Current Conditions in Iowa (2024)

Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1137 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 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 7.91 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.10 0723/1045

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt

Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 5.12 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.04 0723/1100
Steamboat Rock 11.0 6.17 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.06 0723/1100
Marshalltown 19.0 11.73 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.14 0723/1100
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 4.95 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.25 0723/1100
Tama US 63 20.0 10.71 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.28 0723/1100
Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 4.36 0.00 -0.02 0723/1100
New Providence 3.38 -0.02 -0.11 0723/1045

Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 3.53 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.02 0723/1100

Richland Creek
Haven 11.29 -0.01 -0.02 0723/1100

Stein Creek
Clutier 66.89 -0.02 -0.01 0723/1030

Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 6.78 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.10 0723/1100

Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.50 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0723/1100

Deer Creek
Toledo 4.85 0.00 -0.01 0723/1100

Deep River
Deep River 66.69 0.00 -0.05 0723/1115

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 5.03 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0723/1115
Janesville 13.0 2.42 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.08 0723/1045
Cedar Falls 89.0 81.37 Non-Flood -0.39 -0.61 0723/1045
Waterloo 13.0 7.08 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.14 0723/1100

West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 945.84 -0.11 -0.07 0723/1100
Finchford 17.0 8.24 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.01 0723/1045

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 80.85 0.01 0.00 0723/1045

Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 6.13 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.12 0723/1030
Rockford

Clear Lake
Clear Lake 5.01 0.00 -0.01 0723/1100

Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 86.46 -0.01 -0.04 0723/1045

Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 971.09 Record -0.17 -0.10 0723/1100
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 949.34 -0.12 -0.22 0723/1045
Shell Rock 12.0 9.33 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.07 0723/1045

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 3.08 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.13 0723/1100

Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 6.65 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.18 0723/1045

Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 3.39 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.06 0723/1115

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 80.74 -0.02 -0.06 0723/1115

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 82.46 0.03 -0.01 0723/1030

South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 974.87 -0.10 0.04 0723/1100
Ames Hwy E18 1.77 0.00 0.00 0723/0930
Ames McFarland Park 180th 1.73 -0.03 0.01 0723/1000
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 3.55 Non-Flood -0.04 0.03 0723/1100
Ames E 13th St--IFC 877.94 -0.21 0.08 0723/1045
Ames US 30 21.5 10.51 Non-Flood -0.09 0.03 0723/1100
Colfax 18.0 8.11 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0723/1045
Oskaloosa 24.5 9.97 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.13 0723/1030

Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 970.45 -0.07 0.04 0723/1045
Ames Hwy E18
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 928.83 0.03 0.01 0723/0900
Ames Cameron School Rd
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.01 0.04 0.01 0723/1100
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 1.43 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0723/1100
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 871.59 -0.17 0.02 0723/1045

Indian Creek
Mingo 3.87 0.01 0.03 0723/1115

Middle Creek
Lacey 75.14 0.03 -0.04 0723/1100

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 6.18 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.25 0723/1100
Emmetsburg 11.0 5.91 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.31 0723/1115
Humboldt 10.0 7.06 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.29 0723/1115

Pilot Creek
Rolfe 2.58 -0.01 -0.05 0723/1115

East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 11.60 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.45 0723/1115
Dakota City 20.0 10.65 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.19 0723/1100

Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 6.35 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.15 0723/1100
Stratford 19.0 9.49 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.29 0723/1100
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 18.41 Non-Flood 0.01 0.44 0723/1015
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 18.08 Non-Flood -0.04 0.40 0723/1100
Swan 57.02 -0.23 -0.78 0723/1015
Tracy 14.0 10.09 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.01 0723/1115
Eddyville 63.0 58.80 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0723/1015
Ottumwa 11.5 9.53 Non-Flood -0.04 0.01 0723/1120

Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 869.17 Non-Flood -0.30 -1.18 0723/1100
Tail 11.46 0.02 0.62 0723/1100
Normal Pool 836.0

Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 756.32 Non-Flood -0.19 -0.79 0723/1115
Tail 693.84 0.00 -0.10 0723/1115
Normal Pool 742.0

Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 4.97 0.01 -0.02 0723/1115

Boone River
Goldfield 8.34 -0.03 -0.12 0723/1115
Webster City 14.0 2.57 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.08 0723/1100

White Fox Creek
Clarion 83.89 0.00 -0.03 0723/1045

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 79.72 0.01 -0.01 0723/1115

Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.73 0.01 0.05 0723/1115

Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.92 -0.09 -0.12 0723/1115

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 10.91 0.00 -0.03 0723/1115
Grimes 14.0 3.02 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.03 0723/1115

Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 906.78 -0.02 -0.02 0723/1045
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.58 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0723/1115
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 823.08 -0.02 -0.01 0723/1100
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 3.70 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0723/1030
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 772.83 -0.03 0.18 0723/1100

North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 5.66 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.08 0723/1115

Middle River
Indianola 23.0 7.35 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.04 0723/1115

South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.10 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.05 0723/1115

White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 5.86 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.03 0723/1115

English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 7.78 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0723/1115

Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 4.21 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0723/1115

Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.16 0.01 -0.01 0723/1045

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
Sac City 7.54 -0.03 -0.06 0723/1115
Lanesboro 8.28 -0.04 -0.08 0723/1115
Jefferson 19.0 5.43 Non-Flood 0.03 0.01 0723/1115
Perry 15.0 3.82 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.20 0723/1115

Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.46 -0.01 -0.02 0723/1115

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.14 0.01 -0.01 0723/1100

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.49 0.01 -0.04 0723/1115

Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 8.97 -0.01 -0.04 0723/1115
Panora 11.0 4.21 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.04 0723/1115

Lake Panorama
Panora 45.53 0.02 -0.02 0723/1115

South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 2.68 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0723/1045

Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 3.33 Non-Flood 0.01 0.02 0723/1100
West Des Moines 27.17 -0.01 -0.09 0723/1045
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 21.13 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.06 0723/1015
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 2.31 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.08 0723/1045

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 861.44 -0.15 -0.15 0723/1045
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.41 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0723/1116
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 839.79 -0.15 -0.11 0723/1045
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.19 Non-Flood -0.05 0.00 0723/1045

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.11 -0.12 -0.09 0723/1100

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 2.76 -0.75 -0.48 0723/1123
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.12 -0.07 0.16 0723/1045
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.49 -0.05 0.04 0723/1100

Jordan Creek
West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 4.91 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.04 0723/1115

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.94 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.07 0723/1100

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.39 0.02 -0.03 0723/1115

East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 10.88 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.03 0723/1045

Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 1.10 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0723/1100

Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 3.79 Non-Flood 0.05 0.05 0723/1045
Moulton 36.0 18.29 Non-Flood 0.01 0.05 0723/1045

South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 2.95 Non-Flood 0.01 0.06 0723/1045

Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 905.67 Non-Flood 0.00 0.04 0723/1045
Tail 2.03 0.01 0.01 0723/1100
Normal Pool 904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 7.49 0.00 -0.01 0723/1030

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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