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Summary of Iowa’s 43 River Flood Warnings

| by Henry Luker

 

Minor Flooding

  • Cedar River at Vinton until Monday morning – Stage was 17.1/15′ – Major Flooding Forecasted (19.5′)
  • Cedar River at Waterloo until Sunday afternoon – Stage was 17.5/13′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 18.6′
  • Des Moines River near Eddyville until Tuesday morning – Stage was 56.2/61′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/ Rise to 61.3′
  • Des Moines River near Fort Dodge until Sunday morning – Stage is 11.1/10.5′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 11.6′ Friday afternoon
  • Des Moines River near St. Francisville – Stage is 18.8/18′ – Drop Below Flood Stage Sunday
  • English River at Kalona until Friday – Stage was 15.7/14′ – Drop Below Flood Stage Tomorrow
  • Iowa River at Iowa City until further notice – Stage is 20.6/22′ – Flooding will continue/Moderate Flooding Forecasted (24.9′)
  • Little Sioux River at Linn Grove until Monday evening – Stage is 19/18′ – Drop Below Flood Stage Sunday 
  • Mississippi River at McGregor from Sat Morn until further notice – Stage was 15.1/16′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 16.2′
  • Missouri River at Nebraska City until unknown – Stage was 18/18′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 19′ 
  • Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Drive until Wednesday evening – Stage is 15.7/12 – Flooding will Continue/Rise to Moderate Stage Saturday afternoon (18.2′)
  • Raccoon River at Des Moines IA-28 until Monday morning – Stage was 35.5/36′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 37′
  • Raccoon River at Van Meter until Monday morning – Stage was 16.9/17′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 19.4′
  • South Skunk River near Ames US-30 until Saturday morning – Stage was 21.4/21.5′ – Flooding will Continue/Moderate Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 22.1′
  • South Skunk River near Colfax until Saturday afternoon – Stage was 18.4/18′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 19′
  • Turkey River at Elkander until Sunday night – Stage was 15.1/12′ – Flooding will Continue/Moderate Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 18′
  • Upper Iowa River at Dorchester HWY 76 until Sunday evening – Stage was 13.7/14′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 16.7′

Moderate Flooding

  • Beaver Creek at New Hartford until Friday evening – Stage was 13.1/12′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 13.4′ – Beaver Creek at New Hartford until Friday evening – Stage was 13.1/12′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 13.4′ – The breach of The Ridge Avenue remains a concern. The crest may be slightly lower than presently forecast if the breach worsens, or additional breaches occur. 
  • Cedar River near Conesville until Wednesday morning – Stage was 15/13′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 19.3′
  • Des Moines River near Des Moines SE 6th St 26.3/24′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 27.5′ 
  • Iowa River at Columbus Junction until further notice – Stage was 22.1/19′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted (27.5′)
  • Iowa River near Lone Tree until further notice – Stage was 16.9/15′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 18.1′
  • Iowa River at Wapello until further notice – Stage was 24.4/20′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 27.5′
  • Manquoketa River at Manchester Highway 20 until Friday – Stage was 18.9/14′ – River has Crested and Has Fallen
  • Mississippi River at Gladstone LD18 until further notice – Stage was 13.4/10′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 16.5′
  • Mississippi River at Ill. City LD16 until further notice – Stage was 13.8/15′ – No Flooding/Moderate Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 17.8′
  • Mississippi River at Keithsburg until further notice – Stage was 15.8/14′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 19.1′
  • Mississippi River at Muscatine until further notice – Stage was 15.8/16′ – No Flooding/Moderate Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 19.5′
  • Mississippi River at New Boston LD17 until further notice – Stage was 16.6/15′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 20.3′ 
  • Mississippi River at Rock Island LD15 until further notice – Stage was 13.8/15′ – No Flooding/Moderate Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 17.3′
  • Missouri River at Plattsmouth until unknown – Stage was 24.6/26′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/Rise to around 26′
  • North Raccoon River near Perry until Tuesday afternoon – Stage is 19.1/15′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 21′
  • Turkey River at Garber until Sunday night – Stage was 21.8/17′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to Major Stage (23.6′)
  • Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Road until further notice – Stage was 14.8/14′ – Flooding will Continue/Major Flooding Forecasted/Rise to 21.9′ 
  • Wapsipinicon River at Independence until Sunday morning – Stage was 11.7/12′ – No Flooding/Moderate Flooded Forecasted/Rise to 14.8′

Major Flooding

  • Cedar River at Cedar Falls until Tuesday evening – Stage was 93.3/88′ – Flooding Will Continue/Rise to 93.6′ 
  • Cedar River at Cedar Rapids until Wednesday morning – Stage was 16.5/12′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 19.9′
  • Iowa River at Marengo until further notice – Stage was 20.1/14′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 20.3′
  • Mississippi River at Burlington until further notice – Stage was 18.4/15′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 20.8′
  • Mississippi River at Keokuk LD19 until further notice – Stage was 19.3/16′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 20.5′
  • North Skunk River near Sigourney until Tuesday morning – Stage was 22.2/16′ – Fall Below Flood Stage Tuesday Morning
  • Skunk River at Augusta until further notice – Stage was 20.2/15′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 23′

Record Flooding

  • Iowa River at Marshalltown until Monday morning – Stage was 21.8/19′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 22.5′