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Iowa River at Iowa City Forecast crest: 12.3 ft at 6:00pm Feb 15 Observed crest: 12.24 ft at 11:30am Feb 07 Observed: 12.72 ft at 4:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.72 ft at 5:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.71 ft at 5:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.71 ft at 6:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.71 ft at 6:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.71 ft at 7:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.71 ft at 7:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.72 ft at 8:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.72 ft at 8:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.73 ft at 9:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.74 ft at 9:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.75 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.77 ft at 10:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.79 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 12.8 ft at 11:30am Jan 31 Observed: 12.8 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.79 ft at 12:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.77 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.77 ft at 1:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 2:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 3:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 4:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 5:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 6:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.76 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.75 ft at 7:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.75 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.74 ft at 8:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.74 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.74 ft at 9:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.74 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.73 ft at 10:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.73 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.73 ft at 11:30pm Jan 31 Observed: 12.73 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.73 ft at 12:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.73 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.73 ft at 1:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.73 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.72 ft at 2:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.72 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.72 ft at 3:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.72 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.72 ft at 4:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.72 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.71 ft at 5:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.71 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.69 ft at 7:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.69 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.69 ft at 8:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.69 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.71 ft at 9:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.73 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.78 ft at 10:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.78 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 12.8 ft at 11:30am Feb 1 Observed: 12.81 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.83 ft at 12:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.84 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.85 ft at 1:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.86 ft at 2:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.87 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.88 ft at 3:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.88 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.89 ft at 4:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 6:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 7:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 8:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 9:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 10:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 11:30pm Feb 1 Observed: 12.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.9 ft at 12:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.9 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.9 ft at 1:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.9 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 2:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 3:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 4:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.88 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.88 ft at 6:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.88 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.87 ft at 8:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.87 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.87 ft at 9:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.87 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.87 ft at 10:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.85 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 12.82 ft at 11:30am Feb 2 Observed: 12.78 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.74 ft at 12:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.71 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.68 ft at 1:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.66 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.65 ft at 2:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.64 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.63 ft at 3:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.62 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.61 ft at 4:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.61 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.6 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.6 ft at 7:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.59 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.59 ft at 8:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.59 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.59 ft at 9:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.58 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.58 ft at 10:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.57 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.57 ft at 11:30pm Feb 2 Observed: 12.57 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.56 ft at 12:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.56 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.56 ft at 1:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.55 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.53 ft at 2:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.52 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.51 ft at 3:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.49 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.49 ft at 4:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.49 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.49 ft at 5:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.49 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.49 ft at 6:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.5 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.5 ft at 7:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.5 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.51 ft at 8:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.52 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.53 ft at 9:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.56 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.6 ft at 10:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.63 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:30am Feb 3 Observed: 12.67 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.65 ft at 12:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.64 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.63 ft at 1:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.61 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.61 ft at 2:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.6 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.6 ft at 3:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.59 ft at 5:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.59 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.59 ft at 6:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.59 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.58 ft at 7:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.58 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 8:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 9:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 10:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 11:30pm Feb 3 Observed: 12.57 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.57 ft at 12:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.57 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 1:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 2:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 3:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 4:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 5:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.56 ft at 6:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.55 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.55 ft at 7:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.55 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.55 ft at 8:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.55 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.53 ft at 9:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.51 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.48 ft at 10:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.46 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 12.43 ft at 11:30am Feb 4 Observed: 12.41 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.4 ft at 12:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.38 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.37 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.37 ft at 2:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.37 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 12.36 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.35 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.34 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.34 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 12.33 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.33 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.33 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.33 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.33 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.33 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.33 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.32 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.31 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.29 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.28 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.28 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.26 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 12.25 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 12.24 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.23 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.23 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.22 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.22 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.22 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.21 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.2 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.2 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.2 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 12.2 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.18 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.16 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.13 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.1 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.12 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.15 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.23 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 12.24 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 12.24 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.23 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.22 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.21 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.21 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.21 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.21 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.19 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.19 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.19 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 12.2 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.2 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.19 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.19 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.19 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.18 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.18 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.18 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.17 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.17 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.16 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.15 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.15 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.14 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.13 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.12 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.1 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.08 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.07 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.06 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.05 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.05 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.06 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.07 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.07 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 12.08 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.09 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.12 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.14 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.16 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.19 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.22 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.23 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.23 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.24 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.24 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.24 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.23 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.23 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.22 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.22 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.21 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.21 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.21 ft at 9:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.2 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.2 ft at 10:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.19 ft at 11:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.18 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 12.18 ft at 12:30am Feb 10 Observed: 12.17 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 12.17 ft at 1:30am Feb 10 Observed: 12.17 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Observed: 12.16 ft at 2:30am Feb 10 Observed: 12.16 ft at 3:00am Feb 10 Observed: 12.15 ft at 3:30am Feb 10 Observed: 12.13 ft at 4:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00pm Feb 14 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00pm Feb 14 Forecast: 12 ft at 12:00am Feb 15 Forecast: 12 ft at 6:00am Feb 15 Forecast: 12.2 ft at 12:00pm Feb 15 Forecast: 12.3 ft at 6:00pm Feb 15 Forecast: 12.3 ft at 12:00am Feb 16 Forecast: 12.3 ft at 6:00am Feb 16 Graph Created (4:33am Feb 10, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 11:10pm Feb 9) U.S. Geological Survey IOWI4 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 617.27 Latest observed value: 12.13 ft at 4:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 22.0 ft. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Iowa River at Iowa City are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:22
Action Stage:21

Historical Crests
(1) 31.53 ft on 06/15/2008
(2) 28.52 ft on 08/10/1993
(3) 24.10 ft on 06/01/1851
(4) 23.35 ft on 06/13/1991
(5) 22.44 ft on 06/09/1974
(6) 22.04 ft on 05/01/1973
(7) 21.64 ft on 03/29/1979
(8) 21.50 ft on 03/04/1985
(8) 21.50 ft on 04/09/1975
(10) 21.44 ft on 06/15/1982

Low Water Records
(1) 9.1 ft on 10/01/2003
(2) 9.2 ft on 11/02/2005
(3) 0 ft on 10/21/1916

 Iowa River at Iowa City location map

Flood Impacts Collapse
29.0 Serious flood damage occurs at the University of Iowa campus.
27.0 Flood protection becomes necessary at the University of Iowa. Water affects several industrial businesses and warehouses along Commercial Drive.
26.0 Water floods county road bridge approaches along the river and affects streets and parking lots along Commercial Drive.
25.0 Flooding occurs in Coralville. Water inundates the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Rail line near Coralville.
23.5 Water affects the north Wastewater Treatment Plant. Considerable flooding occurs at the University of Iowa.
23.0 Water floods Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa. Flooding problems occur elsewhere on the University of Iowa campus.
22.0 Urban flood damage occurs in Iowa City. Water enters homes along Edgewater Drive.
21.0 Flooding occurs in homes near Taft Speedway in Iowa City. Homes on east side of Quarry Road in Coralville require protection. Edgewater Drive becomes impassable.
20.5 Water affects the north Wastewater Treatment Plant.
19.0 Lowland flooding occurs in the Iowa City Park area.
18.0 Rural flooding occurs along the river.

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Latitude: 41.656683° N, Longitude: 91.541002° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 29 617.27 ft 639.27 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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Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Iowa City
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Davenport, IA 52806-7326
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