Rivers in Iowa

Des Moines River at Red Rock Tail

Marion County, IowaNWS RRDI4USGS 05488110Des Moines office

No flood stages set
693.13ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:15 AM CDT

Record crest
709.71 ft1993

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Crest history

35 crests on NOAA’s list since 1993.

#DateStage
1July 12, 1993709.71 ft
2June 14, 2008708.96 ft
3July 6, 2010701.24 ft
4June 6, 2019699.43 ft
5October 1, 1993697.64 ft
6April 20, 1999697.31 ft
7April 20, 1998696.92 ft
8March 19, 2007696.44 ft
9July 20, 2011696.39 ft
10April 14, 2001696.37 ft
11January 10, 2016696.37 ft
12April 29, 1995695.96 ft
13February 24, 1997695.85 ft
14March 11, 1994695.22 ft
15June 6, 1996695.10 ft
16April 1, 2017694.90 ft
17March 26, 2020694.71 ft
18June 25, 2004694.53 ft
19June 23, 2004694.51 ft
20March 2, 2023694.47 ft
21May 21, 2024694.47 ft
22April 26, 2013694.42 ft
23June 29, 2015693.86 ft
24July 13, 2014693.77 ft
25August 10, 2018693.68 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 5, 2025: 93.92 ft
  • May 21, 2024: 694.47 ft
  • March 2, 2023: 694.47 ft
  • June 9, 2022: 692.49 ft
  • July 12, 2021: 690.93 ft
  • March 26, 2020: 694.71 ft
  • June 6, 2019: 699.43 ft
  • August 10, 2018: 693.68 ft
  • April 1, 2017: 694.90 ft
  • January 10, 2016: 696.37 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.