Rivers in Iowa

Des Moines River near Tracy

Marion County, IowaNWS TRCI4USGS 05488500Des Moines office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 24.00 ftWater affects the town of Harvey.
  2. 23.00 ftPortions of Iowa 92 east of Harvey are likely underwater.
  3. 22.00 ftWater approaches parts of Iowa 92.
  4. 20.00 ftWater threatens several residences in the vicinity of Bellefontaine and affects rural roads east and southeast of the intersection of Ashland Ave and Water St.
  5. 19.00 ftWater affects rural gravel roads in the flood plain.
  6. 17.00 ftWidespread agricultural flooding occurs primarily downstream of Tracy on the north bank.
  7. 14.00 ftMinimal flooding impacts occur at this level. The town of Tracy is situated on high ground and is generally not affected by flooding.

Crest history

111 crests on NOAA’s list since 1903.

#DateStage
1June 14, 194726.50 ft
2May 31, 190325.00 ft
3July 12, 199324.16 ft
4June 14, 200823.70 ft
5April 11, 196523.17 ft
6April 4, 196023.00 ft
7June 27, 195422.14 ft
8May 23, 194421.60 ft
9April 5, 196220.69 ft
10June 17, 196720.38 ft
11June 28, 193520.20 ft
12March 22, 194820.10 ft
13April 2, 195119.81 ft
14July 16, 198219.62 ft
15August 10, 201019.21 ft
16April 18, 194518.80 ft
17January 6, 194618.80 ft
18March 16, 192918.60 ft
19April 2, 196118.12 ft
20June 27, 198418.11 ft
21May 31, 195917.92 ft
22March 5, 193717.90 ft
23March 13, 193917.50 ft
24June 22, 195217.40 ft
25June 15, 196617.24 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 7, 2025: 9.92 ft
  • July 31, 2024: 10.76 ft
  • March 2, 2023: 10.35 ft
  • June 8, 2022: 8.73 ft
  • July 11, 2021: 7.39 ft
  • March 25, 2020: 10.66 ft
  • June 6, 2019: 15.18 ft
  • May 22, 2018: 9.76 ft
  • April 5, 2017: 11.27 ft
  • December 24, 2015: 13.01 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.