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The Des Moines River at Humboldt, a small city about 105 miles north of Des Moines, was forecast to crest Wednesday at 17 feet, more than a foot higher than its record in 1969, according to the ...
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A report was created in 1975 to determine how to protect Des Moines, Iowa, and West Des Moines, Iowa, from flooding by Raccoon River, Walnut Creek, and Jordan Creek. [7] A major flood happened in 1973 and on May 10, 1986, the creek flooded and caused $6,300,000 in damage in Clive, Iowa. [7] [8] In 1986, a flood protection project was formed. [7]
The following is a list of rivers and creeks in Iowa. The rivers are listed by multiple arrangements: those that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa; ordered by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each larger river's name; ordered alphabetically.
The Des Moines as it was depicted in 1718 by Guillaume Delisle; modern Iowa highlighted.. One of the earliest French maps that depicts the Des Moines (1703) refers to it as "R. des Otentas," which translates to "River of the Otoe"; the Otoe Tribe lived in the interior of Iowa in the 18th century. [3]
The Des Moines River is also experiencing minor flooding and nearing moderate flooding, according to NWS. The water level hit 24.9 feet by Wednesday and could possibly reach 25.8 feet by Thursday.
Fourmile Creek is a tributary stream of the Des Moines River that flows through Polk, Story and Boone counties, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1] Its watershed is the largest in Polk County and covers 76,600 acres (310 km 2) of which includes the cities and towns of Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Des Moines, Elkhart, Sheldahl, and Pleasant Hill. [2]