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
237 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 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 9.81 Non-Flood 0.06 0.18 0403/1345
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt 76.56 -0.21 -1.05 0403/1415
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 7.39 Non-Flood 0.29 1.26 0403/1400
Steamboat Rock 11.0 6.35 Non-Flood 0.00 0.08 0403/1400
Marshalltown 19.0 11.60 Non-Flood 0.02 0.27 0403/1400
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 3.91 Non-Flood 0.12 0.35 0403/1400
Tama US 63 20.0 9.20 Non-Flood 0.07 0.30 0403/1400
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 4.93 -0.03 -0.14 0403/1400
New Providence 3.30 0.00 0.07 0403/1345
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 2.71 Non-Flood -0.07 0.01 0403/1400
Richland Creek
Haven 11.21 -0.03 0.06 0403/1400
Stein Creek
Clutier 67.10 -0.03 0.02 0403/1330
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 6.19 Non-Flood -0.05 0.23 0403/1400
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.73 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.19 0403/1400
Deer Creek
Toledo 4.02 -0.04 0.05 0403/1400
Deep River
Deep River 66.95 -0.05 -0.34 0403/1415
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 4.98 Non-Flood 0.01 0.01 0403/1415
Janesville 13.0 2.85 Non-Flood 0.22 0.41 0403/1345
Cedar Falls 89.0 81.07 Non-Flood 0.25 0.54 0403/1345
Waterloo 13.0 6.74 Non-Flood 0.04 0.08 0403/1400
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 946.31 0.25 0.50 0403/1400
Finchford 17.0 7.93 Non-Flood 0.01 0.05 0403/1345
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.88 -0.12 -0.36 0403/1345
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 7.18 Non-Flood -0.09 0.14 0403/1400
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 4.47 0.00 -0.04 0403/1400
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 87.18 -0.17 -0.63 0403/1345
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 972.69 -0.18 0.48 0403/1400
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 951.02 -0.07 0.75 0403/1400
Shell Rock 12.0 9.75 Non-Flood 0.20 0.73 0403/1345
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 2.45 Non-Flood 0.03 0.13 0403/1400
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 5.80 Non-Flood -0.02 0.12 0403/1345
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 2.79 Non-Flood 0.01 0.10 0403/1415
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.17 -0.03 0.01 0403/1415
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 83.14 -0.02 -0.03 0403/1330
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 975.32 -0.09 0.01 0403/1400
Ames Hwy E18
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 3.89 Non-Flood 0.02 0.02 0403/1400
Ames E 13th St--IFC 878.31 -0.16 0.03 0403/1400
Ames US 30 21.5 10.89 Non-Flood -0.01 0.03 0403/1400
Colfax 18.0 8.69 Non-Flood -0.03 0.24 0403/1345
Oskaloosa 24.5 9.95 Non-Flood -0.09 0.27 0403/1330
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 971.22 -0.14 0.02 0403/1400
Ames Hwy E18 2.20 -0.03 0.09 0403/1300
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.41 -0.07 0.07 0403/1400
Ames Cameron School Rd 2.00 0.00 0.11 0403/1230
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.57 -0.06 -0.01 0403/1400
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.07 Non-Flood -0.01 0.00 0403/1400
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 872.42 -0.13 -0.12 0403/1400
Indian Creek
Mingo 4.28 -0.01 0.23 0403/1415
Middle Creek
Lacey 75.42 -0.06 -0.42 0403/1400
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.14 Non-Flood 0.08 0.30 0403/1415
Emmetsburg 11.0 3.32 Non-Flood 0.01 0.48 0403/1415
Humboldt 10.0 5.72 Non-Flood 0.10 0.46 0403/1400
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 4.63 -0.18 -0.26 0403/1415
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 11.55 Non-Flood 0.15 0.65 0403/1415
Dakota City 20.0 11.26 Non-Flood 0.11 1.04 0403/1400
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 6.17 Non-Flood 0.23 0.79 0403/1400
Stratford 19.0 8.91 Non-Flood 0.44 0.96 0403/1400
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 15.07 Non-Flood 0.30 0.30 0403/1315
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 14.10 Non-Flood 0.43 0.43 0403/1400
Swan 46.61 0.09 0.84 0403/1315
Tracy 14.0 5.02 Non-Flood 0.39 0.42 0403/1315
Eddyville 63.0 51.24 Non-Flood -0.07 0.19 0403/1315
Ottumwa 11.5 3.56 Non-Flood -0.01 0.23 0403/1420
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 836.53 Non-Flood -0.05 0.12 0403/1400
Tail 6.32 0.69 0.68 0403/1400
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.52 Non-Flood -0.02 0.11 0403/1415
Tail 688.18 1.15 1.11 0403/1415
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 6.40 0.01 0.80 0403/1415
Boone River
Goldfield 12.10 0.32 1.63 0403/1415
Webster City 14.0 4.41 Non-Flood 0.03 0.54 0403/1400
White Fox Creek
Clarion 84.60 -0.12 -0.66 0403/1345
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.65 0.02 0.14 0403/1415
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 19.90 0.01 0.03 0403/1415
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 11.73 -0.03 0.14 0403/1415
Grimes 14.0 4.17 Non-Flood 0.06 0.21 0403/1415
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.04 -0.13 -0.09 0403/1400
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 1.94 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.20 0403/1315
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 823.76 -0.11 -0.71 0403/1400
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 3.96 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.41 0403/1330
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 769.15 -0.19 -1.00 0403/1400
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 8.45 Non-Flood 0.23 1.59 0403/1415
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 9.15 Non-Flood -0.33 1.03 0403/1415
South River
Ackworth 29.0 8.17 Non-Flood -0.84 0.31 0403/1415
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 7.03 Non-Flood 0.02 0.35 0403/1415
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 10.37 Non-Flood -0.60 -1.36 0403/1415
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 5.83 Non-Flood -0.20 0.28 0403/1315
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.75 -0.09 -0.37 0403/1345
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 11.13 -0.05 1.98 0403/1415
Lanesboro 11.70 0.80 1.72 0403/1415
Jefferson 19.0 6.46 Non-Flood 0.05 0.09 0403/1415
Perry 15.0 6.35 Non-Flood 0.05 0.19 0403/1415
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.81 0.00 -0.01 0403/1415
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.17 0.00 -0.07 0403/1400
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.27 0.00 -0.03 0403/1415
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 9.53 -0.01 0.01 0403/1415
Panora 11.0 4.49 Non-Flood -0.21 -0.44 0403/1415
Lake Panorama
Panora 45.54 0.05 -0.19 0403/1415
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 3.55 Non-Flood -0.15 0.15 0403/1345
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 5.14 Non-Flood 0.00 0.56 0403/1400
West Des Moines 29.13 0.21 0.65 0403/1345
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 22.40 Non-Flood 0.16 0.44 0403/1315
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 3.91 Non-Flood 0.14 0.15 0403/1345
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0 1.62 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.01 0403/1229
Urbandale 142nd St 1.33 0.06 0.11 0403/1418
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 862.18 -0.24 -0.89 0403/1400
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.44 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.02 0403/1426
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 840.14 -0.19 -0.55 0403/1400
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.72 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.60 0403/1345
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.80 -0.09 -0.41 0403/1400
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 2.77 -0.51 0.44 0403/1428
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.36 -0.05 -0.59 0403/1400
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.58 -0.09 -0.54 0403/1400
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 6.55 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.13 0403/1415
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.57 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.02 0403/1400
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.47 -0.03 -0.19 0403/1415
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 12.14 Non-Flood -0.21 -3.13 0403/1345
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 2.92 Non-Flood 0.10 0.10 0403/1400
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 6.20 Non-Flood -0.39 1.42 0403/1345
Moulton 36.0 18.96 Non-Flood 0.06 0.52 0403/1345
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.78 Non-Flood -0.25 0.49 0403/1345
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 903.80 Non-Flood 0.00 0.03 0403/1345
Tail 2.14 0.00 -0.01 0403/1400
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 8.96 -0.17 -0.03 0403/1330
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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