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Raccoon River (Central IA) at Des Moines IA 28 Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 20.66 ft at 8:30AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 8:45AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 9:00AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 9:15AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 10:30AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 10:45AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 11:15AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 11:30AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 11:45AM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 12:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 12:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 12:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 1:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 1:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 1:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 2:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 2:30PM Jan 23, 2023Highest Observation: 20.79 ft at 2:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 3:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.78 ft at 3:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.78 ft at 3:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.78 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 4:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 4:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 4:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 5:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 5:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 5:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 6:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 6:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 6:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 7:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 7:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 7:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 7:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 8:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 8:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 9:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 9:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 9:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 9:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 10:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 10:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 10:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 10:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 11:15PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 11:30PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 11:45PM Jan 23, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 12:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 12:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 12:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 2:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 3:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 3:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 3:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 4:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 4:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 4:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 5:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 5:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 5:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 5:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 6:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 6:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 6:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 6:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 7:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 7:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 7:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 8:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 8:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 8:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 9:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 9:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 9:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 9:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 10:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.54 ft at 10:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.55 ft at 10:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.56 ft at 10:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.56 ft at 11:00AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 11:15AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 11:30AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 11:45AM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 12:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 12:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 12:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 12:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 1:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 1:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 2:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 2:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 3:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 3:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 3:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 3:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 4:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 4:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 5:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 6:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 7:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 7:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 7:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 7:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 8:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 8:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 8:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 8:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 9:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 9:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 9:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 9:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 10:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 10:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 10:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 10:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 11:00PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 11:15PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 11:30PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 11:45PM Jan 24, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 12:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 12:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 12:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 1:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 2:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 2:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 2:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 2:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 3:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 3:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 3:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 3:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 4:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 4:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 4:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 4:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 5:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 5:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 5:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 5:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 6:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 6:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 6:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 6:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 7:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 7:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 7:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 7:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 8:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 8:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 8:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 9:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 9:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 9:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 9:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 10:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 10:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 10:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 10:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 11:00AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 11:15AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 11:30AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 11:45AM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 12:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 12:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 12:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 1:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 1:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 1:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 2:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 2:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 2:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 3:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 3:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 3:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 3:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 5:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 6:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 6:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 6:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 7:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 7:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 7:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 7:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 8:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 8:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.56 ft at 8:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 8:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.56 ft at 9:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 9:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 9:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 9:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 10:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 10:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 10:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 10:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 11:00PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 11:15PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 11:30PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 11:45PM Jan 25, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 12:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 12:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 1:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 1:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 1:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 1:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 2:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 2:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 2:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 2:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 3:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 3:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 3:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 3:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 4:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 4:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 4:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 4:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 5:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 5:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 5:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 5:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 6:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 6:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 6:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 7:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 7:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 7:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 7:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 8:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 8:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 8:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 8:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 9:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.56 ft at 9:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 9:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 9:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.53 ft at 10:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.52 ft at 10:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.5 ft at 10:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.49 ft at 10:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.47 ft at 11:00AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.45 ft at 11:15AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.46 ft at 11:30AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.48 ft at 11:45AM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.52 ft at 12:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.53 ft at 12:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.55 ft at 12:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.58 ft at 12:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 1:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 1:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 1:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 1:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 2:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 2:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 2:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 2:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 3:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 3:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 3:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 3:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 4:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 4:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 4:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 4:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 5:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 5:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 5:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 5:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 6:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 6:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 6:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 6:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 7:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 7:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 7:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 7:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 8:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 8:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 9:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 9:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 9:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 9:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 10:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 10:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 10:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 10:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 11:00PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 11:15PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 11:30PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 11:45PM Jan 26, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 12:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 12:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 12:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 12:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 1:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 1:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 1:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 1:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 2:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 2:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 2:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 2:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 3:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 3:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 3:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 3:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 4:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 4:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 4:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 4:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 5:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 5:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 5:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 5:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 6:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 6:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 6:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 6:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 7:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 7:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 7:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 7:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 8:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.65 ft at 8:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.66 ft at 8:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 8:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 9:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 9:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 9:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 9:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 10:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 10:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 10:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 10:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 11:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 11:15AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 11:30AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 11:45AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 12:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 12:15PM Jan 27, 2023Highest Observation: 20.79 ft at 12:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 12:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.78 ft at 1:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 1:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 1:30PM Jan 27, 2023Highest Observation: 20.79 ft at 1:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 2:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 2:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 2:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.76 ft at 2:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.77 ft at 3:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 3:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 3:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 3:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.75 ft at 4:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.74 ft at 4:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.73 ft at 4:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.72 ft at 4:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 5:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.7 ft at 5:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 5:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.71 ft at 5:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.69 ft at 6:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 6:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.68 ft at 6:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 6:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.67 ft at 7:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 7:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 7:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 7:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 8:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 8:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 8:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 8:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 9:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 9:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 9:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 10:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 10:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 10:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 10:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 11:00PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 11:15PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 11:30PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 11:45PM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 12:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 12:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 1:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 1:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 2:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 2:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 2:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 2:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 3:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 3:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 3:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 3:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 4:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 4:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 4:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.64 ft at 4:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 5:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.62 ft at 5:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.63 ft at 5:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.61 ft at 5:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:15AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:30AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.6 ft at 6:45AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.59 ft at 7:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 20.57 ft at 7:15AM Jan 28, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDMWI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:18AM Jan 28, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 20.57 ft at 7:15 AM CST 28-Jan-2023. Flood Stage is 36 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 40
Moderate Flood Stage: 38
Flood Stage: 36
Action Stage: 34
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 41.31 ft on 06/13/2008
(2) 40.77 ft on 07/11/1993
(3) 40.37 ft on 06/26/2015
(4) 39.46 ft on 06/16/1998
(5) 38.22 ft on 05/24/2004
(6) 37.94 ft on 04/26/2007
(7) 37.52 ft on 02/19/1997
(8) 37.43 ft on 03/15/2019
(9) 37.43 ft on 12/15/2015
(10) 36.97 ft on 06/28/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.44 ft on 03/26/2021
(2) 29.95 ft on 10/12/2019
(3) 37.43 ft on 03/15/2019
(4) 34.04 ft on 06/25/2018
(5) 32.09 ft on 05/21/2017
(6) 37.43 ft on 12/15/2015
(7) 40.37 ft on 06/26/2015
(8) 34.51 ft on 09/01/2014
(9) 36.25 ft on 06/01/2013
(10) 27.85 ft on 05/07/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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46.2 This is the top of the West Des Moines levee.
43 This is the top of the Des Moines levee at Iowa 28 and 63rd Street.
42 Water is over I-35.
41.3 Water is at the shoulder of the southbound I-35 exit to Iowa 5.
41 The levee is closed at Jordan Creek and Iowa 28.
40.5 Water affects Grand Avenue near Raccoon River Regional Park.
40 Iowa 28 is closed north of the river. Water overtops the berm on the west side of Raccoon River Park...affecting the park and surrounding area.
39 Water affects businesses...Commerce Drive and Raccoon River Drive from South 88th Street to Grand Avenue.
38 Water affects primary roads in several locations.
36 Water affects Blue Heron Lake at Raccoon River Park.
35.5 Water covers Walnut Woods Drive and affects Walnut Woods State Park.
30 The City of West Des Moines operates the levee system including pumps.
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Latitude: 41.561899° N, Longitude: 93.703274° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 36 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 773.72 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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