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Des Moines River at Des Moines 2nd Ave Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 15.78 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.77 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.77 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.72 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.72 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.72 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.72 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.7 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.66 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.62 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.59 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.55 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.48 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.44 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.41 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.39 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.35 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.32 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.32 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.29 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.26 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.25 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.23 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.21 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.21 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.2 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.18 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.18 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.16 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.15 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.16 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.14 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.13 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.13 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.13 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.11 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.11 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.12 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.11 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.1 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.1 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.1 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.1 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.03 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.03 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.05 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.02 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.02 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15.01 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 15 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.98 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.98 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.97 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.96 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.96 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.94 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.95 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.94 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.92 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.92 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.92 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.87 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.87 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.87 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.87 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.85 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.85 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.84 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.84 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDMOI4(plotting HGIRV) Graph Created (7:19PM May 29, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 14.79 ft at 6:15 PM CDT 29-May-2023. 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

River Stage
Reference Frame		 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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