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
1237 AM CDT Sat Aug 2 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 13.18 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.32 0801/2345
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt 79.96 -0.24 -0.83 0801/2315
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 11.32 Non-Flood -0.02 0.18 0801/2300
Steamboat Rock 11.0 8.04 Non-Flood 0.03 0.08 0801/2300
Marshalltown 19.0 16.78 Non-Flood -0.36 -1.54 0801/2300
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 13.47 Moderate -0.12 0.23 0801/2300
Tama US 63 20.0 19.52 Non-Flood -0.02 1.01 0802/0000
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 5.34 -0.07 -0.26 0802/0000
New Providence 5.24 -0.24 -0.94 0801/2245
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 8.33 Non-Flood -0.41 -1.98 0801/2300
Richland Creek
Haven 12.99 -0.18 -0.79 0801/2300
Stein Creek
Clutier 67.78 -0.09 -0.40 0801/2330
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 9.73 Non-Flood -0.26 -1.53 0801/2300
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 3.89 Non-Flood -0.17 -0.71 0801/2300
Deer Creek
Toledo 6.46 -0.18 -0.75 0802/0000
Deep River
Deep River 67.86 -0.12 -0.46 0801/2315
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 6.45 Non-Flood -0.12 -0.39 0801/2315
Janesville 13.0 8.10 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.54 0801/2245
Cedar Falls 89.0 90.88 Minor 0.06 0.71 0801/2245
Waterloo 13.0 12.42 Non-Flood 0.10 0.73 0801/2300
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 950.07 0.00 0.08 0802/0000
Finchford 17.0 12.09 Non-Flood 0.02 0.13 0801/2245
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 82.10 -0.11 -0.55 0801/2345
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 8.68 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.53 0801/2330
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 5.23 0.03 -0.02 0801/2300
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 88.14 -0.14 -0.62 0801/2245
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 975.17 -0.24 -1.44 0802/0000
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 952.99 -0.23 -1.57 0802/0000
Shell Rock 12.0 12.80 Minor -0.24 -0.45 0801/2245
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 6.40 Non-Flood -0.41 -0.93 0801/2300
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 12.36 Non-Flood -0.31 -0.33 0801/2245
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 7.80 Non-Flood -1.04 -1.89 0801/2315
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.38 -0.04 -0.16 0801/2315
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 84.96 -0.18 -0.69 0801/2330
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 976.32 -0.06 -0.62 0802/0000
Ames Hwy E18
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 5.56 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.83 0801/2300
Ames E 13th St--IFC 880.30 -0.07 -1.00 0802/0000
Ames US 30 21.5 13.74 Non-Flood -0.27 -1.41 0801/2300
Colfax 18.0 13.15 Non-Flood -0.42 -2.01 0801/2245
Oskaloosa 24.5 20.07 Non-Flood 0.01 0.46 0801/2330
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 972.08 -0.05 -0.71 0802/0000
Ames Hwy E18
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 930.93 -0.17 -0.95 0802/0000
Ames Cameron School Rd 4.07 -0.22 -1.10 0802/0000
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 890.54 -0.06 -1.07 0802/0000
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 3.23 Non-Flood -0.13 -0.68 0801/2300
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 874.84 -0.24 -1.22 0801/2245
Indian Creek
Mingo 7.85 -0.42 -2.14 0801/2315
Middle Creek
Lacey 76.25 -0.14 -0.55 0801/2300
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.50 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.06 0801/2345
Emmetsburg 11.0 3.41 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.43 0801/2315
Humboldt 10.0 8.80 Non-Flood -0.06 0.12 0801/2330
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 7.12 -0.28 -1.18 0801/2315
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 16.59 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.24 0801/2315
Dakota City 20.0 15.81 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.17 0801/2300
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 9.64 Non-Flood -0.16 -0.12 0801/2300
Stratford 19.0 15.81 Non-Flood 0.01 0.64 0801/2300
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 19.81 Non-Flood -0.03 0.01 0801/2315
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 22.82 Non-Flood -0.31 -0.37 0801/2300
Swan 54.39 0.02 0.17 0801/2315
Tracy 14.0 9.74 Non-Flood 0.01 0.10 0801/2315
Eddyville 63.0 58.43 Non-Flood 0.01 0.67 0801/2315
Ottumwa 11.5 8.99 Non-Flood 0.01 0.90 0801/2350
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 841.88 Non-Flood 0.33 1.18 0802/0000
Tail 12.66 -0.01 0.05 0801/2300
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 750.67 Non-Flood 0.16 0.58 0802/0015
Tail 693.75 -0.08 -0.04 0801/2315
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 8.91 -0.31 -0.59 0801/2315
Boone River
Goldfield 16.16 0.29 1.00 0801/2315
Webster City 14.0 6.24 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.16 0801/2300
White Fox Creek
Clarion 85.69 -0.11 -0.54 0801/2245
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 81.12 -0.05 -0.22 0801/2315
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 37.95 -0.20 -0.91 0802/0015
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 20.41 -0.06 -0.28 0802/0015
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 15.65 -0.42 -0.92 0802/0015
Grimes 14.0 9.52 Non-Flood -0.36 -1.32 0801/2315
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 908.01 -0.13 -0.65 0802/0000
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 2.96 Non-Flood -0.17 -0.73 0801/2315
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 825.12 -0.14 -0.95 0802/0000
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 4.76 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.58 0801/2330
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 777.74 -0.18 -0.32 0802/0000
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 11.51 Non-Flood -0.74 -3.84 0801/2315
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 9.93 Non-Flood -0.28 -1.92 0801/2315
South River
Ackworth 29.0 6.26 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.65 0801/2315
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.64 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.33 0801/2315
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 8.28 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.41 0801/2315
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 5.28 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.57 0801/2315
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.59 -0.02 -0.10 0801/2345
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 12.39 -0.19 -0.67 0801/2315
Lanesboro 13.74 -0.15 -0.60 0801/2315
Jefferson 19.0 10.06 Non-Flood -0.14 0.52 0801/2315
Perry 15.0 11.88 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.14 0802/0015
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.82 -0.01 -0.02 0801/2315
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.66 -0.02 -0.12 0801/2300
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 16.82 -0.04 -0.19 0801/2315
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 13.55 -0.20 -0.81 0801/2315
Panora 11.0 6.01 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.06 0801/2315
Lake Panorama
Panora 45.71 -0.04 0.03 0801/2315
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 5.54 Non-Flood -0.18 -1.06 0801/2245
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 9.93 Non-Flood -0.17 -1.23 0801/2300
West Des Moines 34.54 -0.34 -0.99 0801/2245
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 28.24 Non-Flood -0.45 -0.95 0801/2315
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 10.89 Non-Flood -0.46 -0.75 0801/2245
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0 1.95 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.18 0801/2137
Urbandale 142nd St 0.84 -0.05 -0.49 0802/0014
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 863.46 -0.10 -0.73 0802/0000
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.69 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.53 0802/0029
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 840.83 0.01 -0.35 0801/2345
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 4.38 Non-Flood -0.12 -0.55 0801/2245
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.63 -0.03 -0.33 0802/0000
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 3.95 0.06 0.07 0801/2242
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.45 -0.01 -0.18 0802/0000
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.79 -0.01 -0.15 0802/0000
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 9.41 Non-Flood -0.21 -1.12 0802/0015
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 3.27 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.32 0801/2300
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.57 -0.02 -0.06 0801/2315
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 11.02 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.20 0801/2245
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 2.29 Non-Flood -0.19 -0.12 0801/2300
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 6.44 Non-Flood -0.46 -3.58 0801/2345
Moulton 36.0 24.46 Non-Flood 0.64 1.41 0801/2345
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.69 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.36 0801/2345
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 909.18 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.13 0801/2345
Tail 8.08 0.01 1.59 0801/2300
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 8.68 -0.13 -0.72 0801/2330
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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