12.84 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0122/1515
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 9.49 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.03 0122/1600
Swan 43.06 0.03 -0.57 0122/1515
Tracy 14.0 2.66 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.09 0122/1615
Eddyville 63.0 48.67 Non-Flood 0.00 0.16 0122/1515
Ottumwa 11.5 1.36 Non-Flood 0.00 0.02 0122/1620
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 836.77 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0122/1600
Tail 1.77 -0.01 0.01 0122/1600
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.20 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0122/1615
Tail 683.06 -0.02 -0.15 0122/1615
Normal Pool 742.0
Boone River
Goldfield 7.25 0.01 -0.03 0122/1615
Webster City 14.0 1.88 Non-Flood 0.00 0.02 0122/1600
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.91 -0.01 -0.01 0122/1615
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.69 0.00 -0.02 0122/1615
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 12.23 0.11 0.23 0122/1615
Grimes 14.0 3.09 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.02 0122/1615
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.27 -0.09 -0.04 0122/1600
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.67 Non-Flood 0.01 0.07 0122/1615
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 823.03 0.02 0.23 0122/1600
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 3.74 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.08 0122/1530
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 768.92 -0.02 -0.06 0122/1600
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 5.38 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0122/1615
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 6.90 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.05 0122/1615
South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.55 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0122/1615
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 5.87 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.03 0122/1615
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 8.01 Non-Flood -0.28 -0.10 0122/1615
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 4.25 Non-Flood 0.03 -0.17 0122/1615
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 6.82 -2.05 -0.02 0122/1615
Jefferson 19.0 4.63 Non-Flood 0.03 -0.04 0122/1615
Perry 15.0 3.09 Non-Flood 0.03 -0.06 0122/1615
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.29 0.00 0.00 0122/1615
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 8.90 0.01 0.05 0122/1615
Panora 11.0 3.88 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0122/1615
Lake Panorama
Panora 44.35 0.00 0.00 0122/1615
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 2.40 Non-Flood 0.01 0.03 0122/1545
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 2.72 Non-Flood 0.02 0.00 0122/1600
West Des Moines 26.05 0.02 -0.05 0122/1545
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 19.96 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.03 0122/1515
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 0.98 Non-Flood 0.09 0.06 0122/1545
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St 0.83 -0.05 0.04 0122/1505
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 861.72 0.09 0.25 0122/1600
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.42 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0122/1553
Clive NW 100th St--IFC
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.05 Non-Flood -0.03 0.04 0122/1545
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.59 0.00 0.00 0122/1600
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC
Windsor Heights College Dr 826.01 0.22 0.26 0122/1600
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.50 Non-Flood -2.08 0.13 0122/1600
.Chariton River Basin...
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 10.79 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0122/1545
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 0.88 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0122/1600
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 3.63 Non-Flood 0.06 -0.02 0122/1545
Moulton 36.0 19.00 Non-Flood 0.00 0.05 0122/1545
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.02 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0122/1545
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 903.03 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0122/1545
Tail 2.24 0.00 0.07 0122/1600
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 7.55 0.02 -0.04 0122/1530
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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