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Des Moines River at Ottumwa Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 5.68 ft at 7:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 8:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 8:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 9:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 9:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 10:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 10:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 10:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:10PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 11:20PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:40PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:50PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 12:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 1:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 1:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.32 ft at 4:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 4:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 5:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 5:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 5:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 6:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 6:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 6:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 6:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 6:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 7:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 8:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 8:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 10:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 10:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 10:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 10:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 11:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:10AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:20AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:40AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:50AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 12:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 1:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 1:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 1:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 2:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 2:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 3:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 3:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 3:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 4:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 4:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 4:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 4:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 5:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 6:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 6:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 7:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 7:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 8:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 8:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 9:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 10:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 10:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 10:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 10:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:10PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:20PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:40PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 11:50PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 12:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 1:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 1:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 2:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 2:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 2:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 3:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 3:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 3:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 3:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 5:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 7:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 7:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 7:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 7:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 8:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 8:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 8:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 9:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 9:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 10:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 10:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 11:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 11:10AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 11:20AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 11:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 11:40AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 11:50AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 12:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 12:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 12:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 12:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 12:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 1:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 3:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 3:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 3:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 3:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 4:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 4:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 5:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 6:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 6:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 6:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 6:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 6:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 6:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 7:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 7:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 7:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 7:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 7:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 7:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 8:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 8:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 8:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 8:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 8:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 8:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 9:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 10:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 10:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:10PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:20PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 11:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 11:40PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 11:50PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 12:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 12:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 12:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 1:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 1:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 1:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 2:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 2:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 3:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 3:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 3:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 3:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 4:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 4:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 9:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 9:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 9:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 9:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 10:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 10:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 10:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 11:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:10AM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:20AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 11:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 11:40AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.37 ft at 11:50AM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 12:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 12:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 12:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 12:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 12:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 12:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.19 ft at 1:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 1:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 2:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 2:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 2:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 3:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 3:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 3:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 3:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 3:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 4:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 4:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 4:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 5:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 5:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 6:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 6:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 6:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 6:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 7:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 7:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 8:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 9:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 9:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 9:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 9:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 9:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 10:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 10:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:00PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 11:10PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:20PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 11:30PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:40PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 11:50PM May 01, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 12:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 12:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 12:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 12:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 1:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 1:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 1:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 2:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 3:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 4:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 4:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 4:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 5:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 5:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 5:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 6:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 6:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 6:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 7:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 7:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 7:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 7:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 8:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 8:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 8:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 8:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 9:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 9:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 10:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 10:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 10:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:00AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 11:10AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:20AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 11:30AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:40AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:50AM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 12:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 12:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.04 ft at 1:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.16 ft at 1:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 1:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.6 ft at 1:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 2:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.79 ft at 2:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.1 ft at 2:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.24 ft at 2:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 2:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.4 ft at 3:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.67 ft at 3:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.7 ft at 3:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.81 ft at 3:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.24 ft at 4:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.27 ft at 4:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.52 ft at 4:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 4:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 5:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 5:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 5:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 5:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 5:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 5:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 6:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 6:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 6:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.52 ft at 6:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 6:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 7:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.58 ft at 7:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.59 ft at 7:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.7 ft at 7:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.92 ft at 7:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 9.99 ft at 7:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.05 ft at 8:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.06 ft at 8:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.05 ft at 8:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.06 ft at 8:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.07 ft at 8:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 9:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.07 ft at 9:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.06 ft at 9:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 9:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.17 ft at 9:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 10:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 10:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 10:20PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 10:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 10:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.23 ft at 10:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.28 ft at 11:00PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.32 ft at 11:10PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.4 ft at 11:20PM May 02, 2024Highest Observation: 10.46 ft at 11:30PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.43 ft at 11:40PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.42 ft at 11:50PM May 02, 2024Observed: 10.4 ft at 12:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.39 ft at 12:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.35 ft at 12:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.3 ft at 12:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.23 ft at 12:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 12:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 1:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 1:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.06 ft at 1:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 10.02 ft at 1:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.95 ft at 1:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.92 ft at 1:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 2:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 2:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.69 ft at 2:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 3:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.61 ft at 3:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.59 ft at 3:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.56 ft at 3:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.49 ft at 3:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 3:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 4:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 4:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.33 ft at 4:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.27 ft at 4:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.23 ft at 4:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.19 ft at 4:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 9.04 ft at 5:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.74 ft at 5:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.66 ft at 5:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.64 ft at 5:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.51 ft at 5:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 6:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.74 ft at 6:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.54 ft at 6:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.19 ft at 6:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.19 ft at 7:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 7:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.56 ft at 7:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.85 ft at 8:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 8:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.96 ft at 8:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.98 ft at 8:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.97 ft at 8:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.02 ft at 9:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8 ft at 9:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 9:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.97 ft at 9:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.97 ft at 9:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 10:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.97 ft at 10:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.44 ft at 10:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.73 ft at 10:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 10:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.04 ft at 10:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.98 ft at 11:10AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:20AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 11:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.87 ft at 11:40AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:50AM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.29 ft at 12:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.37 ft at 12:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.33 ft at 12:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 8.05 ft at 12:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.74 ft at 12:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.65 ft at 12:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.58 ft at 1:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.51 ft at 1:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.47 ft at 1:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 1:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 1:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 2:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 2:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 2:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 2:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 2:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 2:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 3:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 3:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 3:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 3:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 3:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 3:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 4:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.3 ft at 4:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.29 ft at 4:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 4:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.28 ft at 4:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.29 ft at 5:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 5:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.72 ft at 5:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 5:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:10PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 6:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 6:40PM May 03, 2024Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:50PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 6.9 ft 1:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 6.5 ft 7:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 6.3 ft 1:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 6.1 ft 7:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 6.5 ft 1:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 7.2 ft 7:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00PM May 05, 2024Highest Forecast: 7.8 ft 7:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 7.7 ft 1:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 7.7 ft 7:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 7.7 ft 1:00PM May 06, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 7:00PM May 06, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00AM May 07, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 7:00AM May 07, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00PM May 07, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 7:00PM May 07, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00AM May 08, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 7:00AM May 08, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00PM May 08, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 7:00PM May 08, 2024Forecast: 7.5 ft 1:00AM May 09, 2024Forecast: 7.5 ft 7:00AM May 09, 2024Forecast: 7.5 ft 1:00PM May 09, 2024Forecast: 7.4 ft 7:00PM May 09, 2024Forecast: 7.1 ft 1:00AM May 10, 2024Forecast: 7 ft 7:00AM May 10, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesOTMI4(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (7:33PM May 3, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:03AM May 3)Latest observed value: 6.85 ft at 6:50 PM CDT 3-May-2024. 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) 20.97 ft on 06/07/1947
(3) 20.60 ft on 06/17/2008
(4) 20.23 ft on 05/31/1903
(5) 20.04 ft on 08/11/2010
(6) 18.33 ft on 04/11/1965
(7) 18.27 ft on 05/24/1944
(8) 18.26 ft on 04/01/1960
(9) 17.66 ft on 06/28/1954
(10) 17.63 ft on 06/10/1917
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.00 ft on 03/02/2023
(2) 8.86 ft on 06/09/2022
(3) 9.04 ft on 02/28/2021
(4) 11.30 ft on 03/28/2020
(5) 16.28 ft on 05/29/2019
(6) 8.96 ft on 09/06/2018
(7) 12.03 ft on 04/05/2017
(8) 12.61 ft on 12/14/2015
(9) 13.74 ft on 06/26/2015
(10) 12.17 ft on 09/10/2014
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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 St bridge may need to be planked and sandbagged.
22 Sandbagging and planking operations may be needed for openings along Vine St.
19.5 Water affects the Market St parking lot. The entrance to the Market St bridge is sandbagged.
18.5 Sewer backup will reach the road surface at Market St and Commercial St.
18 Water affects the Fairport area along the railroad tracks. Sandbagging may be needed at the Vine St diversion chamber. Evacuations may begin at the trailer court.
17.5 Sewer backup in basements occurs at businesses along Main St.
17 Water affects Paris St. The Market St 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 Rd.
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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