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Des Moines Riverat Keosauqua, IA (Gauge KEQI4)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge KEQI4
Normal Stage: 10.38 ft
Flow: 1.19 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
21': Action
22': Flood
25': Moderate Flood
27': Major Flood
Gauge KEQI4 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 11:15 am 10.38 1.190
  02/16/2012 11:00 am 10.34 1.130
  02/16/2012 10:45 am 10.31 1.080
  02/16/2012 10:30 am 10.29 1.050
  02/16/2012 10:15 am 10.31 1.080
  02/16/2012 10:00 am 10.29 1.050
  02/16/2012 09:45 am 10.30 1.070
  02/16/2012 09:30 am 10.34 1.130
  02/16/2012 09:15 am 10.30 1.070
  02/16/2012 09:00 am 10.34 1.130
  02/16/2012 08:45 am 10.34 1.130
  02/16/2012 08:30 am 10.33 1.110
  02/16/2012 08:15 am 10.34 1.130
  02/16/2012 08:00 am 10.33 1.110
  02/16/2012 07:45 am 10.31 1.080
  02/16/2012 07:30 am 10.29 1.050
  02/16/2012 07:15 am 10.31 1.080
  02/16/2012 07:00 am 10.29 1.050
  02/16/2012 06:45 am 10.27 1.020
  02/16/2012 06:30 am 10.26 1.010
  02/16/2012 06:15 am 10.27 1.020
  02/16/2012 06:00 am 10.26 1.010
  02/16/2012 05:45 am 10.26 1.010
  02/16/2012 05:30 am 10.27 1.020
  02/16/2012 05:15 am 10.26 1.010
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 10.27 1.020
  02/16/2012 04:45 am 10.30 1.070
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 10.33 1.110
  02/16/2012 04:15 am 10.30 1.070
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 10.33 1.110
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 10.34 1.130
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
38.0Water affects nearly all of downtown Keosauqua.
36.0Water reaches the bottom of the Iowa Highway 1 bridge deck at Keosauqua.
35.0Water affects much of downtown Keosauqua.
33.5Water reaches the bottom of the County Rd J40 bridge deck at Bonaparte.
33.0Water reaches a critical level for levees 30 to 50 miles downstream of Keosauqua.
32.5Water is 1 to 2 feet deep in areas of downtown Keosauqua.
30.5Water is at the base of the Hotel Manning in Keosauqua.
30.0Water affects downtown sections of Keosauqua as well as First Street and the County Road J40 bridge approach in Bonaparte.
29.0Water affects residential and commercial areas in Bonaparte.
28.0Water affects streets in Keosauqua and affects the approach to the Highway 1 bridge. Water also affects residential areas in Farmington and Bentonsport.
27.0Water is over the river banks in Selma...Keosauqua...Bentonsport...Bonaparte and Farmington.
25.0Flooding occurs in Keosauqua...Selma...Bonaparte and Farmington. Water affects streets near the nursery on the east end of Keosauqua.
22.0Water affects low-lying agricultural areas.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 32.66 ft on 07/13/1993
2) 30.49 ft on 06/16/2008
3) 28.02 ft on 04/21/1973
4) 27.85 ft on 06/01/1903
5) 27.23 ft on 04/24/1976
6) 27.14 ft on 07/17/1982
7) 26.39 ft on 05/17/1986
8) 25.97 ft on 08/24/2007
9) 25.14 ft on 06/16/1947
10) 25.10 ft on 06/08/1947
1) 0.00 ft on 01/30/1940
2) 9.40 ft on 02/04/1940
3) 9.69 ft on 10/22/2003
4) 9.80 ft on 12/10/1940
5) 9.96 ft on 09/10/2005

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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