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Des Moines River at Ottumwa Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.66 ft at 12:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 12:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 1:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 1:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 1:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 2:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 3:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 6:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 10:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 10:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 10:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 11:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:10AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 11:20AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:40AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:50AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.5 ft at 1:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 1:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 1:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 2:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 2:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 3:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 3:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.29 ft at 3:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 5:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 6:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 6:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 6:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 7:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 7:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 7:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 8:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 9:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 9:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 9:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 10:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 10:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 10:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 10:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 10:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:10PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 11:20PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 11:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:40PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 11:50PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 12:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 12:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.49 ft at 12:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 12:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 1:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 1:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 1:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 1:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 1:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 2:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 2:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 2:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 5:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 5:50AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.87 ft at 6:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:30AM Jun 06, 2023Highest Observation: 3.87 ft at 7:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 8:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 9:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.83 ft at 10:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.84 ft at 10:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:10AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:20AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:40AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:50AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 12:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 1:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 1:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 2:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 2:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 3:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 3:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 3:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 3:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 3:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 4:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 4:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 4:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 5:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 6:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 6:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 6:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 6:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.29 ft at 6:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 9:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 9:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 9:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 9:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 9:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 9:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 10:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.47 ft at 10:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.49 ft at 11:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.5 ft at 11:10PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:20PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:40PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 11:50PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 12:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.51 ft at 12:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 2:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 2:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 2:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 2:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 2:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 2:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 3:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.63 ft at 3:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 3:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 4:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 5:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.76 ft at 8:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.68 ft at 8:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 9:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.66 ft at 10:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.58 ft at 10:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 10:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:00AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 11:10AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 11:20AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.57 ft at 11:30AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 11:40AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 11:50AM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.53 ft at 12:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.54 ft at 12:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.56 ft at 1:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.55 ft at 1:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.52 ft at 1:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.49 ft at 1:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.45 ft at 1:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 2:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 3:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 4:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 7:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 7:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 8:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 10:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 10:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 10:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:00PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:10PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:20PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:30PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:40PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:50PM Jun 07, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 2:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 4:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 4:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 4:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.38 ft at 5:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.38 ft at 5:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.42 ft at 6:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 6:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.37 ft at 7:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 7:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 7:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 7:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 8:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 8:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 8:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.23 ft at 9:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 9:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:00AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:10AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:20AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:30AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:40AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:50AM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.31 ft at 12:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.32 ft at 12:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 1:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.03 ft at 1:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 1:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 2:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 3:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 3:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 4:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 5:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 5:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 5:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.84 ft at 11:00PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:10PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:20PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 11:30PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:40PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:50PM Jun 08, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 1:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 2:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 3:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 3:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 3:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 3:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 3:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 3:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 4:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 4:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 4:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 4:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 4:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 4:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 5:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 5:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 6:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 6:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 6:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 6:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 6:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 6:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 7:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 7:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.01 ft at 7:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 7:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 7:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3 ft at 8:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 8:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.03 ft at 8:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.04 ft at 8:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 8:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:00AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:10AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:20AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:30AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:40AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:50AM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.06 ft at 1:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.96 ft at 2:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 7:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.66 ft at 7:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 8:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 9:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 9:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 9:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.63 ft at 10:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.79 ft at 10:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.91 ft at 10:50PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:00PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:10PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:20PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:30PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:40PM Jun 09, 2023Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:50PM Jun 09, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesOTMI4(plotting HGIRV) Graph Created (12:18AM Jun 10, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.92 ft at 11:50 PM CDT 9-Jun-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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