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Walnut Creek (Central IA) at Des Moines 63rd St Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:00PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:15PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:30PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45PM Aug 11, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:00AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:15AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:30AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:45AM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:00PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 11:15PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:30PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:45PM Aug 12, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 4:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:00AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:15AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:30AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:45AM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:00PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:15PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:30PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:45PM Aug 13, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 5:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:00AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:15AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:30AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:45AM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.1 ft at 8:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.3 ft at 10:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.4 ft at 10:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 10:45PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.53 ft at 11:00PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:15PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:30PM Aug 14, 2018Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:45PM Aug 14, 2018Highest Observation: 3.76 ft at 12:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.7 ft at 1:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.71 ft at 2:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.6 ft at 3:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.55 ft at 5:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.54 ft at 5:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.51 ft at 6:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.5 ft at 7:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.5 ft at 7:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 7:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.49 ft at 8:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.5 ft at 9:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.51 ft at 9:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.52 ft at 9:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.53 ft at 9:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.52 ft at 10:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.52 ft at 10:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.52 ft at 10:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.51 ft at 10:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.51 ft at 11:00AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:15AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:30AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:45AM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:00PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:15PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:30PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:45PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.46 ft at 1:00PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.46 ft at 1:15PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:30PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:45PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:00PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:15PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:30PM Aug 15, 2018Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:45PM Aug 15, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDOSI4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:02PM Aug 15, 2018)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.43 ft at 2:45 PM CDT 15-Aug-2018. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Walnut Creek (Central IA) at Des Moines 63rd St 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: 17
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.69 ft on 06/25/2015
(2) 18.59 ft on 08/09/2010
(3) 18.32 ft on 05/10/1986
(4) 18.00 ft on 06/16/1990
(5) 17.72 ft on 07/01/1973
(6) 17.56 ft on 08/29/1993
(7) 17.44 ft on 06/09/1974
(8) 17.00 ft on 08/27/1975
(9) 15.85 ft on 06/18/1998
(10) 15.76 ft on 08/11/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.95 ft on 09/16/2016
(2) 6.16 ft on 09/09/2016
(3) 6.71 ft on 08/29/2016
(4) 5.84 ft on 08/28/2016
(5) 7.79 ft on 08/11/2016
(6) 7.96 ft on 08/02/2016
(7) 13.33 ft on 07/19/2016
(8) 9.83 ft on 01/05/2016
(9) 7.05 ft on 12/23/2015
(10) 12.05 ft on 12/14/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.50 ft on 08/21/1994

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25.4 This is the top of the West Des Moines levee.
25 This is the top of the floodwall on the east side of 63rd Street.
23.9 Water reaches the road surface of 63rd Street.
18.5 Water affects 73rd Street near I-235. Water reaches the underside of the 63rd Street bridge. Businesses just east of the railroad tracks on Grand Ave affected.
17.7 Water reaches the base of the railroad bridge upstream of 63rd Street.
17.5 The 63rd Street overhead gates are closed.
17 The following roads are closed...Grand Avenue...63rd Street...Walnut Hill Drive and 61st Street. The railroad tracks are closed north of Grand Avenue.
16.5 The Grand Avenue overhead gates are closed.
16 Water covers Grand Avenue in Des Moines. Water affects some nearby residences and Colby Park in Windsor Heights.
15 North Valley Drive is closed.
14 Water covers Hoak Road between Center Street and the levee affecting several businesses.
13 Walnut Hill Drive is closed. Lowland flooding occurs along the east river bank downstream of 63rd Street. The levee gate is closed east of Winona Street.
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Latitude: 41.587507° N, Longitude: 93.703293° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 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 29 801.04 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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Des Moines, IA 50131
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