Current Conditions in Iowa (2024)

Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
837 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 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 13.02 Non-Flood -0.19 -0.56 0629/0745

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt

Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 8.93 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.34 0629/0800
Steamboat Rock 11.0 8.02 Non-Flood 0.01 0.02 0629/0800
Marshalltown 19.0 15.36 Non-Flood -0.02 1.24 0629/0800
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 8.83 Non-Flood 0.46 1.20 0629/0800
Tama US 63 20.0 13.86 Non-Flood 0.28 0.86 0629/0800
Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 5.08 -0.12 0.29 0629/0800
New Providence 4.45 0.20 0.94 0629/0745

Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 4.95 Non-Flood -0.62 1.17 0629/0800

Richland Creek
Haven 12.01 -0.18 0.24 0629/0800

Stein Creek
Clutier 67.47 -0.29 0.80 0629/0730

Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 8.19 Non-Flood 1.05 2.08 0629/0800

Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.70 Non-Flood -0.04 0.04 0629/0800

Deer Creek
Toledo 5.09 -0.13 0.53 0629/0800

Deep River
Deep River 67.50 -0.17 0.32 0629/0815

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 5.69 Non-Flood 0.06 -0.15 0629/0815
Janesville 13.0 6.31 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.89 0629/0745
Cedar Falls 89.0 88.32 Non-Flood -0.24 -1.37 0629/0745
Waterloo 13.0 10.70 Non-Flood -0.12 -0.96 0629/0800

West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 948.57 0.09 1.13 0629/0800
Finchford 17.0 10.89 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.15 0629/0745

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 82.26 -0.07 0.37 0629/0745

Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 9.61 Non-Flood -0.03 0.39 0629/0730
Rockford

Clear Lake
Clear Lake 5.23 -0.01 0.04 0629/0800

Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 88.09 -0.08 0.65 0629/0745

Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 954.06 0.10 0.82 0629/0745
Shell Rock 12.0 11.89 Non-Flood 0.08 0.06 0629/0745

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 6.58 Non-Flood 0.27 2.28 0629/0800

Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 10.38 Non-Flood 0.22 3.75 0629/0745

Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 5.79 Non-Flood -0.14 2.60 0629/0815

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.47 -0.06 0.37 0629/0815

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 83.48 -0.14 0.52 0629/0730

South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 975.92 0.00 0.71 0629/0800
Ames Hwy E18 3.06 0.27 0.74 0629/0700
Ames McFarland Park 180th 2.86 0.05 0.74 0629/0700
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 4.36 Non-Flood 0.03 0.48 0629/0800
Ames E 13th St--IFC 879.00 0.03 0.33 0629/0800
Ames US 30 21.5 11.67 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.18 0629/0800
Colfax 18.0 9.59 Non-Flood -0.30 1.14 0629/0745
Oskaloosa 24.5 12.31 Non-Flood -0.08 1.44 0629/0730

Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 971.16 -0.03 0.11 0629/0800
Ames Hwy E18 2.07 -0.08 0.25 0629/0700
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.68 -0.13 0.30 0629/0800
Ames Cameron School Rd 2.10 -0.01 0.53 0629/0630
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.83 -0.01 0.09 0629/0800
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.15 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.43 0629/0800
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 872.75 -0.03 -1.12 0629/0800

Indian Creek
Mingo 6.33 0.08 1.95 0629/0815

Middle Creek
Lacey 77.07 -0.47 1.30 0629/0800

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 17.20 Major -0.11 -0.11 0629/0800
Emmetsburg 11.0 14.87 Moderate 0.02 0.00 0629/0815
Humboldt 10.0 15.73 Record -0.09 -0.25 0629/0815

Pilot Creek
Rolfe 6.91 0.00 -0.04 0629/0815

East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 17.56 Minor 0.02 -0.10 0629/0815
Dakota City 20.0 17.53 Non-Flood -0.21 -0.87 0629/0800

Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 15.19 Minor -0.19 -0.82 0629/0800
Stratford 19.0 20.13 Minor -0.20 -0.96 0629/0800
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 20.26 Non-Flood 0.01 0.06 0629/0715
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 21.15 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.07 0629/0800
Swan 52.07 -0.10 0.34 0629/0715
Tracy 14.0 9.19 Non-Flood -0.01 0.03 0629/0815
Eddyville 63.0 57.81 Non-Flood 0.01 0.20 0629/0715
Ottumwa 11.5 8.79 Non-Flood 0.02 0.17 0629/0820

Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 861.05 Non-Flood 0.86 3.85 0629/0800
Tail 13.71 0.02 0.01 0629/0800
Normal Pool 836.0

Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.10 Non-Flood 0.05 0.21 0629/0815
Tail 692.99 0.00 -0.01 0629/0815
Normal Pool 742.0

Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 6.47 -0.05 -0.04 0629/0815

Boone River
Goldfield 13.05 0.02 -0.35 0629/0815
Webster City 14.0 5.84 Non-Flood 0.04 0.17 0629/0800

White Fox Creek
Clarion 85.67 -0.31 0.55 0629/0745

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 80.48 -0.09 0.18 0629/0815

Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.96 0.15 0.84 0629/0815

Big Creek Lake
Polk City 20.10 -0.01 -0.01 0629/0815

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 11.82 -0.02 0.19 0629/0815
Grimes 14.0 4.31 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.13 0629/0815

Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.99 -0.26 0.49 0629/0800
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 2.79 Non-Flood -0.35 -0.74 0629/0815
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 824.57 -0.30 0.82 0629/0800
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 4.71 Non-Flood -0.26 0.41 0629/0730
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 775.95 -0.12 0.17 0629/0800

North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 7.98 Non-Flood 0.27 0.78 0629/0815

Middle River
Indianola 23.0 7.99 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.05 0629/0815

South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.55 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.09 0629/0815

White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 7.09 Non-Flood 0.22 0.80 0629/0815

English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 9.30 Non-Flood 0.34 1.18 0629/0815

Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 5.16 Non-Flood -0.15 0.83 0629/0815

Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.47 -0.08 0.23 0629/0745

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
Sac City 9.75 -0.04 -0.16 0629/0815
Lanesboro 10.94 -0.06 -0.25 0629/0815
Jefferson 19.0 7.05 Non-Flood -0.09 -0.32 0629/0815
Perry 15.0 7.31 Non-Flood -0.12 -0.55 0629/0815

Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.66 -0.01 0.00 0629/0815

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.25 0.00 -0.02 0629/0800

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.97 -0.02 -0.09 0629/0815

Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 10.01 -0.05 0.07 0629/0815
Panora 11.0 4.69 Non-Flood -0.02 0.08 0629/0815

Lake Panorama
Panora 45.74 0.01 0.16 0629/0815

South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 3.40 Non-Flood 0.08 -0.02 0629/0745

Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 5.86 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.42 0629/0800
West Des Moines 30.09 -0.16 -0.31 0629/0745
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 23.69 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.27 0629/0715
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 5.69 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.22 0629/0745

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St 2.02 -0.09 -0.15 0629/0650
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 862.93 -0.28 -0.29 0629/0800
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.41 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.14 0629/0816
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 840.57 -0.14 -0.37 0629/0800
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.97 Non-Flood -0.18 -1.49 0629/0745

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.53 -0.08 -0.80 0629/0800

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.67 -0.12 -1.02 0629/0745
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.83 -0.10 -1.64 0629/0800

Jordan Creek
West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.78 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.08 0629/0815

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 3.55 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.02 0629/0800

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.45 -0.02 -0.12 0629/0815

East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 15.44 Non-Flood -0.51 3.63 0629/0745

Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 3.10 Non-Flood -0.80 0.81 0629/0800

Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 8.35 Non-Flood -0.55 3.86 0629/0745
Moulton 36.0 18.66 Non-Flood -0.08 0.02 0629/0745

South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 4.05 Non-Flood -0.33 0.95 0629/0745

Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 905.52 Non-Flood 0.02 0.06 0629/0745
Tail 2.08 0.01 0.01 0629/0800
Normal Pool 904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 8.05 -0.14 0.16 0629/0730

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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