River Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1037 PM CST Wed Dec 4 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   6.93  Non-Flood   0.02   0.02  1204/2145

.Iowa River Basin...

Iowa River
 Rowan                      12.5   3.58  Non-Flood   0.06   0.06  1204/2200
 Steamboat Rock             11.0   5.55  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.01  1204/2200
 Marshalltown               19.0  10.17  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.08  1204/2200
 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   1.87  Non-Flood   0.11   0.00  1204/2200
 Tama US 63                 20.0   7.37  Non-Flood   0.21   0.17  1204/2200
 Chelsea

Timber Creek
 Marshalltown               14.0   2.27  Non-Flood   0.20   0.23  1204/2200

Richland Creek
 Haven                            10.63             -0.15  -0.11  1204/2200

Salt Creek
 Elberon                    16.0   5.72  Non-Flood   0.11   0.18  1204/2200

Walnut Creek
 Hartwick                   14.0   1.35  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.04  1204/2200

Deer Creek
 Toledo                            4.17             -0.10  -0.07  1204/2200

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
 Waverly                    12.0   4.96  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.05  1204/2215
 Janesville                 13.0   1.54  Non-Flood   0.20   0.02  1204/2145
 Cedar Falls                89.0  78.81  Non-Flood   0.05   0.08  1204/2145
 Waterloo                   13.0   5.54  Non-Flood  -0.07  -0.08  1204/2200

West Fork Cedar River
 Kesley
 Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC         944.04              0.13   0.10  1204/2200
 Finchford                  17.0   6.26  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.06  1204/2145

Winnebago River
 Mason City                 10.0   4.45  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.00  1204/2200
 Rockford

Clear Lake
 Clear Lake                        3.84             -0.03  -0.08  1204/2200

Shell Rock River
 Northwood
 Nora Springs
 Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC      969.80              0.06   0.01  1204/2200
 Marble Rock                 4.0
 Marble Rock 290th St--IFC       948.62              0.02  -0.12  1204/2200
 Shell Rock                 12.0   7.78  Non-Flood  -0.10  -0.13  1204/2145

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
 New Hartford               12.5   1.39  Non-Flood   0.00   0.02  1204/2200

Black Hawk Creek
 Hudson                     14.0   5.21  Non-Flood   0.13   0.15  1204/2145

Wolf Creek
 Dysart                     12.0   2.45  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.01  1204/2215

.Skunk River Basin...

South Skunk River
 Randall Hwy R61--IFC            974.61              0.09  -0.03  1204/2100
 Ames Hwy E18                      1.29              0.10   0.02  1204/2130
 Ames McFarland Park 180th         1.40              0.07   0.03  1204/2200
 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   3.02  Non-Flood  -0.10  -0.09  1204/2200
 Ames E 13th St--IFC             877.51             -0.03  -0.07  1204/2200
 Ames US 30                 21.5   9.99  Non-Flood   0.13   0.17  1204/2200
 Colfax                     18.0   7.64  Non-Flood   0.06   0.00  1204/2145
 Oskaloosa                  24.5   9.76  Non-Flood   0.11   0.19  1204/2130

Ioway Creek
 Story City 120th St--IFC        970.63             -0.07  -0.18  1204/2200
 Ames Hwy E18                      1.07             -0.31  -0.14  1204/2200
 Gilbert 160th St--IFC           928.57              0.00  -0.05  1204/2200
 Ames Cameron School Rd            0.89             -0.15  -0.16  1204/2200
 Ames Stange Rd--IFC             887.83              0.05  -0.04  1204/2200
 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   1.07  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.02  1204/2200
 Ames S Duff Ave--IFC

Indian Creek
 Mingo                             7.57              3.84   3.85  1204/2130

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
 Emmetsburg                 11.0   0.66  Non-Flood  -0.11  -0.10  1204/2215
 Humboldt                   10.0   3.14  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.06  1204/2200

East Fork Des Moines River
 Algona                     17.0   7.08  Non-Flood   0.00   0.02  1204/2215
 Dakota City                20.0   7.81  Non-Flood   0.01   0.05  1204/2200

Des Moines River
 Fort Dodge                 10.5   4.02  Non-Flood   0.10   0.08  1204/2200
 Stratford                  19.0   5.19  Non-Flood  -0.10  -0.15  1204/2200
 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  13.15  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.03  1204/2115
 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0   9.81  Non-Flood   0.05   0.00  1204/2200
 Swan                             44.62             -0.17  -0.36  1204/2115
 Tracy                      14.0   2.56  Non-Flood  -0.14  -0.40  1204/2215
 Eddyville                  63.0  48.72  Non-Flood  -0.02   0.00  1204/2115
 Ottumwa                    11.5   1.63  Non-Flood  -0.05   0.20  1204/2220

 Saylorville Reservoir
  Pool                     884.0 839.23  Non-Flood  -0.55   0.50  1204/2200
  Tail                             2.51              0.00  -0.02  1204/2200
  Normal Pool              836.0

 Red Rock Reservoir
  Pool                     780.0 744.57  Non-Flood  -0.16   0.13  1204/2215
  Tail                           683.22             -0.01  -0.72  1204/2215
  Normal Pool              742.0

Boone River
 Goldfield                         7.12             -0.02   0.01  1204/2215
 Webster City               14.0   1.73  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  1204/2200

Big Creek Ponding Area
 Polk City                        38.88              0.00  -0.05  1204/2215

Big Creek Lake
 Polk City                        19.66              0.02   0.00  1204/2215

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
 Woodward                         11.72             -0.05  -0.04  1204/2215
 Grimes                     14.0   2.97  Non-Flood   0.21   0.21  1204/2215

Fourmile Creek
 Ankeny US 69                      2.36              0.01   0.01  1204/2222
 Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC          907.30             -0.01  -0.20  1204/2200
 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   1.57  Non-Flood  -0.09  -0.05  1204/2215
 Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC        823.23              0.32   0.30  1204/2200
 Altoona I-80
 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   3.67  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  1204/2130
 Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd-      769.01              0.09   0.12  1204/2200

North River
 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   5.32  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.09  1204/2215

Middle River
 Indianola                  23.0   7.03  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.02  1204/2215

South River
 Ackworth                   29.0   5.30  Non-Flood  -0.08  -0.06  1204/2215

White Breast Creek
 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.00  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.05  1204/2215

English Creek
 Knoxville                  21.0   7.96  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.05  1204/2215

Cedar Creek
 Bussey                     25.0   4.29  Non-Flood   0.01   0.03  1204/2115

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
 Sac City                          6.88             -0.06  -0.04  1204/2215
 Jefferson                  19.0   4.74  Non-Flood  -0.15  -0.10  1204/2215
 Perry                      15.0   2.99  Non-Flood  -0.09  -0.13  1204/2215

Black Hawk Lake
 Lake View                         7.18             -0.02  -0.01  1204/2215

Middle Raccoon River
 Bayard                            8.58             -0.11  -0.16  1204/2215
 Panora                     11.0   4.00  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  1204/2215

Lake Panorama
 Panora                           44.55             -0.04   0.01  1204/2215

South Raccoon River
 Redfield                   20.0   2.41  Non-Flood   0.03   0.03  1204/2145

Raccoon River
 Van Meter Hwy R16          17.0   2.68  Non-Flood   0.06   0.10  1204/2200
 West Des Moines                  26.31             -0.03   0.12  1204/2145
 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  20.11  Non-Flood   0.08   0.07  1204/2115
 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   2.22  Non-Flood  -0.09   0.32  1204/2145

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Waukee 156th St             9.0
 Urbandale 142nd St                1.04              0.00  -0.04  1204/2050
 Clive NW 128th St--IFC          861.48              0.04  -0.01  1204/2200
 Clive I-80/35               9.0   3.46  Non-Flood   0.04   0.04  1204/2220
 Clive NW 100th St--IFC
 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   3.10  Non-Flood  -0.14  -0.11  1204/2145

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Clive 156th St--IFC             897.39             -0.18  -0.20  1204/2200

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 4.32              0.54   0.02  1204/2207
 Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC       833.90              0.02   0.03  1204/2200
 Windsor Heights College Dr      825.41             -0.05  -0.06  1204/2200

Jordan Creek
 West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
 Grand Junction             13.0   6.23  Non-Flood   1.55   1.56  1204/2015

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
 Atlantic                   19.0   2.20  Non-Flood  -0.23   0.16  1204/2200

.Chariton River Basin...

East Fork 102 River
 Bedford                    24.0  10.87  Non-Flood   0.01   0.02  1204/2145

Thompson River
 Davis City                 12.0   1.00  Non-Flood  -0.05   0.04  1204/2200

Chariton River
 Chariton                   19.5   4.12  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.03  1204/2145
 Moulton                    36.0  18.41  Non-Flood   0.08   0.03  1204/2145

South Fork Chariton River
 Promise City               25.0   2.93  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.03  1204/2145

 Rathbun Reservoir
  Pool                     926.0 903.22  Non-Flood   0.01   0.00  1204/2145
  Tail                             2.23             -0.01  -0.02  1204/2200
  Normal Pool              904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
 Centerville                       7.67              0.02   0.02  1204/2130

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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