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Des Moines River at Ottumwa Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.64 ft at 2:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 2:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 4:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 4:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.38 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 5:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 6:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 6:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 7:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 8:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 8:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 10:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 11:10PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:20PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 11:40PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:50PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 1:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 2:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 4:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 4:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 4:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.29 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 5:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 10:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:10AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:20AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:40AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:50AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 1:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 2:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 2:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 4:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 10:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 10:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 10:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 10:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.01 ft at 11:10PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:20PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.01 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:40PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:50PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.29 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 12:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 12:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 1:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 2:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 3:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 5:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 6:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 7:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 7:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 7:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 7:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 7:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 8:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 8:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 8:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 8:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 9:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 9:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 9:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 10:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 10:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:10AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:20AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 11:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:40AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:50AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 12:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 1:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.38 ft at 1:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 2:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 2:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 2:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 4:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 4:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 7:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 8:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 9:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 10:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 10:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:10PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:20PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:40PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:50PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 12:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 12:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 1:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 2:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 5:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 5:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 6:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 6:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 7:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 8:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 8:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 11:10AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:20AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:40AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 11:50AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 12:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 12:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 1:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 7:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 8:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 8:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 9:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 10:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 10:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 10:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 10:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 10:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:10PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 11:20PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:40PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:50PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 2:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 8:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:10AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:20AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 11:40AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:50AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 2:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 2:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 2:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 2:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 3:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 4:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 8:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 9:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 9:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 9:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.14 ft at 10:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.24 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.26 ft at 11:10PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.29 ft at 11:20PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.27 ft at 11:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.28 ft at 11:40PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.3 ft at 11:50PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.3 ft at 12:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.3 ft at 12:20AM Mar 24, 2023Highest Observation: 4.32 ft at 12:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.31 ft at 12:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.24 ft at 12:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.27 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 1:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 1:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 1:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 3:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 3:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 3:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 4:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 4:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 4:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 4:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 5:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.22 ft at 5:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.22 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.23 ft at 6:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 6:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 6:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.14 ft at 6:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 8:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:10AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:20AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 11:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:40AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:50AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:10PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:20PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:40PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:50PM Mar 24, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesOTMI4(plotting HGIRV) Graph Created (2:18PM Mar 24, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.09 ft at 12:50 PM CDT 24-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 11.5 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 11.5
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 22.15 ft on 07/12/1993
(2) 20.60 ft on 06/17/2008
(3) 20.20 ft on 06/07/1947
(4) 20.04 ft on 08/11/2010
(5) 19.40 ft on 05/31/1903
(6) 18.33 ft on 04/11/1965
(7) 17.50 ft on 05/24/1944
(8) 17.49 ft on 04/01/1960
(9) 16.89 ft on 06/28/1954
(10) 16.80 ft on 06/10/1917
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.86 ft on 06/09/2022
(2) 9.04 ft on 02/28/2021
(3) 11.30 ft on 03/28/2020
(4) 16.28 ft on 05/29/2019
(5) 8.96 ft on 09/06/2018
(6) 12.03 ft on 04/05/2017
(7) 12.61 ft on 12/14/2015
(8) 13.74 ft on 06/26/2015
(9) 12.17 ft on 09/10/2014
(10) 15.99 ft on 04/18/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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25 The City of Ottumwa is protected by a 25 foot levee.
23 The levee opening at the south end of the Market street bridge may need to be planked and sandbagged.
22 Sandbagging and planking operations may be needed for openings along Vine Street.
19.5 The Market street parking lot floods. The entrance to the Market street bridge is sandbagged.
18.5 Sewer backup will reach the street surface at Market and Commercial Streets.
18 The Fairport area along the railroad tracks floods. Sandbagging may be needed at the Vine Street diversion chamber. Evacuations may begin at the trailer court.
17.5 Sewer backup in basements occurs at businesses along Main street.
17 Paris Street floods. Market Street bridge is closed.
15 Flooding occurs in rural areas both upstream and downstream of Ottumwa.
12 Water affects Eldon.
11.5 Water affects the northeast side of Rabbit Run Road.
11 Bear Creek reaches bankfull.
10 Agricultural flooding occurs along most of the reach between Ottumwa and Eldon.
9 Water affects rural fields primarily downstream of Ottumwa.
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Latitude: 41.010847° N, Longitude: 92.411292° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11.5 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 29 622.00 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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