Rivers in Iowa
Des Moines River at Saylorville Tail
No flood stages set
6.20ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:46 AM CDT
- Record crest
- 24.50 ft1954
Crest history
70 crests on NOAA’s list since 1954.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 24, 1954 | 24.50 ft |
| 2 | July 11, 1993 | 24.22 ft |
| 3 | June 13, 2008 | 24.03 ft |
| 4 | April 10, 1965 | 24.02 ft |
| 5 | July 21, 1993 | 22.90 ft |
| 6 | April 3, 1962 | 21.10 ft |
| 7 | July 2, 2010 | 20.88 ft |
| 8 | June 22, 1984 | 20.72 ft |
| 9 | July 1, 2010 | 20.65 ft |
| 10 | April 18, 1969 | 20.15 ft |
| 11 | June 10, 1991 | 19.41 ft |
| 12 | March 16, 1973 | 19.10 ft |
| 13 | June 13, 1967 | 18.70 ft |
| 14 | May 1, 1975 | 18.53 ft |
| 15 | April 6, 1979 | 18.45 ft |
| 16 | May 19, 1974 | 17.43 ft |
| 17 | October 2, 1965 | 17.35 ft |
| 18 | May 18, 1970 | 17.30 ft |
| 19 | July 1, 2018 | 17.20 ft |
| 20 | April 21, 1983 | 17.16 ft |
| 21 | April 28, 1983 | 17.06 ft |
| 22 | March 17, 1971 | 16.75 ft |
| 23 | August 8, 1972 | 16.00 ft |
| 24 | September 28, 2016 | 15.64 ft |
| 25 | June 19, 1980 | 15.56 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 31, 2025: 12.74 ft
- July 12, 2024: 14.05 ft
- May 18, 2023: 11.60 ft
- March 1, 2023: 11.87 ft
- June 17, 2022: 10.39 ft
- March 27, 2021: 5.68 ft
- March 30, 2019: 15.47 ft
- July 1, 2018: 17.20 ft
- October 1, 2016: 15.51 ft
- September 28, 2016: 15.64 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- UpstreamDes Moines River at Saylorville Reservoir
- DownstreamDes Moines River at Des Moines 2nd Ave
- Beaver Creek at Grimes
- North Walnut Creek at Urbandale 92nd Dr
- Big Creek Ponding Area at Polk City
- North Walnut Creek at IFC--Urbandale Hickman Rd
- North Walnut Creek at IFC--Windsor Heights College Dr
- Fourmile Creek at Ankeny NE 86th Ave
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.