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Weather Forecast Office Des Moines, IA North Central River Forecast Center

Hydrograph River at a Glance Download Weekly Chance of
Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
During Entire Period
Des Moines River at 2nd Ave Forecast crest: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 24 Observed crest: 14.91 ft at 9:00am Sep 22 Observed: 13.28 ft at 1:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.28 ft at 2:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.28 ft at 2:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.28 ft at 3:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.28 ft at 3:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 4:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 4:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 5:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 5:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 6:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 6:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 7:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 7:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 8:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 8:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 9:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 9:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 10:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 10:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 11:00am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 11:30am Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 12:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 12:15pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 12:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 1:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 1:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 3:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 3:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 4:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 4:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.27 ft at 5:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.24 ft at 6:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.23 ft at 6:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.23 ft at 7:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.21 ft at 7:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.2 ft at 8:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.19 ft at 8:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.18 ft at 9:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.17 ft at 10:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.17 ft at 10:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.16 ft at 11:00pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.15 ft at 11:30pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.15 ft at 11:45pm Sep 15 Observed: 13.15 ft at 12:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.15 ft at 12:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.15 ft at 1:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.15 ft at 1:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.14 ft at 2:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.14 ft at 2:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.14 ft at 3:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 3:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 4:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 4:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 6:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 6:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 7:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 7:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 8:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 8:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 9:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 9:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 10:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 10:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 11:00am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 11:30am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 11:45am Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 12:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 12:15pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 12:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 1:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 1:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 2:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 2:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 3:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 3:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 4:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 4:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 5:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.13 ft at 6:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.12 ft at 6:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.12 ft at 7:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.11 ft at 7:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.11 ft at 8:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.11 ft at 8:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.09 ft at 9:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.09 ft at 10:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.09 ft at 10:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.09 ft at 11:00pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.08 ft at 11:30pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.08 ft at 11:45pm Sep 16 Observed: 13.08 ft at 12:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.08 ft at 12:15am Sep 17 Observed: 13.08 ft at 12:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 1:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 1:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 2:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 2:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 3:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 3:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 4:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 4:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 5:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 5:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 6:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 6:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 7:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 8:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 8:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 9:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 9:30am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 10:00am Sep 17 Observed: 13.07 ft at 10:30am Sep 17 Observed: 12.99 ft at 11:00am Sep 17 Observed: 12.82 ft at 11:30am Sep 17 Observed: 12.69 ft at 11:45am Sep 17 Observed: 12.54 ft at 12:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 12.39 ft at 12:15pm Sep 17 Observed: 12.23 ft at 12:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 11.91 ft at 1:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 11.63 ft at 1:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 11.37 ft at 2:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 11.14 ft at 2:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.96 ft at 3:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.83 ft at 3:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.73 ft at 4:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.65 ft at 4:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.59 ft at 5:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.54 ft at 5:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.5 ft at 6:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.47 ft at 6:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.45 ft at 7:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.43 ft at 7:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.43 ft at 8:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.43 ft at 8:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.43 ft at 9:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.45 ft at 9:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.47 ft at 10:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.47 ft at 10:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.48 ft at 11:00pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.49 ft at 11:30pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.49 ft at 11:45pm Sep 17 Observed: 10.5 ft at 12:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.5 ft at 12:15am Sep 18 Observed: 10.5 ft at 12:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.51 ft at 1:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.51 ft at 1:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.51 ft at 2:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.51 ft at 2:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.51 ft at 3:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.51 ft at 3:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.5 ft at 4:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.5 ft at 4:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.49 ft at 5:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.49 ft at 5:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.49 ft at 6:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.49 ft at 6:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.48 ft at 7:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.48 ft at 7:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.48 ft at 8:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.48 ft at 8:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.48 ft at 9:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.47 ft at 9:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.47 ft at 10:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.47 ft at 10:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.47 ft at 11:00am Sep 18 Observed: 10.47 ft at 11:30am Sep 18 Observed: 10.46 ft at 11:45am Sep 18 Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:15pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.45 ft at 12:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.45 ft at 3:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.53 ft at 4:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.67 ft at 4:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 10.85 ft at 5:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.02 ft at 5:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.17 ft at 6:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.33 ft at 6:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.47 ft at 7:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.61 ft at 7:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.75 ft at 8:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.87 ft at 8:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 11.99 ft at 9:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 12.21 ft at 10:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 12.31 ft at 10:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 12.41 ft at 11:00pm Sep 18 Observed: 12.51 ft at 11:30pm Sep 18 Observed: 12.59 ft at 12:00am Sep 19 Observed: 12.64 ft at 12:15am Sep 19 Observed: 12.68 ft at 12:30am Sep 19 Observed: 12.77 ft at 1:00am Sep 19 Observed: 12.85 ft at 1:30am Sep 19 Observed: 12.93 ft at 2:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.01 ft at 2:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.09 ft at 3:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.16 ft at 3:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.23 ft at 4:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.31 ft at 4:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.37 ft at 5:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.43 ft at 5:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.5 ft at 6:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.57 ft at 6:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.63 ft at 7:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.69 ft at 7:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.75 ft at 8:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.81 ft at 8:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.87 ft at 9:00am Sep 19 Observed: 13.91 ft at 9:30am Sep 19 Observed: 13.99 ft at 10:00am Sep 19 Observed: 14.05 ft at 10:30am Sep 19 Observed: 14.11 ft at 11:00am Sep 19 Observed: 14.16 ft at 11:30am Sep 19 Observed: 14.19 ft at 11:45am Sep 19 Observed: 14.21 ft at 12:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.24 ft at 12:15pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.27 ft at 12:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.32 ft at 1:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.37 ft at 1:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.42 ft at 2:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.47 ft at 2:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.52 ft at 3:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.56 ft at 3:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.6 ft at 4:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.63 ft at 4:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.67 ft at 5:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.69 ft at 5:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.72 ft at 6:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.75 ft at 6:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.76 ft at 7:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.78 ft at 7:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.79 ft at 8:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.8 ft at 8:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.83 ft at 9:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.83 ft at 10:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.84 ft at 10:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.85 ft at 11:00pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.85 ft at 11:30pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.86 ft at 11:45pm Sep 19 Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.87 ft at 12:15am Sep 20 Observed: 14.87 ft at 12:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 4:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 5:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 6:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.88 ft at 7:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 7:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 8:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 8:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:00am Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:30am Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:45am Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 12:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 12:15pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 12:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.9 ft at 1:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 5:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 5:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:00pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:30pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:45pm Sep 20 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:15am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 1:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 1:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 5:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 5:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:00am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:30am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:45am Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:15pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 1:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 1:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 2:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 3:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 4:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 5:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 5:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 6:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 8:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:00pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:30pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:45pm Sep 21 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.91 ft at 12:15am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 12:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 1:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 2:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 3:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 3:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 4:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 6:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 7:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.91 ft at 9:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.91 ft at 10:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:00am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:30am Sep 22 Observed: 14.9 ft at 11:45am Sep 22 Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.87 ft at 1:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.85 ft at 3:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.85 ft at 4:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.84 ft at 4:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 5:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 5:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 6:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 6:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 7:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 7:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 8:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 8:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.83 ft at 9:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.82 ft at 9:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.82 ft at 11:00pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.82 ft at 11:30pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:45pm Sep 22 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:15am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 2:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 2:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 4:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 4:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 5:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 5:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 6:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 6:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 7:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 7:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 10:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 10:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:00am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:30am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:45am Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 2:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 2:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 3:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 3:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 4:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 4:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 5:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 5:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 6:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 6:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 7:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 7:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 9:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 9:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:00pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:30pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.82 ft at 11:45pm Sep 23 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:15am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 1:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 2:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 2:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 3:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 3:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 4:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 4:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 5:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 5:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 6:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 6:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 7:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 7:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 9:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.81 ft at 10:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.83 ft at 11:00am Sep 24 Observed: 14.83 ft at 11:30am Sep 24 Observed: 14.83 ft at 11:45am Sep 24 Observed: 14.83 ft at 12:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.83 ft at 12:15pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.84 ft at 12:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.84 ft at 1:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.84 ft at 1:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.85 ft at 2:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.85 ft at 2:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.85 ft at 3:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.86 ft at 3:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.86 ft at 4:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 4:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 5:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 6:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 6:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.87 ft at 7:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.88 ft at 9:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:00pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:30pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:45pm Sep 24 Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:00am Sep 25 Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:15am Sep 25 Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:30am Sep 25 Forecast: 14.8 ft at 1:00pm Sep 24 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 24 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 25 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 25 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 25 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 25 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 26 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 26 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 26 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 26 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 27 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 27 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 27 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 27 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 28 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 28 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 28 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 28 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 29 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 29 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 29 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 29 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Sep 30 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Sep 30 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00pm Sep 30 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00pm Sep 30 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 1:00am Oct 1 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 7:00am Oct 1 Graph Created (1:19am Sep 25, 2008) Observed Forecast (issued 9:47am Sep 24) DMOI4 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 773.68 Latest observed value: 14.89 ft at 12:30 AM CDT 25-Sep-2008. Flood Stage is 23.0 ft. Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office for the latest official public river forecasts. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Des Moines River at 2nd Ave are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:27
Moderate Flood Stage:25
Flood Stage:23
Action Stage:21

Historical Crests
(1) 31.71 ft on 07/11/1993
(2) 31.57 ft on 06/13/2008
(3) 30.16 ft on 06/24/1954
(4) 28.73 ft on 04/10/1965
(5) 26.50 ft on 06/26/1947
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Low Water Records
(1) 12.5 ft on 01/29/1940

 Des Moines River at 2nd Ave location map

Flood Impacts Collapse
33.6 Top of City Levee Central Place
31.6 Top of City Levee at Riverview Park
30.0 The levees close on the railroad tracks south of Court avenue.
26.5 Euclid avenue floods along with 3600 rural acres.
25.0 Significant flooding occurs in Riverview and Prospect Parks.
24.5 Levee closures begin across Saylor Road and Guthrie. (North and East of Birdland Park).
24.0 Significant residential flooding occurs.
23.0 Birdland Park Flooded. Many residences affected upstream of gage site around 6th Avenue.
22.4 The Des Moines Rowing Club is threatened.
22.0 Minor residential flooding occurs, primarily along the right bank upstream from the gage site.
21.0 Birdland Drive is affected.

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Latitude: 41.612000° N, Longitude: 93.621000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 23 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 29 773.68 ft 796.68 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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Des Moines Weather Forecast Office
9607 NW Beaver Dr.
Des Moines, IA 50131
(515) 270-2614
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