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Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 2.29 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 2:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 2:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 10:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 10:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 11:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 11:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.21 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.17 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.15 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.14 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.13 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.12 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.07 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesAMWI4(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (1:48PM May 17, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.03 ft at 1:00 PM CDT 17-May-2022. 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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Upstream Gauge - at IFC--Ames Stange Rd Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at IFC--Ames S Duff Ave
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 09/18/2003
(3) 0.38 ft on 10/06/2003
(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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9607 NW Beaver Dr.
Des Moines, IA 50131
(515) 270-2614
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