River Levels
This is a simplified guide to some of the most useful tools on the new AHPS website. Please refer to the full instruction manual here for additional details.
Should look like the picture to the right when you open the website.
Colored circles = current stage colored to standard flood categories
Colored squares = current 7 day forecast flood level colored to standard flood categories
Green blobs = flood watches & warnings *circle inside a square shows current and forecasted stages
Flood Information
**Updated 6/27/2024**
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Data
See the links below for more information.
Observed Precipitation: Northeastern Missouri, central Iowa, and central Illinois saw the highest precipitation amounts yesterday, with Missouri seeing upwards of 2.5 inches of rain, and portions of Iowa and Illinois seeing 1.5-2 inches. Central and eastern Iowa and western Illinois saw up to 1 inch of rain. There were reports of flash flooding in and around Clinton County Iowa, with some isolated locations reporting up to 5 inches of rainfall in a very short time span (observed precipitation map is attached).
Forecast Precipitation: Dry conditions move in on Day 1, with trace amounts of precipitation possible in the southern portions of the District. Rain is possible again in central Iowa on Day 2, with the potential of up to 1.5 inches over the central and southern Des Moines River basin. Heavy rain is again possible on Day 3, with the potential for up to 2.5 inches in southeastern Iowa, northeastern Missouri, and western Illinois, and up to 1.5 inches across the remainder of the District. Light rain is possible on Days 4 and 5. Heavier rain returns to the forecast on Days 6 and 7, with the biggest treat centering over northern and central Iowa, northern Illinois, western Wisconsin, and all of Minnesota, with potentials of up to 1.5 inches.
* Day 1 – 24-hour total (rainfall included in today’s water level forecasts)
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Flood Historical Pictures 2014
Historical Photos 2014 flood at 19.6'