Current Conditions in Iowa (2024)

Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
637 PM 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 12.68 Non-Flood -0.21 -0.75 0629/1745

.Iowa River Basin...

West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt

Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 9.05 Non-Flood 0.05 0.00 0629/1800
Steamboat Rock 11.0 7.85 Non-Flood -0.11 -0.17 0629/1800
Marshalltown 19.0 15.14 Non-Flood -0.12 0.45 0629/1800
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 9.19 Non-Flood 0.09 1.24 0629/1800
Tama US 63 20.0 14.31 Non-Flood 0.16 1.08 0629/1800
Chelsea

South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 4.93 -0.09 -0.50 0629/1800
New Providence 4.49 -0.04 0.58 0629/1745

Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 4.50 Non-Flood -0.20 -0.29 0629/1800

Richland Creek
Haven 11.84 -0.07 -0.15 0629/1800

Stein Creek
Clutier 67.22 -0.13 -0.29 0629/1730

Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 7.44 Non-Flood -0.46 1.05 0629/1800

Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 1.65 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.10 0629/1800

Deer Creek
Toledo 4.89 -0.10 -0.12 0629/1800

Deep River
Deep River 67.31 -0.12 -0.65 0629/1815

.Cedar River Basin...

Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 5.70 Non-Flood 0.03 -0.01 0629/1815
Janesville 13.0 6.26 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.41 0629/1745
Cedar Falls 89.0 88.20 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.89 0629/1745
Waterloo 13.0 10.59 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.61 0629/1800

West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 948.73 0.10 0.88 0629/1800
Finchford 17.0 10.85 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.10 0629/1745

Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 82.06 -0.12 -0.25 0629/1745

Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 9.47 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.06 0629/1730
Rockford

Clear Lake
Clear Lake 5.19 -0.08 -0.05 0629/1800

Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 87.91 -0.13 -0.23 0629/1745

Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 953.94 -0.05 0.29 0629/1745
Shell Rock 12.0 12.02 Minor 0.07 0.24 0629/1745

Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 6.74 Non-Flood 0.08 1.11 0629/1800

Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 9.98 Non-Flood -0.32 2.23 0629/1745

Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 5.54 Non-Flood -0.08 1.56 0629/1815

.Skunk River Basin...

Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.32 -0.08 -0.41 0629/1815

Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 83.31 -0.09 -0.42 0629/1730

South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 975.60 -0.14 0.07 0629/1800
Ames Hwy E18 2.92 -0.10 0.24 0629/1800
Ames McFarland Park 180th 2.82 -0.09 0.24 0629/1800
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 4.36 Non-Flood -0.04 0.24 0629/1800
Ames E 13th St--IFC 878.92 -0.01 0.30 0629/1745
Ames US 30 21.5 11.65 Non-Flood -0.03 0.29 0629/1800
Colfax 18.0 9.38 Non-Flood -0.04 0.33 0629/1745
Oskaloosa 24.5 13.29 Non-Flood 0.68 0.59 0629/1730

Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 970.91 -0.12 -0.37 0629/1745
Ames Hwy E18
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 929.44 -0.13 -0.31 0629/1745
Ames Cameron School Rd 1.91 -0.10 -0.10 0629/1730
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 888.43 -0.24 -0.34 0629/1800
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.04 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.07 0629/1800
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC

Indian Creek
Mingo 5.93 -0.26 -0.14 0629/1815

Middle Creek
Lacey 76.61 -0.27 -2.34 0629/1800

.Des Moines River Basin...

West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 16.60 Major -0.01 -0.76 0629/1800
Emmetsburg 11.0 14.83 Moderate -0.04 -0.03 0629/1815
Humboldt 10.0 15.91 Record 0.34 0.14 0629/1815

Pilot Creek
Rolfe 6.83 -0.06 -0.08 0629/1815

East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 17.68 Minor 0.12 0.11 0629/1815
Dakota City 20.0 17.34 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.62 0629/1800

Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 14.94 Minor -0.09 -0.63 0629/1800
Stratford 19.0 19.85 Minor -0.17 -0.83 0629/1800
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 20.09 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.18 0629/1715
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 20.86 Non-Flood -0.21 -0.59 0629/1800
Swan 52.06 -0.03 0.12 0629/1715
Tracy 14.0 9.10 Non-Flood 0.35 -0.15 0629/1715
Eddyville 63.0 57.45 Non-Flood -0.33 -0.28 0629/1715
Ottumwa 11.5 8.63 Non-Flood -0.15 -0.10 0629/1820

Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 862.49 Non-Flood 0.79 3.57 0629/1800
Tail 13.45 -0.05 -0.19 0629/1800
Normal Pool 836.0

Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 742.25 Non-Flood 0.03 0.28 0629/1815
Tail 692.93 0.05 -0.11 0629/1815
Normal Pool 742.0

Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 6.43 -0.03 -0.10 0629/1815

Boone River
Goldfield 13.10 0.01 -0.01 0629/1815
Webster City 14.0 5.66 Non-Flood -0.10 0.08 0629/1800

White Fox Creek
Clarion 85.27 -0.23 -1.41 0629/1745

Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 80.29 -0.11 -0.40 0629/1815

Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 37.11 0.09 0.56 0629/1815

Big Creek Lake
Polk City 20.08 -0.03 -0.02 0629/1815

Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 11.75 -0.04 0.06 0629/1815
Grimes 14.0 4.27 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.47 0629/1815

Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.66 -0.13 -1.07 0629/1745
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 2.45 Non-Flood -0.20 -0.75 0629/1815
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 824.11 -0.19 -0.86 0629/1800
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 4.39 Non-Flood -0.16 -0.93 0629/1730
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 775.63 -0.20 -0.71 0629/1800

North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 7.67 Non-Flood -0.24 0.23 0629/1815

Middle River
Indianola 23.0 7.79 Non-Flood -0.13 -0.36 0629/1815

South River
Ackworth 29.0 5.67 Non-Flood 0.16 -0.01 0629/1815

White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 6.72 Non-Flood -0.20 0.33 0629/1815

English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 8.91 Non-Flood -0.20 0.18 0629/1815

Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 5.19 Non-Flood 0.08 0.32 0629/1715

Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 79.44 -0.03 -0.03 0629/1745

.Raccoon River Basin...

North Raccoon River
Sac City 9.62 -0.08 -0.22 0629/1815
Lanesboro 10.85 -0.05 -0.19 0629/1815
Jefferson 19.0 7.02 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.23 0629/1815
Perry 15.0 7.03 Non-Flood -0.22 -0.49 0629/1815

Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 7.64 -0.03 -0.03 0629/1815

Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.22 0.00 -0.03 0629/1800

Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.94 -0.03 -0.09 0629/1815

Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 9.92 -0.06 -0.03 0629/1815
Panora 11.0 4.69 Non-Flood -0.06 0.19 0629/1815

Lake Panorama
Panora 45.72 -0.01 0.11 0629/1815

South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 3.77 Non-Flood 0.29 0.31 0629/1745

Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 5.75 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.40 0629/1800
West Des Moines 29.87 -0.13 -0.52 0629/1745
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 23.48 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.53 0629/1715
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 5.32 Non-Flood -0.23 -0.96 0629/1745

Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St 1.91 -0.06 -0.48 0629/1602
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 862.52 -0.15 -1.24 0629/1745
Clive I-80/35 9.0 3.41 Non-Flood -0.01 0.00 0629/1816
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 840.33 0.01 -0.67 0629/1745
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 3.80 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.89 0629/1745

Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 897.40 0.05 -0.48 0629/1800

North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 3.47 0.51 0.12 0629/1734
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 834.38 -0.17 -0.82 0629/1745
Windsor Heights College Dr 825.64 -0.07 -0.62 0629/1800

Jordan Creek
West Des Moines

Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0 5.89 Non-Flood 0.08 0.07 0629/1815

...Missouri River Basin...

.Nishnabotna River Basin...

East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 3.50 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.05 0629/1800

.Chariton River Basin...

West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 66.43 -0.02 -0.07 0629/1815

East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 12.99 Non-Flood -0.82 -3.26 0629/1745

Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 2.50 Non-Flood -0.34 -1.17 0629/1800

Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 6.27 Non-Flood -1.06 0.08 0629/1745
Moulton 36.0 18.56 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.13 0629/1745

South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 3.61 Non-Flood -0.21 0.13 0629/1745

Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 905.54 Non-Flood 0.01 0.06 0629/1745
Tail 2.09 0.01 0.02 0629/1800
Normal Pool 904.0

Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 8.30 0.00 0.11 0629/1730

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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