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
837 PM CDT Thu May 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 10.79 Non-Flood 0.11 0.80 0522/1945
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt 75.48 -0.07 -0.37 0522/2015
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 7.37 Non-Flood 0.03 0.54 0522/2000
Steamboat Rock 11.0 7.05 Non-Flood 0.03 0.05 0522/2000
Marshalltown 19.0 15.68 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.28 0522/2000
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 9.80 Non-Flood -0.03 0.47 0522/2000
Tama US 63 20.0 14.54 Non-Flood 0.04 0.60 0522/2000
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 6.51 -0.10 -0.60 0522/2000
New Providence 7.49 -0.16 -0.40 0522/1945
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 5.06 Non-Flood -0.23 -0.79 0522/2000
Richland Creek
Haven 12.29 -0.06 -0.31 0522/2000
Stein Creek
Clutier 67.60 -0.07 -0.30 0522/1930
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 8.22 Non-Flood -0.16 -0.59 0522/2000
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 2.80 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.33 0522/2000
Deer Creek
Toledo 4.84 -0.07 -0.37 0522/2000
Deep River
Deep River 67.43 -0.07 -0.29 0522/2015
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 5.17 Non-Flood 0.05 0.10 0522/2015
Janesville 13.0 3.11 Non-Flood 0.33 0.58 0522/1945
Cedar Falls 89.0 82.78 Non-Flood 0.31 1.51 0522/1945
Waterloo 13.0 7.72 Non-Flood 0.16 0.67 0522/2000
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 948.12 0.05 0.60 0522/2000
Finchford 17.0 9.71 Non-Flood 0.24 1.10 0522/1945
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.79 -0.08 -0.27 0522/1945
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 6.63 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.14 0522/2000
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 4.68 0.02 0.00 0522/2000
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 86.88 -0.08 -0.26 0522/1945
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 972.05 -0.07 -0.18 0522/2000
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 950.64 0.00 -0.04 0522/2000
Shell Rock 12.0 9.90 Non-Flood 0.04 0.59 0522/1945
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 6.14 Non-Flood -0.17 -0.07 0522/2000
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 9.22 Non-Flood -0.29 -0.19 0522/1945
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 4.38 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.37 0522/2015
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 82.39 -0.14 -0.91 0522/2015
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 84.96 -0.20 -0.71 0522/1930
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 978.44 -0.45 -2.44 0522/2000
Ames Hwy E18
Ames McFarland Park 180th
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 7.12 Non-Flood -0.46 -1.66 0522/2000
Ames E 13th St--IFC 882.18 -0.49 -1.79 0522/2000
Ames US 30 21.5 15.05 Non-Flood -0.49 -1.70 0522/2000
Colfax 18.0 13.78 Non-Flood -0.34 -0.75 0522/1945
Oskaloosa 24.5 17.85 Non-Flood -0.12 0.40 0522/1930
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 972.45 -0.16 -0.89 0522/2000
Ames Hwy E18 3.53 -0.18 -0.98 0522/1930
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 931.15 -0.21 -1.05 0522/2000
Ames Cameron School Rd 3.93 -0.17 -1.11 0522/2000
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 890.20 -0.29 -1.13 0522/2000
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 3.13 Non-Flood -0.17 -0.74 0522/2000
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 874.71 -0.24 -1.38 0522/2000
Indian Creek
Mingo 7.61 -0.29 -1.44 0522/2015
Middle Creek
Lacey 76.04 -0.06 -0.33 0522/2000
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.43 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.04 0522/2015
Emmetsburg 11.0 3.65 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.47 0522/2015
Humboldt 10.0 6.02 Non-Flood 0.00 0.39 0522/2000
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 3.88 -0.07 -0.12 0522/2015
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 11.29 Non-Flood 0.13 0.82 0522/2015
Dakota City 20.0 9.91 Non-Flood 0.20 0.72 0522/2000
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 5.80 Non-Flood 0.08 0.49 0522/2000
Stratford 19.0 9.90 Non-Flood 0.10 0.75 0522/2000
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 15.85 Non-Flood 0.51 0.65 0522/1915
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 15.05 Non-Flood 0.71 0.71 0522/2000
Swan 47.27 -0.19 -1.33 0522/1915
Tracy 14.0 7.66 Non-Flood -0.19 -0.35 0522/1915
Eddyville 63.0 56.20 Non-Flood -0.43 1.36 0522/1915
Ottumwa 11.5 7.33 Non-Flood -0.13 2.07 0522/2020
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 836.98 Non-Flood 0.01 0.28 0522/2000
Tail 7.47 0.21 1.21 0522/2000
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.38 Non-Flood -0.21 -0.89 0522/2015
Tail 690.80 -0.65 -1.26 0522/2015
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 5.86 0.00 0.24 0522/2015
Boone River
Goldfield 13.62 0.02 0.05 0522/2015
Webster City 14.0 6.01 Non-Flood -0.16 -0.50 0522/2000
White Fox Creek
Clarion 85.14 -0.14 -0.72 0522/1945
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 37.61 -0.14 -0.75 0522/2015
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 20.48 -0.07 -0.27 0522/2015
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 11.86 -0.02 -0.16 0522/2015
Grimes 14.0 4.51 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.37 0522/2015
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 908.58 -0.14 -0.65 0522/2000
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 3.75 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.92 0522/1915
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 825.81 -0.27 -0.63 0522/2000
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 5.13 Non-Flood -0.17 -0.90 0522/1930
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 770.62 -0.04 -0.67 0522/2000
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 9.64 Non-Flood -0.35 -1.92 0522/2015
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 8.78 Non-Flood -0.25 -1.00 0522/2015
South River
Ackworth 29.0 7.19 Non-Flood -0.28 -1.55 0522/2015
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.83 Non-Flood -0.12 -1.01 0522/2015
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 9.19 Non-Flood -0.16 -0.96 0522/1915
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 5.25 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.62 0522/1915
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.60 -0.02 -0.11 0522/1945
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 10.24 -0.24 -0.75 0522/2015
Lanesboro 11.86 -0.08 0.21 0522/2015
Jefferson 19.0 7.35 Non-Flood 0.23 0.91 0522/2015
Perry 15.0 6.50 Non-Flood 0.30 0.74 0522/2015
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.67 0.02 0.00 0522/2015
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.05 -0.02 0.00 0522/2000
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.16 0.00 -0.01 0522/2015
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 9.09 -0.03 -0.10 0522/2015
Panora 11.0 4.37 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.03 0522/2015
Lake Panorama
Panora 45.52 -0.04 -0.05 0522/2015
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 2.93 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.13 0522/1945
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 4.43 Non-Flood 0.03 0.09 0522/2000
West Des Moines 28.43 0.03 -0.04 0522/1945
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 22.00 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.07 0522/1915
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 3.60 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.22 0522/1945
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 863.04 -0.11 -0.69 0522/2000
Clive I-80/35 9.0
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 840.59 -0.05 -0.31 0522/2000
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 4.27 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.42 0522/1945
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.78 -0.10 -0.28 0522/2000
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.49 -0.06 -0.18 0522/2000
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.79 0.00 -0.12 0522/2000
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.84 Non-Flood -0.02 0.03 0522/2015
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 2.53 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.05 0522/2000
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.25 -0.01 -0.03 0522/2015
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 11.66 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.40 0522/1945
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 2.43 Non-Flood -0.16 -0.93 0522/2000
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 5.67 Non-Flood 0.57 0.52 0522/1945
Moulton 36.0 18.84 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.80 0522/1945
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.34 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.27 0522/1945
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 904.31 Non-Flood 0.01 0.03 0522/1945
Tail 2.18 0.00 -0.02 0522/2000
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 8.47 -0.06 -0.44 0522/1930
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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