Flooding

Spring River Flooding 3/23/2011

Here are the current rivers that are under river flood warnings at this time.

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt
West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg
Cedar River at Cedar Falls
Cedar River at Waterloo
Winnebago River at Mason City
Wapsipinicon River near De Witt
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock
West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona
Mississippi River at Guttenberg
Mississippi River at McGregor
Turkey River at Elkader
Mississippi River at LaCrosse WI
Upper Iowa River at Dorchester
Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls
Big Sioux River at Hawarden
Big Sioux River at Akron
Rock River at Rock Rapids
Little Sioux River near Milford
Little Sioux River at Spencer
Little Sioux River at Linn Grover
Des Moines River at Jackson MN
Cedar River at Charles City

Many of these rivers will be under river flood warnings for quite some time. The Mississippi River won’t hit flood stage in the northeastern sections of the state for at least a week to ten days, and several more warnings downstream are likely to be issued as the water moves south. More snow fell in Minnesota and Wisconsin today in the Mississippi River basin, so more snowmelt and more flooding is likely there through the rest of March into April.