Rivers in Iowa
Des Moines River at Red Rock Tail
No flood stages set
693.13ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:15 AM CDT
- Record crest
- 709.71 ft1993
Crest history
35 crests on NOAA’s list since 1993.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 12, 1993 | 709.71 ft |
| 2 | June 14, 2008 | 708.96 ft |
| 3 | July 6, 2010 | 701.24 ft |
| 4 | June 6, 2019 | 699.43 ft |
| 5 | October 1, 1993 | 697.64 ft |
| 6 | April 20, 1999 | 697.31 ft |
| 7 | April 20, 1998 | 696.92 ft |
| 8 | March 19, 2007 | 696.44 ft |
| 9 | July 20, 2011 | 696.39 ft |
| 10 | April 14, 2001 | 696.37 ft |
| 11 | January 10, 2016 | 696.37 ft |
| 12 | April 29, 1995 | 695.96 ft |
| 13 | February 24, 1997 | 695.85 ft |
| 14 | March 11, 1994 | 695.22 ft |
| 15 | June 6, 1996 | 695.10 ft |
| 16 | April 1, 2017 | 694.90 ft |
| 17 | March 26, 2020 | 694.71 ft |
| 18 | June 25, 2004 | 694.53 ft |
| 19 | June 23, 2004 | 694.51 ft |
| 20 | March 2, 2023 | 694.47 ft |
| 21 | May 21, 2024 | 694.47 ft |
| 22 | April 26, 2013 | 694.42 ft |
| 23 | June 29, 2015 | 693.86 ft |
| 24 | July 13, 2014 | 693.77 ft |
| 25 | August 10, 2018 | 693.68 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.