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
737 PM CST Sat Feb 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 7.18 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0222/1845
.Iowa River Basin...
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 3.95 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0222/1900
Steamboat Rock 11.0 5.96 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.03 0222/1900
Marshalltown 19.0 10.08 Non-Flood -0.07 0.00 0222/1900
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 1.71 Non-Flood -0.01 0.03 0222/1900
Tama US 63 20.0 7.02 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.01 0222/1900
Chelsea
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 2.38 Non-Flood 0.00 0.03 0222/1900
Richland Creek
Haven 11.02 -0.02 0.01 0222/1900
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 5.79 Non-Flood 0.02 0.06 0222/1900
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.93 Non-Flood 0.01 -2.07 0222/1900
Deer Creek
Toledo 3.90 -0.01 -0.03 0222/1900
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 4.88 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.01 0222/1915
Janesville 13.0 1.34 Non-Flood 0.03 0.08 0222/1845
Cedar Falls 89.0 78.59 Non-Flood -0.25 -0.13 0222/1845
Waterloo 13.0 5.33 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.04 0222/1900
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 944.13 0.13 0.01 0222/1900
Finchford 17.0 6.36 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0222/1845
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 4.44 Non-Flood 0.02 0.01 0222/1900
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 3.92 0.00 0.00 0222/1900
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 969.38 0.14 0.03 0222/1900
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 948.06 0.51 -0.07 0222/1900
Shell Rock 12.0 7.46 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.02 0222/1845
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 1.45 Non-Flood -0.01 0.01 0222/1900
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 5.36 Non-Flood 0.01 0.03 0222/1845
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 1.70 Non-Flood 0.09 -0.05 0222/1915
.Skunk River Basin...
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC
Ames Hwy E18
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 2.95 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.01 0222/1900
Ames E 13th St--IFC 877.56 0.32 -0.02 0222/1900
Ames US 30 21.5 9.42 Non-Flood 0.02 0.07 0222/1900
Colfax 18.0 7.76 Non-Flood 0.03 0.03 0222/1845
Oskaloosa 24.5 8.61 Non-Flood 0.02 0.04 0222/1830
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 970.82 0.20 0.10 0222/1900
Ames Hwy E18 2.30 0.01 0.06 0222/1730
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 928.94 0.10 -0.01 0222/1900
Ames Cameron School Rd 1.34 0.09 0.09 0222/1800
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.24 0.06 0.04 0222/1900
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 1.20 Non-Flood -0.11 0.04 0222/1900
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 872.02 0.19 0.22 0222/1900
Indian Creek
Mingo 3.83 0.02 0.04 0222/1915
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Emmetsburg 11.0 0.36 Non-Flood -0.02 0.00 0222/1915
Humboldt 10.0 2.53 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.02 0222/1900
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 6.70 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0222/1915
Dakota City 20.0 7.73 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0222/1900
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 3.81 Non-Flood -0.01 0.00 0222/1900
Stratford 19.0 5.25 Non-Flood 0.03 0.02 0222/1900
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 12.84 Non-Flood -0.01 0.00 0222/1815
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 9.18 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.02 0222/1900
Swan 43.10 0.05 0.03 0222/1815
Tracy 14.0 2.31 Non-Flood -0.13 -0.03 0222/1815
Eddyville 63.0 48.06 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.08 0222/1815
Ottumwa 11.5 1.04 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.16 0222/1920
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 836.60 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.03 0222/1900
Tail 1.77 -0.01 -0.01 0222/1900
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.33 Non-Flood 0.00 0.02 0222/1915
Tail 682.68 -0.01 -0.02 0222/1915
Normal Pool 742.0
Boone River
Goldfield 7.38 -0.01 0.08 0222/1915
Webster City 14.0 2.10 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.07 0222/1900
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.72 0.00 -0.03 0222/1915
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.67 0.00 0.01 0222/1915
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 10.94 0.01 0.00 0222/1915
Grimes 14.0 3.07 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.01 0222/1915
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.38 0.10 -0.09 0222/1900
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.58 Non-Flood 0.07 0.02 0222/1915
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 823.19 0.12 0.01 0222/1900
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 3.65 Non-Flood -0.03 0.01 0222/1830
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 768.79 0.02 -0.12 0222/1900
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 4.86 Non-Flood 0.01 0.03 0222/1915
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 6.59 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.06 0222/1915
South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.70 Non-Flood 0.01 0.02 0222/1915
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.04 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.02 0222/1815
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 8.45 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.02 0222/1815
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 4.38 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.02 0222/1815
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 7.14 -0.02 0.02 0222/1915
Jefferson 19.0 4.71 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.01 0222/1915
Perry 15.0
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.28 0.00 -0.01 0222/1915
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 9.02 0.00 0.02 0222/1915
Panora 11.0 3.92 Non-Flood 0.00 0.01 0222/1915
Lake Panorama
Panora 44.41 0.00 0.00 0222/1915
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 2.51 Non-Flood 0.01 0.03 0222/1845
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 2.51 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.06 0222/1900
West Des Moines 26.07 0.02 0.03 0222/1845
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 19.93 Non-Flood -0.03 0.13 0222/1815
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 0.96 Non-Flood 0.05 0.03 0222/1845
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St 0.89 0.06 -0.06 0222/1709
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 861.74 0.18 -0.09 0222/1900
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.44 Non-Flood 0.00 0.00 0222/1925
Clive NW 100th St--IFC
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.34 Non-Flood 0.08 0.13 0222/1845
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.56 0.15 0.04 0222/1900
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.16 0.05 0.01 0222/1900
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.78 0.06 0.07 0222/1900
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.20 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0222/1915
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.64 Non-Flood 0.04 0.00 0222/1900
.Chariton River Basin...
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 10.76 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0222/1845
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 0.99 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0222/1900
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 4.57 Non-Flood 0.05 0.01 0222/1845
Moulton 36.0 19.31 Non-Flood -0.02 0.06 0222/1845
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.02 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.04 0222/1845
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 903.36 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.01 0222/1845
Tail 2.24 0.08 0.03 0222/1900
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 7.99 0.05 -0.10 0222/1830
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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