311  
SRUS43 KDMX 260238  
RVADMX  
IAC001-003-007-009-013-015-017-023-025-027-029-033-039-047-049-051-053-  
063-069-073-075-077-079-081-083-091-099-109-117-121-123-125-127-135-147-  
151-153-157-159-161-169-171-173-175-179-181-185-187-189-195-197-270245-  
 
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
837 PM CST WED DEC 25 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 6.90 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/1945  
   
IOWA RIVER BASIN  
 
IOWA RIVER  
ROWAN 12.5 3.51 NON-FLOOD -0.02 0.00 1225/2000  
STEAMBOAT ROCK 11.0 5.54 NON-FLOOD -0.01 0.01 1225/2000  
MARSHALLTOWN 19.0 9.98 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.04 1225/2000  
TAMA HWY E49 12.5 1.44 NON-FLOOD -0.03 -0.08 1225/2000  
TAMA US 63 20.0 6.89 NON-FLOOD 0.01 -0.05 1225/2000  
CHELSEA  
 
TIMBER CREEK  
MARSHALLTOWN 14.0 1.98 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
 
RICHLAND CREEK  
HAVEN 10.76 0.01 0.00 1225/2000  
 
SALT CREEK  
ELBERON 16.0 5.43 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.00 1225/2000  
 
WALNUT CREEK  
HARTWICK 14.0 1.27 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.01 1225/2000  
 
DEER CREEK  
TOLEDO 4.18 0.00 -0.01 1225/2000  
   
CEDAR RIVER BASIN  
 
CEDAR RIVER  
WAVERLY 12.0 4.97 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.01 1225/2015  
JANESVILLE 13.0 1.21 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.00 1225/1945  
CEDAR FALLS 89.0 78.68 NON-FLOOD 0.03 0.03 1225/1945  
WATERLOO 13.0 5.57 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.02 1225/2000  
 
WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER  
KESLEY  
KESLEY HICKORY AVE--IFC 943.92 -0.01 -0.02 1225/2000  
FINCHFORD 17.0 6.36 NON-FLOOD 0.01 -0.01 1225/1945  
 
WINNEBAGO RIVER  
MASON CITY 10.0 4.65 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.02 1225/2000  
ROCKFORD  
 
CLEAR LAKE  
CLEAR LAKE 3.85 -0.01 0.01 1225/2000  
 
SHELL ROCK RIVER  
NORTHWOOD  
NORA SPRINGS  
ROCKFORD FOOTHILL AVE--IFC 969.49 0.00 -0.02 1225/2000  
MARBLE ROCK 4.0  
MARBLE ROCK 290TH ST--IFC 948.53 0.00 -0.02 1225/2000  
SHELL ROCK 12.0 7.82 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/1945  
 
BEAVER CREEK (NORTHEAST IOWA)  
NEW HARTFORD 12.5 1.28 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.01 1225/2000  
 
BLACK HAWK CREEK  
HUDSON 14.0 5.00 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.03 1225/1945  
 
WOLF CREEK  
DYSART 12.0 2.42 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2015  
   
SKUNK RIVER BASIN  
 
SOUTH SKUNK RIVER  
RANDALL HWY R61--IFC  
AMES HWY E18 1.02 -0.02 -0.02 1225/1900  
AMES MCFARLAND PARK 180TH  
AMES W RIVERSIDE RD 12.5 2.94 NON-FLOOD -0.01 0.00 1225/2000  
AMES E 13TH ST--IFC 877.45 0.02 0.00 1225/2000  
AMES US 30 21.5 9.66 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.01 1225/2000  
COLFAX 18.0 7.23 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.03 1225/1945  
OSKALOOSA 24.5 8.54 NON-FLOOD -0.02 -0.32 1225/1930  
 
IOWAY CREEK  
STORY CITY 120TH ST--IFC 970.76 0.02 0.01 1225/2000  
AMES HWY E18 1.25 0.00 0.00 1225/1830  
GILBERT 160TH ST--IFC 928.61 -0.03 -0.03 1225/2000  
AMES CAMERON SCHOOL RD 1.07 -0.01 -0.01 1225/1830  
AMES STANGE RD--IFC 887.81 0.01 0.00 1225/2000  
AMES LINCOLN WAY 10.0 1.02 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.00 1225/2000  
AMES S DUFF AVE--IFC  
 
INDIAN CREEK  
MINGO 3.43 -0.01 -0.03 1225/2015  
   
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN  
 
WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER  
EMMETSBURG 11.0 0.62 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.01 1225/2015  
HUMBOLDT 10.0 3.04 NON-FLOOD 0.01 -0.01 1225/2000  
 
EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER  
ALGONA 17.0 7.01 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.01 1225/2015  
DAKOTA CITY 20.0 7.60 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
 
DES MOINES RIVER  
FORT DODGE 10.5 3.66 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.03 1225/2000  
STRATFORD 19.0 5.20 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.02 1225/2000  
DES MOINES 2ND AVE 23.0 12.97 NON-FLOOD -0.01 0.01 1225/1915  
DES MOINES SE 6TH ST 24.0 9.58 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.01 1225/2000  
SWAN 43.01 -0.02 -0.04 1225/1915  
TRACY 14.0 2.82 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2015  
EDDYVILLE 63.0 48.69 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/1915  
OTTUMWA 11.5 1.70 NON-FLOOD 0.12 0.12 1225/2020  
 
SAYLORVILLE RESERVOIR  
POOL 884.0 836.67 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
TAIL 2.10 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
NORMAL POOL 836.0  
 
RED ROCK RESERVOIR  
POOL 780.0 742.19 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.03 1225/2015  
TAIL 683.94 0.00 0.00 1225/2015  
NORMAL POOL 742.0  
 
BOONE RIVER  
GOLDFIELD 7.07 0.01 0.01 1225/2015  
WEBSTER CITY 14.0 1.72 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
 
BIG CREEK PONDING AREA  
POLK CITY 36.79 0.01 0.01 1225/2015  
 
BIG CREEK LAKE  
POLK CITY 19.65 -0.01 0.00 1225/2015  
 
BEAVER CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)  
WOODWARD 11.74 0.00 0.00 1225/2015  
GRIMES 14.0 2.69 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.01 1225/2015  
 
FOURMILE CREEK  
ANKENY US 69  
ANKENY NE 47TH ST--IFC 907.29 0.00 0.07 1225/2000  
ANKENY NE 86TH AVE 11.0 1.44 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.01 1225/2015  
ALTOONA NE 54TH AVE--IFC 822.85 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
ALTOONA I-80  
DES MOINES EASTON BLVD 12.5 3.57 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.01 1225/1930  
PLEASANT HILL VANDALIA RD- 768.49 0.00 -0.41 1225/2000  
 
NORTH RIVER  
NORWALK HWY R57 22.0 5.28 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2015  
 
MIDDLE RIVER  
INDIANOLA 23.0 6.98 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.02 1225/2015  
 
SOUTH RIVER  
ACKWORTH 29.0 5.25 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.01 1225/2015  
 
WHITE BREAST CREEK  
MELCHER-DALLAS 23.0 6.05 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.00 1225/2015  
 
ENGLISH CREEK  
KNOXVILLE 21.0 8.13 NON-FLOOD -0.02 0.01 1225/2015  
 
CEDAR CREEK  
BUSSEY 25.0 4.46 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.03 1225/1915  
   
RACCOON RIVER BASIN  
 
NORTH RACCOON RIVER  
SAC CITY 6.94 0.00 0.01 1225/2015  
JEFFERSON 19.0 4.80 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.01 1225/2015  
PERRY 15.0 2.98 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.02 1225/2015  
 
BLACK HAWK LAKE  
LAKE VIEW 7.22 0.00 0.00 1225/2015  
 
MIDDLE RACCOON RIVER  
BAYARD 8.53 0.01 0.00 1225/2015  
PANORA 11.0 4.05 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.04 1225/2015  
 
LAKE PANORAMA  
PANORA 44.59 0.00 0.01 1225/2015  
 
SOUTH RACCOON RIVER  
REDFIELD 20.0 2.37 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.00 1225/1945  
 
RACCOON RIVER  
VAN METER HWY R16 17.0 2.45 NON-FLOOD 0.01 -0.02 1225/2000  
WEST DES MOINES 25.96 -0.02 -0.11 1225/1945  
DES MOINES IA 28 36.0 20.05 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.05 1225/1915  
DES MOINES FLEUR DR 12.0 2.19 NON-FLOOD -0.05 -0.15 1225/1945  
 
WALNUT CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)  
WAUKEE 156TH ST 9.0  
URBANDALE 142ND ST  
CLIVE NW 128TH ST--IFC 861.39 0.01 -0.01 1225/2000  
CLIVE I-80/35 9.0 3.44 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/2021  
CLIVE NW 100TH ST--IFC  
DES MOINES 63RD ST 14.0 3.02 NON-FLOOD 0.02 0.00 1225/1945  
 
LITTLE WALNUT CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)  
CLIVE 156TH ST--IFC 897.56 0.02 0.01 1225/2000  
 
NORTH WALNUT CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)  
URBANDALE 92ND DR  
URBANDALE HICKMAN RD--IFC 833.93 0.04 0.02 1225/2000  
WINDSOR HEIGHTS COLLEGE DR 825.47 0.01 0.01 1225/2000  
 
JORDAN CREEK  
WEST DES MOINES  
 
BUTTRICK CREEK  
GRAND JUNCTION 13.0 4.45 NON-FLOOD -0.01 -0.03 1225/2015  
   
..MISSOURI RIVER BASIN  
 
   
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN  
 
EAST NISHNABOTNA RIVER  
ATLANTIC 19.0 2.31 NON-FLOOD -0.02 -0.06 1225/2000  
   
CHARITON RIVER BASIN  
 
EAST FORK 102 RIVER  
BEDFORD 24.0 10.87 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.01 1225/1945  
 
THOMPSON RIVER  
DAVIS CITY 12.0 1.01 NON-FLOOD 0.01 0.05 1225/2000  
 
CHARITON RIVER  
CHARITON 19.5 4.15 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/1945  
MOULTON 36.0 18.37 NON-FLOOD 0.00 -0.01 1225/1945  
 
SOUTH FORK CHARITON RIVER  
PROMISE CITY 25.0 2.98 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.01 1225/1945  
 
RATHBUN RESERVOIR  
POOL 926.0 903.06 NON-FLOOD 0.00 0.00 1225/1945  
TAIL 2.20 0.00 0.00 1225/2000  
NORMAL POOL 904.0  
 
COOPER CREEK (SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA)  
CENTERVILLE 7.83 0.00 -0.02 1225/1930  
 
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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