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Iowa River at Marengo Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:15AM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 11:30AM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 11:45AM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 12:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 12:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 12:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 1:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 1:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 1:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 2:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 3:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 4:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 5:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 6:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 6:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 7:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 7:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 8:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 8:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 8:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 10:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 10:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 10:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 11:00PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 11:15PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 11:30PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 11:45PM Jan 12, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 12:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 12:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 1:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 1:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 1:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 2:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 2:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 2:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 4:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 4:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 4:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 5:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 5:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 5:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 5:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 6:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 6:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 6:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 8:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 8:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 9:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 10:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 10:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.46 ft at 11:00AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.46 ft at 11:15AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:30AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.46 ft at 11:45AM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.46 ft at 12:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 12:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 12:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 12:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 1:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 1:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 3:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 3:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 4:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 4:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 4:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 5:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 5:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 5:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 5:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 6:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.47 ft at 6:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 6:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 7:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 7:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 7:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 8:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 8:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 9:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 10:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 10:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 10:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 10:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 11:00PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:15PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 11:30PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:45PM Jan 13, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 12:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 12:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 12:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.49 ft at 12:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.5 ft at 1:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 1:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 2:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 2:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 2:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 2:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 3:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 3:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 3:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 3:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 4:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 4:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 5:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 5:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 6:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 6:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 6:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 6:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 7:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 7:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 7:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 7:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 8:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 8:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 8:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 8:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 9:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 9:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 9:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 10:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 10:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 10:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 10:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 11:00AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 11:15AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 11:30AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 11:45AM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 12:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 12:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 12:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 1:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 1:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 1:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.54 ft at 1:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 2:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 2:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 3:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 3:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 3:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 3:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 4:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 4:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 4:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 5:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 5:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 5:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 6:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 6:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 6:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 7:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 8:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 8:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 8:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 8:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 9:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 9:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.55 ft at 9:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 10:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 10:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 11:00PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 11:15PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 11:30PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 11:45PM Jan 14, 2021Observed: 6.57 ft at 12:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 12:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 1:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 1:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 1:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 2:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 2:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 2:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 2:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 3:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.68 ft at 3:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.59 ft at 3:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.65 ft at 4:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.66 ft at 4:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 4:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.68 ft at 4:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.67 ft at 5:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.67 ft at 5:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 5:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 5:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.68 ft at 6:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 6:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 6:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.65 ft at 7:00AM Jan 15, 2021Highest Observation: 6.7 ft at 7:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 7:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.66 ft at 7:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 8:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 8:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.63 ft at 8:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 8:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.61 ft at 9:00AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.64 ft at 9:15AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.69 ft at 9:30AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.62 ft at 9:45AM Jan 15, 2021Observed: 6.65 ft at 10:00AM Jan 15, 2021U.S. Geological SurveyMROI4(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (11:03AM Jan 15, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.65 ft at 10:00 AM CST 15-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Iowa River at Marengo 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: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 21.38 ft on 06/12/2008
(2) 20.36 ft on 05/31/2013
(3) 20.31 ft on 07/19/1993
(4) 19.96 ft on 07/02/2014
(5) 19.79 ft on 07/12/1969
(6) 19.40 ft on 03/19/1979
(7) 19.21 ft on 03/31/1960
(8) 19.14 ft on 09/06/2018 (P)
(9) 18.92 ft on 06/30/1998
(10) 18.83 ft on 03/17/2019 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.93 ft on 06/25/2020 (P)
(2) 17.63 ft on 06/11/2020 (P)
(3) 18.42 ft on 05/29/2019 (P)
(4) 18.83 ft on 03/17/2019 (P)
(5) 15.38 ft on 02/06/2019 (P)
(6) 18.76 ft on 10/10/2018 (P)
(7) 19.14 ft on 09/06/2018 (P)
(8) 17.95 ft on 01/20/2017
(9) 16.90 ft on 10/04/2016
(10) 18.31 ft on 12/18/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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24.5 Water reaches the top of the levee at the invert at Highway V66.
23.7 Water reaches the top of the levee invert on the west side of Marengo.
22 Water approaches the top of the levee on the south bank at Marengo.
20.9 Water reaches the bottom of the Highway V66 bridge.
19.5 Water affects the Whirlpool Corporation parking lot and southeast exterior of the plant in Middle Amana.
19 Major Flood Stage. Homes west of Marengo are affected by floodwaters. Significant flooding of agricultural land.
18 Water breaches the mill race dikes near Middle Amana.
17 Moderate Flood Stage. Extensive inundation of agricultural land.
16 Flood Stage. Water affects agricultural land along the river. Water is several feet deep in places.
15 Water reaches the bottom of the levee surrounding Marengo. Water affects low lying agricultural land along the river
14 Low lying agricultural land and pastureland along the river upstream of Marengo is affected.
11 Water affects the lowest agricultural land along the river.
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Latitude: 41.812778° N, Longitude: 92.064722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 29 720.52 ft 734.52 ft 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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