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Weather Forecast Office Quad Cities, IA North Central River Forecast Center

This probabilistic forecast is issued by the North Central River Forecast Center.
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Cedar River at Cedar Rapids Exceedance Forecast Graph
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Forecasts for the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:16
Moderate Flood Stage:14
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:10

Historical Crests
(1) 31.12 ft on 06/13/2008
(2) 20.00 ft on 06/01/1851
(2) 20.00 ft on 03/18/1929
(4) 19.66 ft on 03/31/1961
(5) 19.27 ft on 04/04/1993
(6) 18.60 ft on 04/04/1933
(7) 18.51 ft on 04/10/1965
(8) 18.31 ft on 07/25/1999
(9) 18.30 ft on 05/27/2004
(10) 18.23 ft on 06/16/1947

Low Water Records
(1) 2.3 ft on 09/26/2003
(2) 2.9 ft on 09/17/2005
(3) 0 ft on 10/31/1989
(3) 0 ft on 11/18/1989

 Cedar River at Cedar Rapids location map

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27.0 Water affects Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
24.2 Water reaches the bottom of the 1st Avenue bridge deck in downtown Cedar Rapids.
23.5 Water reaches the bottom of the County Road F28 bridge deck at Cedar Bluff.
22.5 Water reaches the top of a levee along 1st Street SW in Cedar Rapids.
22.2 Water reaches the bottom of the 2nd Avenue bridge deck in downtown Cedar Rapids.
20.2 Water reaches the bottom of the 3rd Avenue bridge deck and affects several homes along the river on 1st Street NW in Cedar Rapids.
19.5 Water reaches the bottom of the Blairs Ferry Road bridge deck.
19.0 Water reaches the bottom of a railroad bridge over the river near 1st Street NW and I Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids.
18.5 Water affects the lowest residences in Palo.
18.2 Water reaches the bottom of the railroad bridge along 8th Avenue in Cedar Rapids.
18.0 Water affects the lowest sections of Edgewood Road NW between Ellis Road NW and the Cedar River.
17.7 Water affects the lowest sections of the main road through a boat club on Ellis Road NW. Water affects the lowest sections of Blairs Ferry Road near the Cedar River.
17.3 Water affects Edgewood Road NW between Ellis Road NW and the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids.
16.5 Water affects the lowest sections of Ellis Road NW near the Ellis Pool and affects the entrance road to a boat club on Ellis Road NW in Cedar Rapids.
15.5 Water affects the lowest sections of Old River Road SW.
15.2 Water affects the parks along the river between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue and between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue.
14.2 Water affects the lowest sections of C Street SW near Prairie Creek.
14.0 Water affects a restaurant along the river on Ellis Road NW. Water affects many residences in Cedar Bluff.
13.5 Water affects the lowest sections of Palo.
13.0 Water affects the lowest residences in Cedar Bluff.
12.7 Water affects the Palo water treatment plant.
11.5 Water affects Osborn Park in Cedar Rapids.
9.5 Water affects the lowest sections of Otis Road SE.

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Cedar Rapids
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Cedar Rapids
   

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