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Cedar River at Charles City Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 8.75 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.7 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.69 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.67 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.64 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.63 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.61 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.58 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.57 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.56 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.52 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.51 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.48 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.48 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.46 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.44 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.4 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.4 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.33 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.32 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.29 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.29 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.26 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.22 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.2 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.18 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.14 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 8.13 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8.05 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8.05 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8.02 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 8 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.87 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.85 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.83 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.78 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.8 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.78 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.66 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.55 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.55 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.52 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.49 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.48 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.46 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.44 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.44 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.41 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.38 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.36 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.35 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.32 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.31 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.28 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.23 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.2 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.2 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.19 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.17 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.15 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.13 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.11 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.09 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.11 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.07 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.07 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.06 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.05 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.03 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.03 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.97 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.97 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.92 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.9 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.89 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.85 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.77 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.77 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.76 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.75 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.73 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.73 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.72 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.71 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.69 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.67 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.66 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.62 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.56 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.56 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.53 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.5 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.45 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.42 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.4 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.36 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.24 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.11 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.98 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 10:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.9 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.88 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.78 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.78 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.65 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.64 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.65 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.62 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.61 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.61 ft at 11:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.59 ft at 11:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.59 ft at 11:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.58 ft at 12:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.59 ft at 12:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.58 ft at 12:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 1:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 1:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 2:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 3:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 3:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 3:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 3:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 7:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.37 ft at 9:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 10:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 10:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 11:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 11:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 11:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 11:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:00PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:15PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:30PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 12:45PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:00PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:15PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:30PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:45PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:00PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 2:15PM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:30PM Jun 01, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCCYI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:30PM Jun 1, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.29 ft at 2:30 PM CDT 1-Jun-2020. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Cedar River at Charles City 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: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.33 ft on 06/09/2008
(2) 22.81 ft on 07/21/1999
(3) 21.64 ft on 03/02/1965
(4) 21.60 ft on 03/27/1961
(5) 21.44 ft on 08/16/1993
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.79 ft on 03/16/2019
(2) 21.00 ft on 09/24/2016
(3) 12.96 ft on 08/25/2016
(4) 16.82 ft on 06/20/2014
(5) 19.52 ft on 05/21/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.68 ft on 11/17/1989
(2) 1.82 ft on 11/23/1977

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22.5 East of 700 Riverside is under water and the parking lot south of City Hall is flooded.
21.5 Clark street at Brantingham floods and the Chautauqua Avenue lift station wet well requires sandbagging. Fire Department, City Shed, and Park Department are all evacuated.
21 Highway 218 at at South Grand is closed.
20 Clark Street at Leland floods and Court Street at South Illinois Street floods.
19.5 Riverside Drive at North Iowa and Jolsin streets floods. Also Chautauqua Avenue floods and sandbagging is required.
19 Brackett Street and Riverside at North Johnson are flooded. Also the Lions Field cottages are threatened. Highway 18 starts to flood.
18 4th and South Grand Streets begin flooding. East Riverside at Brantingham Streets are closed. Sandbag efforts begin along Chautauqua Avenue.
17.5 Riverside at St. Marys begins to flood.
17 Residences south of Riverside may be flooded.
15 Leland Avenue floods, and flooding on Park Drive and 19th Avenue is likely.
14 Bracket Street is closed.
12 Barricading of streets begins, and the intersection of Riverside and North Illinois Streets may be flooded. Cable pedestrian bridge is closed.
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(1) Downstream view at Charles City, June 15th, 2012, Stage = 2.22 ft
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Latitude: 43.062222° N, Longitude: 92.673611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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(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 29 973.02 ft 985.02 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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