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Iowa River at Iowa City Observed crest: 11.38 ft at 7:00am Oct 03 Observed: 11.24 ft at 9:30am Sep 26 Observed: 11.22 ft at 10:00am Sep 26 Observed: 11.19 ft at 10:30am Sep 26 Observed: 11.17 ft at 11:00am Sep 26 Observed: 11.15 ft at 11:30am Sep 26 Observed: 11.13 ft at 12:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.1 ft at 1:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.09 ft at 1:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.09 ft at 2:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.08 ft at 2:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.08 ft at 3:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.07 ft at 3:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.07 ft at 4:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 4:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 5:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 5:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 6:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 6:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 8:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 8:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.06 ft at 9:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.05 ft at 9:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:00pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:30pm Sep 26 Observed: 11.05 ft at 12:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 12:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 1:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 1:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 2:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 2:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 3:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 3:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 4:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 4:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 5:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 5:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 7:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 7:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 8:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 8:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 9:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:00am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:30am Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 12:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 12:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 1:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 1:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 2:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 2:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 3:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 4:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 4:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.05 ft at 5:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 5:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 8:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 8:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 10:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 10:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:00pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:30pm Sep 27 Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 4:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 4:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 5:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 5:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 8:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 8:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:00am Sep 28 Observed: 11.02 ft at 9:30am Sep 28 Observed: 11.01 ft at 10:00am Sep 28 Observed: 10.99 ft at 10:30am Sep 28 Observed: 10.97 ft at 11:00am Sep 28 Observed: 10.95 ft at 11:30am Sep 28 Observed: 10.94 ft at 12:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.93 ft at 12:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.92 ft at 1:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.91 ft at 1:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.9 ft at 2:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.89 ft at 2:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.89 ft at 3:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.89 ft at 4:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 5:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 7:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 8:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.87 ft at 8:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.87 ft at 9:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.87 ft at 9:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 10:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 10:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 11:00pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 11:30pm Sep 28 Observed: 10.88 ft at 12:00am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 12:30am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:00am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:30am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 2:00am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 2:30am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 3:00am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 3:30am Sep 29 Observed: 10.88 ft at 4:00am Sep 29 Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:30am Sep 29 Observed: 10.96 ft at 5:00am Sep 29 Observed: 10.99 ft at 5:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.02 ft at 6:00am Sep 29 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:00am Sep 29 Observed: 11.08 ft at 7:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:00am Sep 29 Observed: 11.1 ft at 8:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.11 ft at 9:00am Sep 29 Observed: 11.13 ft at 9:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.14 ft at 10:00am Sep 29 Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.16 ft at 11:00am Sep 29 Observed: 11.17 ft at 11:30am Sep 29 Observed: 11.18 ft at 12:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.19 ft at 12:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.2 ft at 1:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.21 ft at 1:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.21 ft at 2:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.21 ft at 2:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.21 ft at 3:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.21 ft at 3:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.21 ft at 4:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.2 ft at 4:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.2 ft at 5:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.2 ft at 5:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.19 ft at 6:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.18 ft at 6:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.18 ft at 7:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.17 ft at 7:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.17 ft at 8:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.16 ft at 8:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.16 ft at 9:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.16 ft at 9:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.14 ft at 10:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.14 ft at 11:00pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.14 ft at 11:30pm Sep 29 Observed: 11.13 ft at 12:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.13 ft at 12:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.12 ft at 1:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.12 ft at 1:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.11 ft at 2:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.1 ft at 3:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.07 ft at 5:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.06 ft at 5:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.03 ft at 8:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.02 ft at 8:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.02 ft at 9:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.07 ft at 10:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.11 ft at 10:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.16 ft at 11:00am Sep 30 Observed: 11.21 ft at 11:30am Sep 30 Observed: 11.26 ft at 12:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.31 ft at 12:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.35 ft at 1:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.38 ft at 1:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.42 ft at 2:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.45 ft at 2:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.48 ft at 3:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.5 ft at 3:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.53 ft at 4:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.55 ft at 4:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.57 ft at 5:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.6 ft at 5:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.63 ft at 6:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.69 ft at 7:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.72 ft at 7:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.74 ft at 8:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.77 ft at 8:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.79 ft at 9:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.81 ft at 9:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.83 ft at 10:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.85 ft at 10:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.87 ft at 11:00pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.88 ft at 11:30pm Sep 30 Observed: 11.89 ft at 12:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.9 ft at 12:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.91 ft at 1:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.92 ft at 1:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.93 ft at 2:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.94 ft at 2:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.94 ft at 3:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.95 ft at 3:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.95 ft at 4:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.96 ft at 4:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.96 ft at 5:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.96 ft at 5:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.96 ft at 6:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 6:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 7:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 7:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 8:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 8:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 9:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 9:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.97 ft at 10:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.95 ft at 10:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.92 ft at 11:00am Oct 1 Observed: 11.89 ft at 11:30am Oct 1 Observed: 11.85 ft at 12:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.82 ft at 12:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.79 ft at 1:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.77 ft at 1:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.75 ft at 2:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.74 ft at 2:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.73 ft at 3:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.72 ft at 3:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.71 ft at 4:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.7 ft at 4:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.7 ft at 5:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.7 ft at 5:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.69 ft at 6:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.69 ft at 6:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 7:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 7:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 8:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 8:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 9:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 9:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 10:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 10:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 11:00pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 11:30pm Oct 1 Observed: 11.68 ft at 12:00am Oct 2 Observed: 11.68 ft at 12:30am Oct 2 Observed: 11.68 ft at 1:00am Oct 2 Observed: 11.68 ft at 1:30am Oct 2 Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:00am Oct 2 Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:30am Oct 2 Observed: 11.68 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Observed: 11.39 ft at 5:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 6:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 6:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 7:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 7:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 8:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 8:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 9:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 9:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 10:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 10:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.39 ft at 11:00pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.38 ft at 11:30pm Oct 2 Observed: 11.38 ft at 12:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 12:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 1:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 1:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 2:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 2:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:00am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:30am Oct 3 Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:00am Oct 3 Observed: 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4 Observed: 11.29 ft at 12:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.26 ft at 1:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.25 ft at 1:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.24 ft at 2:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.23 ft at 2:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.21 ft at 3:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.21 ft at 4:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.2 ft at 4:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.2 ft at 5:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.2 ft at 5:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 6:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 6:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 7:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 7:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 8:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 8:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 9:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.19 ft at 9:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.18 ft at 10:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.18 ft at 10:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.18 ft at 11:00pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.18 ft at 11:30pm Oct 4 Observed: 11.18 ft at 12:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 12:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 1:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 1:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 4:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 4:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 5:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 5:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 6:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 6:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 7:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 7:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 8:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 8:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 9:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.18 ft at 9:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.17 ft at 10:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.16 ft at 10:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.15 ft at 11:00am Oct 5 Observed: 11.13 ft at 11:30am Oct 5 Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.1 ft at 12:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.09 ft at 1:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.08 ft at 1:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.08 ft at 2:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.07 ft at 2:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.06 ft at 3:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.06 ft at 3:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.05 ft at 4:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.05 ft at 4:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.05 ft at 5:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.05 ft at 5:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 8:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 8:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 9:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 10:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 10:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:00pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:30pm Oct 5 Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 4:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 4:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 5:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 5:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.03 ft at 8:00am Oct 6 Observed: 11.03 ft at 8:30am Oct 6 Observed: 11.03 ft at 9:00am Oct 6 Forecast: 11.2 ft at 1:00pm Oct 5 Forecast: 11.2 ft at 7:00pm Oct 5 Forecast: 11.1 ft at 1:00am Oct 6 Forecast: 11.1 ft at 7:00am Oct 6 Forecast: 11.1 ft at 1:00pm Oct 6 Forecast: 11.1 ft at 7:00pm Oct 6 Forecast: 11 ft at 1:00am Oct 7 Forecast: 11 ft at 7:00am Oct 7 Forecast: 10.9 ft at 1:00pm Oct 7 Forecast: 10.8 ft at 7:00pm Oct 7 Forecast: 10.8 ft at 1:00am Oct 8 Forecast: 10.8 ft at 7:00am Oct 8 Forecast: 10.5 ft at 1:00pm Oct 8 Forecast: 10.2 ft at 7:00pm Oct 8 Forecast: 10.2 ft at 1:00am Oct 9 Forecast: 10.2 ft at 7:00am Oct 9 Forecast: 10.1 ft at 1:00pm Oct 9 Forecast: 10 ft at 7:00pm Oct 9 Forecast: 10 ft at 1:00am Oct 10 Forecast: 10 ft at 7:00am Oct 10 Forecast: 10 ft at 1:00pm Oct 10 Forecast: 10 ft at 7:00pm Oct 10 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 1:00am Oct 11 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 7:00am Oct 11 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 1:00pm Oct 11 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 7:00pm Oct 11 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 1:00am Oct 12 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 7:00am Oct 12 Graph Created (9:47am Oct 6, 2008) Observed Forecast (issued 9:43am Oct 5)  U.S. Geological Survey IOWI4 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 617.27 Latest observed value: 11.03 ft at 9:00 AM CDT 6-Oct-2008. Flood Stage is 22.0 ft.  Forecast data shown here are official public river forecasts. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Iowa River at Iowa City are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:22
Action Stage:21

Historical Crests
(1) 31.53 ft on 06/15/2008
(2) 28.52 ft on 08/10/1993
(3) 24.10 ft on 06/01/1851
(4) 23.35 ft on 06/13/1991
(5) 22.44 ft on 06/09/1974
(6) 22.04 ft on 05/01/1973
(7) 21.64 ft on 03/29/1979
(8) 21.50 ft on 03/04/1985
(8) 21.50 ft on 04/09/1975
(10) 21.44 ft on 06/15/1982

Low Water Records
(1) 9.1 ft on 10/01/2003
(2) 9.2 ft on 11/02/2005
(3) 0 ft on 10/21/1916

Iowa River at Iowa City location map

Flood Impacts Collapse
29.0 Serious flood damage occurs at the University of Iowa campus.
27.0 Flood protection becomes necessary at the University of Iowa. Water affects several industrial businesses and warehouses along Commercial Drive.
26.0 Water floods county road bridge approaches along the river and affects streets and parking lots along Commercial Drive.
25.0 Flooding occurs in Coralville. Water inundates the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Rail line near Coralville.
23.5 Water affects the north Wastewater Treatment Plant. Considerable flooding occurs at the University of Iowa.
23.0 Water floods Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa. Flooding problems occur elsewhere on the University of Iowa campus.
22.0 Urban flood damage occurs in Iowa City. Water enters homes along Edgewater Drive.
21.0 Flooding occurs in homes near Taft Speedway in Iowa City. Homes on east side of Quarry Road in Coralville require protection. Edgewater Drive becomes impassable.
20.5 Water affects the north Wastewater Treatment Plant.
19.0 Lowland flooding occurs in the Iowa City Park area.
18.0 Rural flooding occurs along the river.

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Latitude: 41.656683° N, Longitude: 91.541002° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 617.27 ft 639.27 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Iowa City
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Iowa City

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