Current Conditions in Iowa (2024)

Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1037 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 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 13.38 Non-Flood 0.12 -0.03 0627/0945

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt

Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 10.05 Non-Flood -0.13 -0.56 0627/1000
Steamboat Rock 11.0 8.07 Non-Flood 0.01 0.02 0627/1000
Marshalltown 19.0 14.15 Non-Flood -0.02 0.05 0627/1000
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 7.54 Non-Flood 0.02 0.21 0627/1000
Tama US 63 20.0 12.92 Non-Flood 0.01 0.13 0627/1000
Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 4.69 -0.01 -0.08 0627/1000
New Providence 3.42 -0.05 -0.24 0627/0945

Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 3.59 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.11 0627/1000

Richland Creek
Haven 11.63 -0.01 -0.05 0627/1000

Stein Creek
Clutier 66.61 0.00 -0.02 0627/0930

Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 6.07 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.09 0627/1000

Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.59 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0627/1000

Deer Creek
Toledo 4.57 0.02 -0.05 0627/1000

Deep River
Deep River 67.42 -0.10 -1.93 0627/1015

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 6.77 Non-Flood -0.57 -3.15 0627/1015
Janesville 13.0 9.50 Non-Flood -0.86 -3.83 0627/0945
Cedar Falls 89.0 91.94 Minor -0.56 -1.65 0627/0945
Waterloo 13.0 13.92 Minor -0.66 -1.74 0627/1000

West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 947.85 -0.33 -1.25 0627/1000
Finchford 17.0 11.66 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.30 0627/0945

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.54 -0.04 -0.17 0627/0945

Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 9.22 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.51 0627/0930
Rockford

Clear Lake
Clear Lake 5.13 0.01 -0.03 0627/1000

Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 87.28 -0.07 -0.28 0627/0945

Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 953.58 -0.06 -0.62 0627/0945
Shell Rock 12.0 12.10 Minor -0.10 -0.40 0627/0945

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 4.51 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.51 0627/1000

Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 6.65 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.17 0627/0945

Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 3.17 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.06 0627/1015

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.21 0.25 0.19 0627/1015

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 82.80 0.01 -0.06 0627/0930

South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 974.91 -0.14 -0.16 0627/1000
Ames Hwy E18 1.93 -0.04 -0.16 0627/0900
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 3.72 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.11 0627/1000
Ames E 13th St--IFC 878.08 -0.13 -0.13 0627/0945
Ames US 30 21.5 10.86 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.13 0627/1000
Colfax 18.0 8.45 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.28 0627/0945
Oskaloosa 24.5 11.24 Non-Flood -0.22 -0.29 0627/0930

Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 970.71 -0.08 -0.12 0627/0945
Ames Hwy E18
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.12 0.03 -0.06 0627/0945
Ames Cameron School Rd 1.48 -0.02 -0.10 0627/0900
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.26 0.09 -0.03 0627/1000
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 1.74 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.07 0627/1000
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 871.93 -0.10 -0.17 0627/0945

Indian Creek
Mingo 4.30 -0.03 -0.15 0627/1015

Middle Creek
Lacey 75.78 -0.01 -0.25 0627/1000

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 17.16 Major 0.03 0.01 0627/1000
Emmetsburg 11.0 14.85 Moderate 0.01 -0.15 0627/1015
Humboldt 10.0 16.63 Record -0.19 0.69 0627/1015

Pilot Creek
Rolfe 7.29 -0.12 -0.45 0627/1015

East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 18.13 Moderate -0.19 -0.95 0627/1015
Dakota City 20.0 19.60 Non-Flood -0.38 -0.86 0627/1000

Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 17.08 Major 0.01 1.45 0627/1000
Stratford 19.0 21.11 Minor 0.21 0.35 0627/1000
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 19.85 Non-Flood 0.08 0.29 0627/0915
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 21.02 Non-Flood -0.04 0.23 0627/1000
Swan 51.69 -0.02 0.31 0627/0915
Tracy 14.0 9.14 Non-Flood 0.00 0.27 0627/0915
Eddyville 63.0 57.56 Non-Flood 0.02 0.28 0627/0915
Ottumwa 11.5 8.58 Non-Flood -0.02 0.26 0627/1020

Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 853.51 Non-Flood 1.03 4.50 0627/1000
Tail 13.28 0.12 0.42 0627/1000
Normal Pool 836.0

Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.03 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.28 0627/1015
Tail 692.97 0.01 0.08 0627/1015
Normal Pool 742.0

Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 6.63 -0.08 -0.48 0627/1015

Boone River
Goldfield 14.71 -0.42 -1.86 0627/1015
Webster City 14.0 6.50 Non-Flood -0.38 -1.56 0627/1000

White Fox Creek
Clarion 84.66 -0.08 -0.43 0627/0945

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 80.01 -0.01 -0.06 0627/1015

Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 35.87 0.00 0.07 0627/1015

Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.99 0.00 0.01 0627/1015

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 11.67 -0.04 -0.17 0627/1015
Grimes 14.0 3.99 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.18 0627/1015

Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.01 -0.12 -0.08 0627/0945
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.75 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.06 0627/1015
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 823.20 0.00 -0.09 0627/1000
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 3.84 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.06 0627/0930
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 775.67 0.01 0.13 0627/1000

North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 7.83 Non-Flood -0.64 -0.46 0627/1015

Middle River
Indianola 23.0 7.90 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.15 0627/1015

South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.63 Non-Flood 0.18 0.19 0627/1015

White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.50 Non-Flood -0.10 0.31 0627/1015

English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 8.19 Non-Flood -0.01 0.13 0627/1015

Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 4.24 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0627/0915

Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.24 0.01 -0.03 0627/0945

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
Sac City 10.21 -0.20 -0.80 0627/1015
Lanesboro 11.62 -0.16 -0.63 0627/1015
Jefferson 19.0 7.82 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.45 0627/1015
Perry 15.0 8.30 Non-Flood -0.17 -0.42 0627/1015

Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.69 0.01 0.00 0627/1015

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.29 0.03 -0.05 0627/1000

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.99 0.01 -0.09 0627/1015

Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 10.05 -0.14 -0.15 0627/1015
Panora 11.0 4.64 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.08 0627/1015

Lake Panorama
Panora 45.62 0.00 -0.07 0627/1015

South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 3.58 Non-Flood -0.20 -1.10 0627/0945

Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 6.67 Non-Flood -0.19 -0.72 0627/1000
West Des Moines 31.00 -0.18 -0.04 0627/0945
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 24.49 Non-Flood -0.23 0.00 0627/0915
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 6.42 Non-Flood -0.22 -0.12 0627/0945

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 861.99 -0.12 -0.82 0627/1000
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.41 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0627/1015
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 840.07 -0.08 -0.39 0627/1000
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.53 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.67 0627/0945

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.26 -0.02 -0.06 0627/1000

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 3.19 -0.17 0.23 0627/1013
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.19 -0.02 -0.45 0627/0945
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.51 0.00 -0.29 0627/1000

Jordan Creek
West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.88 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.18 0627/1015

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 3.68 Non-Flood -0.19 0.26 0627/1000

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.43 0.01 -0.07 0627/1015

East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 12.07 Non-Flood -0.26 -4.70 0627/0945

Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 3.70 Non-Flood -0.37 1.28 0627/1000

Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 5.06 Non-Flood -0.35 -0.05 0627/0945
Moulton 36.0 18.26 Non-Flood -0.01 0.01 0627/0945

South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.30 Non-Flood -0.13 -0.51 0627/0945

Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 905.46 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0627/0945
Tail 2.01 0.01 0.00 0627/1000
Normal Pool 904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 8.03 -0.11 0.27 0627/0930

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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