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Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:15AM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 11:30AM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 11:45AM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:00PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:15PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:30PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:45PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 1:00PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 1:15PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 1:30PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 1:45PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 2:00PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 2:15PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 2:30PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 2:45PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 3:00PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 3:15PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 3:30PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 3:45PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 4:00PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 4:15PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 4:30PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 4:45PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 5:00PM Jul 26, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 5:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 7:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 7:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 7:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 7:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 8:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 8:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 8:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 8:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 9:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 9:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 9:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 9:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 10:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 2:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 2:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 3:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 3:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 3:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 3:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 4:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 4:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 4:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 4:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 6:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 6:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 6:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 6:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 7:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 7:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 7:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 7:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 8:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 8:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 8:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 8:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 9:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 9:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 10:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 12:00PM Jul 27, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:15PM Jul 27, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:30PM Jul 27, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 12:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 1:00PM Jul 27, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 1:15PM Jul 27, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 1:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 1:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 2:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 2:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 2:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 2:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 3:00PM Jul 27, 2021Highest Observation: 0.68 ft at 3:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 3:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 3:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 6:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 7:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 7:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 7:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 7:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 8:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 8:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 8:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 8:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:00PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:15PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:30PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:45PM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 12:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 12:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 12:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 12:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 1:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 1:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 1:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 1:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 2:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 2:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 2:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 2:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 3:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 3:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 3:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 3:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 4:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 4:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 4:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 4:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 5:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 6:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 6:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 6:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 6:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 7:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 7:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 7:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 7:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 8:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 8:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 8:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 8:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 9:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 12:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.67 ft at 12:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 12:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.66 ft at 12:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 1:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.65 ft at 1:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 3:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 3:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 3:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 3:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 4:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 4:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 4:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 4:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.63 ft at 5:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 5:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 5:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 5:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 6:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 6:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 6:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 6:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 7:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 7:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 7:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 7:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 8:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 8:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 8:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 8:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 9:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 9:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 9:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 9:45PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:00PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:15PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:30PM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft 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5:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 5:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 5:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 5:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 6:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 6:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 6:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 6:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 8:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 8:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 8:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 8:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 9:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 9:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 9:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 9:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 10:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 11:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 11:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 11:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 11:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 12:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.61 ft at 12:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 12:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 12:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 1:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 1:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 1:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 1:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 2:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.6 ft at 2:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 2:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 2:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 4:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 4:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 4:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 4:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 5:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 5:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 5:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 5:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 6:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 6:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 6:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 6:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 7:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 7:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 8:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 8:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 8:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 8:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 9:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 9:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 9:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 9:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.58 ft at 10:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.57 ft at 10:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.57 ft at 10:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.57 ft at 10:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.56 ft at 11:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.56 ft at 11:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.56 ft at 11:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.55 ft at 11:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 0.55 ft at 12:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.55 ft at 12:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.55 ft at 12:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 12:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 1:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 1:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 1:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 1:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 2:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 2:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 2:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 2:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 3:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 3:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 3:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 3:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 4:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 4:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 4:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 4:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 5:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 5:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 5:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 5:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 6:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 6:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 6:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 6:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 7:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 7:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 7:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 7:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 8:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 8:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 8:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 8:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 9:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.52 ft at 9:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.53 ft at 9:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 9:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 10:00AM Jul 30, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesAMWI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:03AM Jul 30, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.54 ft at 10:00 AM CDT 30-Jul-2021. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.54 ft on 07/09/1993
(2) 18.13 ft on 08/11/2010
(3) 15.97 ft on 06/17/1990
(4) 15.85 ft on 05/30/2008
(5) 15.29 ft on 06/17/1996
(6) 15.01 ft on 07/17/1993
(7) 14.50 ft on 06/04/1918
(8) 14.00 ft on 06/27/1975
(9) 13.67 ft on 07/11/1993
(10) 13.26 ft on 08/16/1993
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.68 ft on 03/14/2019
(2) 12.19 ft on 06/15/2018
(3) 6.67 ft on 01/19/2017
(4) 8.35 ft on 09/23/2016
(5) 5.25 ft on 02/20/2016
(6) 10.36 ft on 12/15/2015
(7) 10.69 ft on 08/29/2015
(8) 6.49 ft on 08/09/2015
(9) 5.76 ft on 06/25/2015
(10) 11.24 ft on 07/01/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.04 ft on 09/15/2011
(2) 0.38 ft on 10/06/2003
(3) 0.38 ft on 09/18/2003
(4) 1.07 ft on 09/21/2009
(5) 1.13 ft on 07/15/1977
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18.5 Water reaches the perimeter fence at Furman Aquatic Center...located at 1635 13th Street.
17.3 Stange Road is overtopped north of Ioway Creek. The Meadow Lane trailer park floods.
17.1 Water affects the Iowa State Lied Recreation Center.
16.4 Water affects the Maple...Willow and Larch dormitories on the Iowa State University campus.
15.8 Water covers Lincoln Way and University Avenue. Water also reaches the top of the curb in front the Target store...located at 320 South Duff Avenue.
15.5 Water affects Lincoln Way west of the bridge over Ioway Creek.
15.1 Water affects the Scheman Building and Hilton Coliseum. South Duff Avenue is closed between Ioway Creek and South 3rd Street.
14.5 Water reaches the CyRide building...located at the northeast corner of 1700 University Boulevard.
14.4 Water covers South Duff Avenue. Water also affects the Timbercreek Apartments...located at 610 Ioway Creek Drive.
13.8 Water affects the Tall Timber Apartments...located at 644 Ioway Creek Drive.
13.5 Water covers 6th Street near Brookside Park.
13.3 Water covers the road at 6th Street through the railroad underpass...in the Brookside Park area.
13.2 Water is in the parking lots of apartments along South 5th Street.
13 Water affects the South 4th Street bridge.
12 Water is in the parking lots of apartments along Stonehaven Drive. The Veenker Golf Course Shed is threatened.
10.4 Water affects lowlands around South 4th Street.
9.7 West 190th Street is flooded where it crosses Ioway Creek...west of the intersection with 510th Street...or 2 1/2 miles southwest of Gilbert.
9 Water primarily affects low lying areas near the stream.
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Latitude: 42.022544° N, Longitude: 93.630430° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 881.00 ft Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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