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Raccoon River (Central IA) at Des Moines IA 28 Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 23.86 ft at 10:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 10:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.83 ft at 10:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 10:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 11:00PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 11:15PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.83 ft at 11:30PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.85 ft at 11:45PM Dec 05, 2019Observed: 23.85 ft at 12:00AM Dec 06, 2019Highest Observation: 23.86 ft at 12:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.85 ft at 12:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.85 ft at 12:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 1:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.83 ft at 1:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 1:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 1:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.84 ft at 2:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.82 ft at 2:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 2:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 2:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.81 ft at 3:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.81 ft at 3:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 3:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 3:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.79 ft at 4:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 4:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 4:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 4:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 5:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.81 ft at 5:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.81 ft at 5:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 5:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 6:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.81 ft at 6:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.79 ft at 6:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 6:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 7:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.8 ft at 7:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.79 ft at 7:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.79 ft at 7:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.79 ft at 8:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.79 ft at 8:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.78 ft at 8:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 8:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 9:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 9:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 9:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 9:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 10:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 10:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 10:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 10:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 11:00AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 11:15AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 11:30AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.76 ft at 11:45AM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 12:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.75 ft at 12:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.74 ft at 12:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 12:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 1:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 1:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 1:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 1:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 2:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 2:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 2:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 2:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.73 ft at 3:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 3:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.7 ft at 3:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.7 ft at 3:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 4:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 4:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 4:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.72 ft at 4:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 5:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 5:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 5:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.72 ft at 5:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 6:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.72 ft at 6:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.71 ft at 6:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.7 ft at 6:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.7 ft at 7:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 7:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 7:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 7:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 8:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.7 ft at 8:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.7 ft at 8:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 8:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.68 ft at 9:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.68 ft at 9:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.67 ft at 9:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.67 ft at 9:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 10:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 10:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.69 ft at 10:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.68 ft at 10:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.67 ft at 11:00PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.65 ft at 11:15PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 11:30PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 11:45PM Dec 06, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 12:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.66 ft at 12:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.67 ft at 12:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.67 ft at 12:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.66 ft at 1:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.65 ft at 1:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 1:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 1:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.65 ft at 2:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.65 ft at 2:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 2:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.65 ft at 2:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 3:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 3:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.63 ft at 3:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.62 ft at 3:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.62 ft at 4:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.63 ft at 4:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.63 ft at 4:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.64 ft at 4:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.63 ft at 5:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.63 ft at 5:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.61 ft at 5:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.61 ft at 5:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.6 ft at 6:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.6 ft at 6:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.62 ft at 6:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.62 ft at 6:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.61 ft at 7:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.6 ft at 7:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.59 ft at 7:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.58 ft at 7:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.58 ft at 8:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.58 ft at 8:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.58 ft at 8:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.6 ft at 8:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.6 ft at 9:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.59 ft at 9:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.59 ft at 9:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.57 ft at 9:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.57 ft at 10:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.58 ft at 10:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.57 ft at 10:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.56 ft at 10:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.56 ft at 11:00AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.57 ft at 11:15AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.56 ft at 11:30AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.56 ft at 11:45AM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.56 ft at 12:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 12:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.55 ft at 12:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.55 ft at 12:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.53 ft at 1:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 1:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 1:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 1:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 2:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.53 ft at 2:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.53 ft at 2:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 2:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.54 ft at 3:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.51 ft at 3:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 3:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 3:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.51 ft at 4:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 4:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 4:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 4:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.51 ft at 5:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.52 ft at 5:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 5:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.5 ft at 5:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.49 ft at 6:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.49 ft at 6:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 6:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 6:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 7:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 7:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 7:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 7:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 8:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 8:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 8:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.49 ft at 8:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 9:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.49 ft at 9:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 9:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.48 ft at 9:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 10:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 10:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 10:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.47 ft at 10:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.46 ft at 11:00PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.46 ft at 11:15PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 11:30PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 11:45PM Dec 07, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 12:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 12:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 12:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 12:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 1:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 1:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 1:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 1:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 2:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 2:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 2:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 2:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 3:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 3:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 3:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 3:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.44 ft at 4:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 4:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.43 ft at 4:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 4:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 5:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 5:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.41 ft at 5:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.41 ft at 5:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 6:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.42 ft at 6:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.41 ft at 6:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.41 ft at 6:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.4 ft at 7:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 7:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.4 ft at 7:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 7:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.38 ft at 8:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.4 ft at 8:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.4 ft at 8:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.4 ft at 8:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.4 ft at 9:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 9:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.38 ft at 9:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.37 ft at 9:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.38 ft at 10:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 10:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 10:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 10:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.39 ft at 11:00AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.38 ft at 11:15AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.38 ft at 11:30AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.37 ft at 11:45AM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.36 ft at 12:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 12:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 12:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 12:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.36 ft at 1:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.36 ft at 1:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.36 ft at 1:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.36 ft at 1:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 2:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 2:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 2:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 2:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 3:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 3:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 3:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 3:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 4:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 4:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 4:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 4:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 5:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 5:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 5:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 5:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 6:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 6:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 6:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 6:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 7:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 7:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 7:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 7:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 8:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 8:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 8:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 8:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 9:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 9:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 9:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 9:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 10:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 10:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 10:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 10:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 11:00PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 11:15PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 11:30PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 11:45PM Dec 08, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 12:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 12:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 12:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 12:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 1:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 2:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 2:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 2:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 2:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 3:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 3:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 3:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 3:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 4:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 4:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 4:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 4:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 5:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 5:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 5:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 5:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 6:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 6:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 6:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 6:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 7:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 7:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 7:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 7:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 8:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 8:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 8:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 8:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 9:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 9:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 9:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 9:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 10:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 10:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 10:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 10:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 11:00AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.25 ft at 11:15AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 11:30AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 11:45AM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 12:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 12:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 12:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 12:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 1:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 1:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 2:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 2:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 2:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 2:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 3:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 3:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 3:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.36 ft at 3:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 4:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 4:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 4:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 4:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 5:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 5:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 5:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 5:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 6:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 6:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 6:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 6:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 7:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 7:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 7:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 7:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 8:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 8:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 8:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 8:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 9:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 9:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.35 ft at 9:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 9:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 10:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 10:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 10:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 10:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.34 ft at 11:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.33 ft at 11:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 11:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 11:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 12:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 12:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 12:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 12:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 1:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 1:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.32 ft at 2:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 2:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 2:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 2:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 3:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 3:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 3:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 3:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 4:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 4:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 4:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 4:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 5:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 5:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.31 ft at 5:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 5:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 6:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 6:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 6:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.28 ft at 6:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 7:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 7:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 7:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.3 ft at 7:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 8:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 8:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 8:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 8:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 9:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.29 ft at 9:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 9:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 9:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.26 ft at 10:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.25 ft at 10:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 10:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 10:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.26 ft at 11:00AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 11:15AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.26 ft at 11:30AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.27 ft at 11:45AM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.26 ft at 12:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.26 ft at 12:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.26 ft at 12:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.25 ft at 12:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 1:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.24 ft at 1:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 1:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.22 ft at 1:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 2:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.22 ft at 2:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.22 ft at 2:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 2:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 3:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 3:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.23 ft at 3:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.22 ft at 3:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.2 ft at 4:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.21 ft at 4:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.19 ft at 4:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.19 ft at 4:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.2 ft at 5:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.2 ft at 5:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.21 ft at 5:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.21 ft at 5:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.22 ft at 6:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.22 ft at 6:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.21 ft at 6:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.2 ft at 6:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.2 ft at 7:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.2 ft at 7:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.19 ft at 7:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.17 ft at 7:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.16 ft at 8:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.16 ft at 8:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.14 ft at 8:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.13 ft at 8:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.13 ft at 9:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 23.14 ft at 9:15PM Dec 10, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDMWI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:47PM Dec 10, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 23.14 ft at 9:15 PM CST 10-Dec-2019. Flood Stage is 36 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Raccoon River (Central IA) at Des Moines IA 28 are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 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 12/15/2015
(9) 36.97 ft on 06/28/2010
(10) 36.25 ft on 06/01/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 32.09 ft on 05/21/2017
(2) 37.43 ft on 12/15/2015
(3) 40.37 ft on 06/26/2015
(4) 34.51 ft on 09/01/2014
(5) 36.25 ft on 06/01/2013
(6) 27.85 ft on 05/07/2012
(7) 27.79 ft on 04/15/2012
(8) 33.01 ft on 06/21/2011
(9) 36.97 ft on 06/28/2010
(10) 35.78 ft on 04/28/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 773.91 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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