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NWS / NWPSSite ID: dmwi4active

NWS / NWPS dmwi4

Raccoon River at Des Moines IA 28

Raccoon River • Polk • IA

Latest public reading1,540 cfsObserved May 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT
TrendFallingNo forecast linked
Data freshness StaleObservation 176 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

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Stage and discharge

Daily rollups and linked forecast values

Observed

Stage and discharge chart includes 2 observed points.

Line chart: Observed05001.0K1.5K2.0K2026-05-122026-05-14
Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action34 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood36 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood38 ftSource-backed threshold
Major flood40 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

Forecast unavailable

Forecasts are not available for this gauge in RiverStat.us launch sources.

Observations

flow

1,540 cfs

Observed May 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

flow

1,710 cfs

Observed May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

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Official public sources

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Source freshness

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Transparent methodology

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