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Hydrograph River at a Glance Download
Des Moines River at Ottumwa Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:50PM May 12, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 1:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 3:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.95 ft at 4:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 5:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 5:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 5:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 6:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 6:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 7:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 7:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 7:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 8:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 8:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 9:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 9:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 10:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 10:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:10AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 11:20AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 11:40AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 11:50AM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 12:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 12:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 1:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 1:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 1:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 1:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 2:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 2:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 2:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 2:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 3:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 3:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 4:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 4:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 5:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 5:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 5:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 5:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 6:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 6:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 7:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 7:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 7:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 7:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 8:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 8:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 9:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 9:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 9:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 9:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 10:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 10:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.13 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.18 ft at 10:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.14 ft at 10:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.27 ft at 11:10PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:20PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.31 ft at 11:40PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.29 ft at 11:50PM May 13, 2024Observed: 9.33 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 12:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 12:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 12:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 12:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 1:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 1:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.43 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 1:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 1:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 2:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 2:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.43 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 2:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 2:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 3:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 3:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 3:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 3:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 4:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 4:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 5:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 5:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 5:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 5:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 6:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 6:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 6:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 6:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 7:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 7:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 7:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 7:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 8:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 8:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 8:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 9:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.43 ft at 9:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 9:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.46 ft at 9:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.47 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 10:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 10:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.51 ft at 10:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.57 ft at 11:10AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.56 ft at 11:20AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.57 ft at 11:40AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.59 ft at 11:50AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.57 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 12:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 12:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.66 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.65 ft at 12:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.7 ft at 12:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.64 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 1:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 1:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.72 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 1:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.69 ft at 1:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.7 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 2:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.69 ft at 2:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.95 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2024Highest Observation: 10.15 ft at 3:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.06 ft at 3:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.99 ft at 3:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.01 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.97 ft at 4:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.97 ft at 4:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.93 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 4:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 5:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 5:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 5:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 5:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 6:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 6:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 6:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 6:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.7 ft at 7:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 7:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.69 ft at 7:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 7:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.67 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.67 ft at 8:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.62 ft at 8:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.6 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.59 ft at 9:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.56 ft at 9:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.55 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.55 ft at 9:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.55 ft at 9:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.52 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 10:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.49 ft at 10:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 10:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 11:10PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 11:20PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 11:40PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 11:50PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 12:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.34 ft at 12:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.33 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.31 ft at 12:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.32 ft at 12:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.29 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.29 ft at 1:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.24 ft at 1:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.25 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.24 ft at 1:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.2 ft at 1:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.21 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.19 ft at 2:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.16 ft at 2:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.15 ft at 2:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 3:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 3:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 3:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.95 ft at 4:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.93 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.88 ft at 5:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.92 ft at 5:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.88 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.89 ft at 6:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.85 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.84 ft at 6:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.82 ft at 6:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.79 ft at 7:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.75 ft at 7:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.76 ft at 8:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.73 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.71 ft at 8:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.68 ft at 8:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.68 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.68 ft at 9:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.68 ft at 9:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.65 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.64 ft at 9:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.64 ft at 9:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.66 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.63 ft at 10:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.62 ft at 10:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.62 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:10AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:20AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:40AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 11:50AM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.5 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.54 ft at 12:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 12:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.48 ft at 12:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.46 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.43 ft at 1:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.45 ft at 1:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.43 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.44 ft at 1:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.43 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.41 ft at 2:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 2:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 3:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 3:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 3:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 4:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 4:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.35 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 4:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 4:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 5:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 5:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.4 ft at 6:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.38 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.4 ft at 6:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.42 ft at 6:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.41 ft at 7:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.43 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.43 ft at 7:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.48 ft at 7:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.45 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.48 ft at 8:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.48 ft at 8:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.5 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.49 ft at 8:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 8:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.52 ft at 9:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.56 ft at 9:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.56 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.59 ft at 9:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.58 ft at 9:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.59 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.58 ft at 10:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.6 ft at 10:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.63 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.68 ft at 10:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.67 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.71 ft at 11:10PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.71 ft at 11:20PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.72 ft at 11:40PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.75 ft at 11:50PM May 15, 2024Observed: 8.75 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.79 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.81 ft at 12:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.83 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.87 ft at 1:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.85 ft at 1:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.84 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.9 ft at 1:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.9 ft at 2:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.94 ft at 2:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.94 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 3:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 4:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 4:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 5:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 5:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 5:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 5:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 6:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 7:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 8:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 8:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 8:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 8:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 9:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 9:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 9:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 9:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 10:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 10:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:10AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 11:20AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 11:40AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:50AM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 12:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 12:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 12:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 12:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 1:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 1:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 2:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 2:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 2:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.13 ft at 2:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 3:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 3:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 3:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 3:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 4:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 4:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 4:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 4:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.14 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 5:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 5:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 5:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 5:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 6:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.13 ft at 6:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 6:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 6:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 7:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 7:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 8:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 8:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 8:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 8:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 9:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 9:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 9:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 9:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 10:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 10:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 11:10PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 11:20PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 11:40PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:50PM May 16, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 12:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 1:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.12 ft at 1:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.1 ft at 1:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 2:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 2:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.11 ft at 2:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 3:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 3:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 3:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 4:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 4:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 5:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 5:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 5:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 5:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.09 ft at 6:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 6:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.06 ft at 6:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 7:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 8:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.07 ft at 8:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 9:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 10:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:10AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:20AM May 17, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 11:40AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 11:50AM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 12:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 12:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 12:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 1:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 1:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 1:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 1:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 2:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 2:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 2:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 2:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 3:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 3:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 3:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 4:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 4:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 4:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 4:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 5:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 5:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 5:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 5:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 6:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 6:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 6:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 6:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 7:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 7:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 7:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 8:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 8:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 8:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8.99 ft at 8:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 9:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.05 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.02 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 10:40PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 10:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.03 ft at 11:10PM May 17, 2024Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:20PM May 17, 2024Highest Forecast: 9 ft 1:00AM May 18, 2024Highest Forecast: 9 ft 7:00AM May 18, 2024Highest Forecast: 9 ft 1:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 8.6 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 8 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesOTMI4(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (11:48PM May 17, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:28PM May 17)Latest observed value: 9.01 ft at 11:20 PM CDT 17-May-2024. Flood Stage is 11.5 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 11.5
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 22.15 ft on 07/12/1993
(2) 20.97 ft on 06/07/1947
(3) 20.60 ft on 06/17/2008
(4) 20.23 ft on 05/31/1903
(5) 20.04 ft on 08/11/2010
(6) 18.33 ft on 04/11/1965
(7) 18.27 ft on 05/24/1944
(8) 18.26 ft on 04/01/1960
(9) 17.66 ft on 06/28/1954
(10) 17.63 ft on 06/10/1917
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.00 ft on 03/02/2023
(2) 8.86 ft on 06/09/2022
(3) 9.04 ft on 02/28/2021
(4) 11.30 ft on 03/28/2020
(5) 16.28 ft on 05/29/2019
(6) 8.96 ft on 09/06/2018
(7) 12.03 ft on 04/05/2017
(8) 12.61 ft on 12/14/2015
(9) 13.74 ft on 06/26/2015
(10) 12.17 ft on 09/10/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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25 The City of Ottumwa is protected by a 25 foot levee.
23 The levee opening at the south end of the Market St bridge may need to be planked and sandbagged.
22 Sandbagging and planking operations may be needed for openings along Vine St.
19.5 Water affects the Market St parking lot. The entrance to the Market St bridge is sandbagged.
18.5 Sewer backup will reach the road surface at Market St and Commercial St.
18 Water affects the Fairport area along the railroad tracks. Sandbagging may be needed at the Vine St diversion chamber. Evacuations may begin at the trailer court.
17.5 Sewer backup in basements occurs at businesses along Main St.
17 Water affects Paris St. The Market St bridge is closed.
15 Flooding occurs in rural areas both upstream and downstream of Ottumwa.
12 Water affects Eldon.
11.5 Water affects the northeast side of Rabbit Run Rd.
11 Bear Creek reaches bankfull.
10 Agricultural flooding occurs along most of the reach between Ottumwa and Eldon.
9 Water affects rural fields primarily downstream of Ottumwa.
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Latitude: 41.010847° N, Longitude: 92.411292° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11.5 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 29 622.00 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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