Given the heavy rain that has fallen overnight and over the last few nights, many of the state’s rivers and creeks have gone out of their banks or in some cases, are continuing to flood.
Here is the current list,
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock
Walnut Creek at Clive
Four Mile Creek at Easton Blvd (DSM)
Walnut Creek at 63rd St (DSM)
Cedar River at Waterloo
Cedar River at Cedar Falls
West Fork Cedar River at Finchford
West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona
Des Moines River at Fort Dodge
Des Moines River at Ottumwa
Winnebago River at Mason City
Des Moines River near Stratford
Des Moines River near Eddyville
Boone River near Webster City
Iowa River near Rowan
West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg
South Skunk River near Oskaloosa
Iowa River at Marshalltown
West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville
North Raccoon River near Perry
Des Moines River at SE 6th (DSM)
Ocheyedan River near Spencer
Little Sioux River near Correctionville
Little Sioux River at Cherokee
Mississippi River at New Boston IL
Mississippi Rvier at Keithsburg IL
Iowa River at Columbus Junction
North Skunk River near Sigourney
Skunk River at Augusta
Iowa River at Marengo
Cedar River near Conesville
Iowa River at Wapello
Des Moines River at St. Francisville MO
Mississippi River at Burlington
Mississippi River at Keokuk
Mississippi River at Gladstone IL
Floyd River at Sheldon
Floyd River at Alton
Little Sioux River at Spencer
Little Sioux River at Linn Grove
Missouri River at Nebraska City NE
Big Sioux River at Hawarden
Big Sioux River at Akron
Squaw Creek at Ames
South Skunk River at Colfax
South Skunk River near Ames
A few of the smaller creeks and streams will fall below flood stage by early this coming week, with the larger rivers staying above flood stage as late as Independence Day Weekend. If you are planning to camp or do any activities for Independence Day Weekend near any of the rivers and streams listed below, be aware, that even if the river is below flood stage, they will still be high and flowing at a fast rate nonetheless.