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AFOS product RVADMX
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Product Timestamp: 2026-04-15 11:40 UTC
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SRUS43 KDMX 151141
RVADMX
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Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
640 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 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 10.02 Non-Flood 0.00 0.08 0415/0545
.Iowa River Basin...
West Main Drainage Ditch 1-2
Britt 75.58 0.03 -0.03 0415/0615
Iowa River
Rowan 12.5 6.01 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.10 0415/0600
Steamboat Rock 11.0 6.48 Non-Flood 0.05 -0.03 0415/0600
Marshalltown 19.0 13.32 Non-Flood 0.13 -0.01 0415/0600
Tama Hwy E49 12.5 7.47 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.36 0415/0600
Tama US 63 20.0 12.83 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.32 0415/0600
Chelsea
South Fork Iowa River
Blairsburg 5.16 -0.02 -0.06 0415/0600
New Providence 4.91 -0.13 0.27 0415/0545
Timber Creek
Marshalltown 14.0 4.69 Non-Flood 0.06 -0.13 0415/0600
Richland Creek
Haven 12.25 0.13 -0.01 0415/0600
Stein Creek
Clutier 67.99 0.02 -0.03 0415/0530
Salt Creek
Elberon 16.0 7.76 Non-Flood 0.03 -0.07 0415/0600
Walnut Creek
Hartwick 14.0 5.20 Non-Flood 2.12 2.07 0415/0600
Deer Creek
Toledo
Deep River
Deep River 71.90 4.34 4.12 0415/0615
.Cedar River Basin...
Cedar River
Waverly 12.0 5.12 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.02 0415/0615
Janesville 13.0 3.34 Non-Flood 0.06 0.14 0415/0545
Cedar Falls 89.0
Waterloo 13.0 7.95 Non-Flood 0.04 0.09 0415/0600
West Fork Cedar River
Kesley
Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC 947.04 -0.04 0.01 0415/0600
Finchford 17.0 10.01 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.19 0415/0545
Spring Creek (North Central Iowa)
Mason City US 65 81.55 -0.02 0.17 0415/0545
Winnebago River
Mason City 10.0 7.06 Non-Flood 0.01 0.61 0415/0600
Rockford
Clear Lake
Clear Lake 4.98 0.01 -0.05 0415/0600
Willow Creek
Mason City US 18 Bus 86.55 0.00 -0.05 0415/0545
Shell Rock River
Northwood
Nora Springs
Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC 972.30 0.11 0.96 0415/0600
Marble Rock 4.0
Marble Rock 290th St--IFC 950.77 0.21 0.73 0415/0600
Shell Rock 12.0 9.69 Non-Flood 0.12 0.14 0415/0545
Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)
New Hartford 12.5 5.01 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.07 0415/0600
Black Hawk Creek
Hudson 14.0 7.91 Non-Flood 0.17 0.09 0415/0545
Wolf Creek
Dysart 12.0 3.74 Non-Flood 0.09 0.06 0415/0615
.Skunk River Basin...
Mud Lake Drainage Ditch 71 (North Central Iowa)
Jewell 81.58 -0.05 -0.09 0415/0615
Keigley Branch (Central Iowa)
Story City 83.76 0.03 -0.08 0415/0530
South Skunk River
Randall Hwy R61--IFC 976.20 0.06 -0.08 0415/0600
Ames Hwy E18 3.56 0.07 -0.08 0415/0530
Ames McFarland Park 180th 3.35 0.00 -0.16 0415/0600
Ames W Riverside Rd 12.5 4.74 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.17 0415/0600
Ames E 13th St--IFC 879.59 0.01 -0.16 0415/0600
Ames US 30 21.5 12.87 Non-Flood 0.14 -0.01 0415/0600
Colfax 18.0 10.94 Non-Flood 0.09 -0.15 0415/0545
Oskaloosa 24.5 14.06 Non-Flood -0.10 -0.64 0415/0530
Ioway Creek
Story City 120th St--IFC 971.82 0.13 -0.01 0415/0600
Ames Hwy E18 2.89 0.17 0.05 0415/0600
Gilbert 160th St--IFC 930.29 0.11 0.00 0415/0600
Ames Cameron School Rd 3.06 -0.02 -0.16 0415/0600
Ames Stange Rd--IFC 889.66 0.02 -0.03 0415/0600
Ames Lincoln Way 10.0 2.68 Non-Flood 0.07 -0.01 0415/0600
Ames S Duff Ave--IFC 873.82 0.22 0.10 0415/0600
Indian Creek
Mingo 5.40 0.04 -0.10 0415/0615
Middle Creek
Lacey 77.67 1.46 1.32 0415/0600
.Des Moines River Basin...
West Fork Des Moines River
Estherville 10.0 3.32 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.16 0415/0633
Emmetsburg 11.0 2.78 Non-Flood -0.06 0.12 0415/0615
Humboldt 10.0 5.31 Non-Flood 0.06 0.08 0415/0600
Pilot Creek
Rolfe 3.59 -0.04 -0.14 0415/0615
East Fork Des Moines River
Algona 17.0 10.81 Non-Flood 0.23 0.60 0415/0615
Dakota City 20.0 10.31 Non-Flood -0.01 -0.05 0415/0600
Des Moines River
Fort Dodge 10.5 5.61 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.04 0415/0600
Stratford 19.0 8.98 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.21 0415/0600
Des Moines 2nd Ave 23.0 16.33 Non-Flood 0.04 -0.02 0415/0515
Des Moines SE 6th St 24.0 17.24 Non-Flood 0.34 0.17 0415/0600
Swan 49.92 0.36 -0.05 0415/0515
Tracy 14.0 8.05 Non-Flood 0.01 -0.33 0415/0615
Eddyville 63.0 56.45 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.66 0415/0515
Ottumwa 11.5 7.36 Non-Flood -0.14 -0.72 0415/0620
Saylorville Reservoir
Pool 884.0 835.98 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.08 0415/0600
Tail 7.83 0.07 -0.18 0415/0600
Normal Pool 836.0
Red Rock Reservoir
Pool 780.0 741.89 Non-Flood 0.06 0.00 0415/0615
Tail 691.77 0.05 -0.33 0415/0615
Normal Pool 742.0
Lizard Creek
Fort Dodge 6.05 0.01 -0.09 0415/0615
Boone River
Goldfield 10.16 -0.05 -0.21 0415/0615
Webster City 14.0 3.98 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.16 0415/0600
White Fox Creek
Clarion 84.25 -0.02 -0.06 0415/0545
Bluff Creek (Central Iowa)
Pilot Mound 81.19 0.01 -0.05 0415/0615
Big Creek Ponding Area
Polk City 36.08 0.04 -0.08 0415/0615
Big Creek Lake
Polk City 20.17 0.06 0.03 0415/0615
Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)
Woodward 13.31 0.12 -0.16 0415/0615
Grimes 14.0 6.22 Non-Flood 0.07 -0.18 0415/0615
Fourmile Creek
Ankeny US 69
Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC 907.92 0.21 0.07 0415/0600
Ankeny NE 86th Ave 11.0 3.42 Non-Flood 0.92 0.82 0415/0615
Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC 825.31 1.07 1.02 0415/0600
Altoona I-80
Des Moines Easton Blvd 12.5 5.36 Non-Flood 0.31 0.93 0415/0530
Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd- 773.02 0.81 0.45 0415/0600
North River
Norwalk Hwy R57 22.0 12.29 Non-Flood 2.18 1.71 0415/0615
Middle River
Indianola 23.0 14.18 Non-Flood 4.68 4.40 0415/0615
South River
Ackworth 29.0 7.16 Non-Flood 0.09 -0.60 0415/0615
White Breast Creek
Melcher-Dallas 23.0 7.02 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.39 0415/0615
English Creek
Knoxville 21.0 9.17 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.21 0415/0615
Cedar Creek
Bussey 25.0 5.70 Non-Flood -0.07 -0.41 0415/0615
Bear Creek
Ottumwa US 34 80.09 -0.05 -0.18 0415/0545
.Raccoon River Basin...
North Raccoon River
Sac City 8.86 -0.04 -0.11 0415/0615
Lanesboro 10.53 -0.05 -0.14 0415/0615
Jefferson 19.0 7.09 Non-Flood -0.02 -0.11 0415/0615
Perry 15.0 8.65 Non-Flood -0.08 -0.23 0415/0615
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View 8.05 -0.01 -0.03 0415/0615
Brushy Fork Creek (Western Iowa)
Templeton 67.49 0.04 0.01 0415/0600
Middle Raccoon River Tributary
Carroll 15.36 0.00 -0.01 0415/0615
Middle Raccoon River
Bayard 11.11 -0.01 -0.11 0415/0615
Panora 11.0 5.07 Non-Flood 0.02 -0.13 0415/0615
Lake Panorama
Panora 45.49 -0.03 -0.06 0415/0615
South Raccoon River
Redfield 20.0 4.40 Non-Flood -0.04 -0.17 0415/0545
Raccoon River
Van Meter Hwy R16 17.0 7.08 Non-Flood 0.08 -0.11 0415/0600
West Des Moines 31.42 0.19 0.02 0415/0545
Des Moines IA 28 36.0 25.35 Non-Flood 0.36 0.16 0415/0515
Des Moines Fleur Dr 12.0 7.75 Non-Flood 0.69 0.51 0415/0545
Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Waukee 156th St 9.0
Urbandale 142nd St 1.51 0.40 0.36 0415/0554
Clive NW 128th St--IFC 864.35 1.21 1.25 0415/0600
Clive I-80/35 9.0 4.30 Non-Flood 0.74 0.84 0415/0639
Clive NW 100th St--IFC 841.43 0.44 0.77 0415/0600
Des Moines 63rd St 14.0 5.96 Non-Flood 0.03 1.87 0415/0545
Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Clive 156th St--IFC 898.21 0.67 0.62 0415/0600
North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)
Urbandale 92nd Dr 2.69 0.70 0.79 0415/0553
Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC 835.84 0.48 1.37 0415/0600
Windsor Heights College Dr 827.13 -0.54 1.17 0415/0600
Jordan Creek
West Des Moines
Buttrick Creek
Grand Junction 13.0
...Missouri River Basin...
.Nishnabotna River Basin...
East Nishnabotna River
Atlantic 19.0 4.07 Non-Flood -0.03 -0.14 0415/0600
.Chariton River Basin...
West Nodaway River
Massena IA 148 67.64 0.33 0.23 0415/0615
East Fork 102 River
Bedford 24.0 14.48 Non-Flood 2.69 2.43 0415/0545
Thompson River
Davis City 12.0 2.37 Non-Flood -0.06 -0.38 0415/0600
Chariton River
Chariton 19.5 6.68 Non-Flood -0.22 -1.17 0415/0545
Moulton 36.0 24.55 Non-Flood 0.48 1.22 0415/0545
South Fork Chariton River
Promise City 25.0 4.07 Non-Flood -0.05 -0.51 0415/0545
Rathbun Reservoir
Pool 926.0 906.72 Non-Flood 0.00 -0.02 0415/0545
Tail 7.51 0.03 2.77 0415/0600
Normal Pool 904.0
Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)
Centerville 9.40 -0.06 -0.78 0415/0530
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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