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Des Moines River at Des Moines 2nd Ave Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 14.87 ft at 12:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 1:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 1:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 7:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 7:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 9:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 10:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:15AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:45AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 4:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 9:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 11:15PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:45PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 6:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 8:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 9:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 10:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:15AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:45AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 12:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 4:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 4:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 6:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 6:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 6:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 6:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 7:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 7:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 7:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 8:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 8:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 8:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 8:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 9:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 9:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 9:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 10:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 10:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 10:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 10:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:15PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 11:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:45PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 12:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 1:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 7:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 8:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 8:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 9:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 10:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 10:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:15AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.92 ft at 11:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:45AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.92 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 1:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 3:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 4:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 4:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 4:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 5:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 5:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 5:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 6:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 6:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 6:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.82 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 7:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.82 ft at 7:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.82 ft at 7:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 8:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 8:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 8:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 9:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 9:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 10:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 10:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 10:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 11:15PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.84 ft at 11:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:45PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 12:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 12:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 1:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 1:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 1:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.85 ft at 2:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 3:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 5:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.86 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.87 ft at 9:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.92 ft at 10:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.93 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.92 ft at 11:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 12:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.9 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 1:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 1:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 2:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 2:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 3:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 3:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 4:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 4:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 5:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 5:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 6:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 6:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 7:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 8:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 8:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.94 ft at 9:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 9:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 10:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 10:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.96 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 11:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.95 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 11:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 12:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.97 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 12:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 1:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 1:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 2:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.02 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.02 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.03 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.02 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.03 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.02 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.01 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.03 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.98 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 14.99 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.02 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.02 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.03 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.04 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.04 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.04 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.04 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.03 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.05 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.06 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 15.09 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 15.09 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDMOI4(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (12:33AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 15.09 ft at 11:15 PM CDT 18-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 23 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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Upstream Locations Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Des Moines SE 6th St
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 26
Flood Stage: 23
Action Stage: 19
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 31.57 ft on 06/13/2008
(2) 30.16 ft on 06/24/1954
(3) 27.30 ft on 05/31/1903
(4) 26.50 ft on 06/26/1947
(5) 26.08 ft on 07/02/2010
(6) 25.25 ft on 04/01/1960
(7) 24.40 ft on 05/23/1944
(8) 24.00 ft on 07/01/2018
(9) 23.80 ft on 03/31/1951
(10) 22.55 ft on 03/31/1961
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.23 ft on 06/17/2022
(2) 14.41 ft on 03/27/2021
(3) 16.40 ft on 03/23/2021
(4) 19.37 ft on 05/28/2020
(5) 20.49 ft on 10/12/2019
(6) 21.61 ft on 03/22/2019
(7) 21.20 ft on 10/12/2018
(8) 24.00 ft on 07/01/2018
(9) 20.29 ft on 10/01/2016
(10) 20.30 ft on 09/30/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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37.2 This is the top of the Birdland and Central Place levees at 2nd Avenue.
33 Levee closures occur across 2nd Avenue.
30 Levee closures occur across Grand Avenue, Locust Street, Walnut Street and Court Avenue in downtown Des Moines.
28.5 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway is closed from Urbandale Avenue to Euclid Avenue.
27.7 Water is several feet deep against the Birdland Marina boathouse.
26.5 Euclid Avenue is closed from Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to 16th Street.
26 Water is across the Polk County Human Services Department parking lot.
25.5 Water affects portions of the Polk County Human Services Department parking lot...on the north side of Euclid Avenue and on the west side of the river.
25 The levee is closed across Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway north of Clarkson Avenue.
24.5 Levee closures occur across Saylor Road.
23 Birdland Park floods.
20.5 Prospect Road is closed from Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to Hickman Road.
20 Birdland Drive is closed from Saylor Road to 6th Avenue.
18.5 Water affects low lying sections of the Neal Smith Trail in the Birdland Park area.
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Latitude: 41.611944° N, Longitude: 93.619722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 23 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 773.26 ft Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available 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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