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SRUS43 KDMX 200742
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063-069-073-075-077-079-081-083-091-099-109-117-121-123-125-127-135-147-
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HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
240 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026
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
IOWA RIVER BASIN
WEST MAIN DRAINAGE DITCH 1-2
BRITT
IOWA RIVER
ROWAN 12.5
STEAMBOAT ROCK 11.0
MARSHALLTOWN 19.0
TAMA HWY E49 12.5
TAMA US 63 20.0
CHELSEA
SOUTH FORK IOWA RIVER
BLAIRSBURG
NEW PROVIDENCE
TIMBER CREEK
MARSHALLTOWN 14.0
RICHLAND CREEK
HAVEN
STEIN CREEK
CLUTIER
SALT CREEK
ELBERON 16.0
WALNUT CREEK
HARTWICK 14.0
DEER CREEK
TOLEDO
DEEP RIVER
DEEP RIVER 67.17 -0.01 0.04 0920/0015
CEDAR RIVER BASIN
CEDAR RIVER
WAVERLY 12.0
JANESVILLE 13.0
CEDAR FALLS 89.0
WATERLOO 13.0
WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER
KESLEY
KESLEY HICKORY AVE--IFC 945.88 0.07 1.02 0920/0215
FINCHFORD 17.0
SPRING CREEK (NORTH CENTRAL IOWA)
MASON CITY US 65 81.50 0.01 0.39 0919/2345
WINNEBAGO RIVER
MASON CITY 10.0 5.53 NON-FLOOD 0.02 0.34 0920/0030
ROCKFORD
CLEAR LAKE
CLEAR LAKE
WILLOW CREEK
MASON CITY US 18 BUS
SHELL ROCK RIVER
NORTHWOOD
NORA SPRINGS
ROCKFORD FOOTHILL AVE--IFC 971.00 0.15 0.77 0920/0215
MARBLE ROCK 4.0
MARBLE ROCK 290TH ST--IFC 949.60 0.24 0.68 0920/0215
SHELL ROCK 12.0
BEAVER CREEK (NORTHEAST IOWA)
NEW HARTFORD 12.5
BLACK HAWK CREEK
HUDSON 15.0
WOLF CREEK
DYSART 12.0
SKUNK RIVER BASIN
MUD LAKE DRAINAGE DITCH 71 (NORTH CENTRAL IOWA)
JEWELL
KEIGLEY BRANCH (CENTRAL IOWA)
STORY CITY
SOUTH SKUNK RIVER
RANDALL HWY R61--IFC 978.64 -0.47 -0.44 0920/0215
AMES HWY E18 6.09 -0.21 0.42 0920/0100
AMES MCFARLAND PARK 180TH 5.30 -0.04 0.89 0920/0100
AMES W RIVERSIDE RD 12.5
AMES E 13TH ST--IFC 881.70 0.10 1.29 0920/0215
AMES US 30 21.5
COLFAX 18.0
OSKALOOSA 24.5
IOWAY CREEK
STORY CITY 120TH ST--IFC 972.87 -0.21 0.16 0920/0215
AMES HWY E18 4.13 -0.06 -0.06 0920/0130
GILBERT 160TH ST--IFC 931.33 -0.14 0.09 0920/0200
AMES CAMERON SCHOOL RD 4.15 0.03 0.27 0920/0130
AMES STANGE RD--IFC 890.59 0.08 0.25 0920/0215
AMES LINCOLN WAY 10.0
AMES S DUFF AVE--IFC 874.69 0.36 0.64 0920/0215
INDIAN CREEK
MINGO 5.14 -0.01 0.28 0920/0015
MIDDLE CREEK
LACEY
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN
WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER
ESTHERVILLE 10.0 2.39 NON-FLOOD -0.02 0.02 0920/0015
EMMETSBURG 11.0
HUMBOLDT 10.0
PILOT CREEK
ROLFE
EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER
ALGONA 17.0
DAKOTA CITY 20.0
DES MOINES RIVER
FORT DODGE 10.5
STRATFORD 19.0
DES MOINES 2ND AVE 23.0
DES MOINES SE 6TH ST 24.0 15.32 NON-FLOOD 0.42 1.20 0920/0215
SWAN
TRACY 14.0
EDDYVILLE 63.0
OTTUMWA 13.0 8.35 NON-FLOOD 0.03 0.12 0920/0020
SAYLORVILLE RESERVOIR
POOL 884.0
TAIL
NORMAL POOL 836.0
RED ROCK RESERVOIR
POOL 780.0 746.34 NON-FLOOD -0.07 -0.32 0920/0015
TAIL
NORMAL POOL 742.0
LIZARD CREEK
FORT DODGE
BOONE RIVER
GOLDFIELD
WEBSTER CITY 14.0
WHITE FOX CREEK
CLARION
BLUFF CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)
PILOT MOUND 81.78 -0.06 0.25 0920/0015
BIG CREEK PONDING AREA
POLK CITY
BIG CREEK LAKE
POLK CITY 20.31 -0.01 -0.03 0920/0015
BEAVER CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)
WOODWARD 13.61 -0.11 -0.44 0920/0015
GRIMES 14.0
FOURMILE CREEK
ANKENY US 69
ANKENY NE 47TH ST--IFC 908.90 0.27 0.14 0920/0215
ANKENY NE 86TH AVE 11.0 3.77 NON-FLOOD 0.69 0.64 0920/0217
ALTOONA NE 54TH AVE--IFC 824.85 0.34 0.33 0920/0215
ALTOONA I-80
DES MOINES EASTON BLVD 12.5 5.17 NON-FLOOD 0.34 0.37 0920/0215
PLEASANT HILL VANDALIA RD- 771.58 0.66 0.93 0920/0215
NORTH RIVER
NORWALK HWY R57 22.0
MIDDLE RIVER
INDIANOLA 23.0
SOUTH RIVER
ACKWORTH 29.0
WHITE BREAST CREEK
MELCHER-DALLAS 23.0
ENGLISH CREEK
KNOXVILLE 21.0
CEDAR CREEK
BUSSEY 25.0
BEAR CREEK
OTTUMWA US 34 79.36 -0.01 -0.02 0919/2345
RACCOON RIVER BASIN
NORTH RACCOON RIVER
SAC CITY
LANESBORO 9.36 0.13 0.63 0920/0015
JEFFERSON 19.0
PERRY 15.0 5.63 NON-FLOOD -0.04 -0.24 0920/0015
BLACK HAWK LAKE
LAKE VIEW
BRUSHY FORK CREEK (WESTERN IOWA)
TEMPLETON
MIDDLE RACCOON RIVER TRIBUTARY
CARROLL 15.02 0.00 -0.01 0920/0015
MIDDLE RACCOON RIVER
BAYARD
PANORA 11.0
LAKE PANORAMA
PANORA
SOUTH RACCOON RIVER
REDFIELD 20.0
RACCOON RIVER
VAN METER HWY R16 17.0 6.08 NON-FLOOD 0.17 -0.09 0920/0217
WEST DES MOINES 30.14 0.04 -0.22 0920/0217
DES MOINES IA 28 36.0 23.96 NON-FLOOD 0.14 -0.14 0920/0216
DES MOINES FLEUR DR 12.0 6.23 NON-FLOOD 0.44 0.10 0920/0217
WALNUT CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)
WAUKEE 156TH ST 9.0 2.13 NON-FLOOD 0.17 0.11 0920/0132
URBANDALE 142ND ST
CLIVE NW 128TH ST--IFC 865.02 1.20 1.15 0920/0215
CLIVE I-80/35 9.0 4.10 NON-FLOOD 0.52 0.52 0920/0228
CLIVE NW 100TH ST--IFC 841.76 0.70 0.66 0920/0215
DES MOINES 63RD ST 14.0 7.22 NON-FLOOD 2.29 2.36 0920/0231
LITTLE WALNUT CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)
CLIVE 156TH ST--IFC 898.93 1.32 1.31 0920/0215
NORTH WALNUT CREEK (CENTRAL IOWA)
URBANDALE 92ND DR 4.81 1.12 0.98 0920/0224
URBANDALE HICKMAN RD--IFC 836.00 1.28 1.36 0920/0215
WINDSOR HEIGHTS COLLEGE DR 827.70 1.37 1.44 0920/0215
JORDAN CREEK
WEST DES MOINES
BUTTRICK CREEK
GRAND JUNCTION 13.0 7.36 NON-FLOOD 0.18 1.42 0920/0015
..MISSOURI RIVER BASIN
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN
EAST NISHNABOTNA RIVER
ATLANTIC 19.0 NON-FLOOD
CHARITON RIVER BASIN
WEST NODAWAY RIVER
MASSENA IA 148
EAST FORK 102 RIVER
BEDFORD 24.0
THOMPSON RIVER
DAVIS CITY 12.0
CHARITON RIVER
CHARITON 19.5
MOULTON 36.0
SOUTH FORK CHARITON RIVER
PROMISE CITY 25.0 3.29 NON-FLOOD 0.07 0.00 0920/0145
RATHBUN RESERVOIR
POOL 926.0 NON-FLOOD
TAIL
NORMAL POOL 904.0
COOPER CREEK (SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA)
CENTERVILLE
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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