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Iowa River at Marengo

Critical Stages
13' - Action
15' - Flood
17' - Moderate
19' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 6:00 AM CST 12/11/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 6.6 ft

Flow: 0.515 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6:00 AM 12/11 6.6 0.515
5:45 AM 12/11 6.58 0.503
5:30 AM 12/11 6.58 0.503
5:15 AM 12/11 6.61 0.521
3:45 AM 12/11 6.62 0.527
3:30 AM 12/11 6.59 0.509
3:15 AM 12/11 6.59 0.509
3:00 AM 12/11 6.6 0.515
2:45 AM 12/11 6.61 0.521
2:30 AM 12/11 6.61 0.521
2:15 AM 12/11 6.64 0.539
2:00 AM 12/11 6.68 0.563
1:45 AM 12/11 6.76 0.613
1:30 AM 12/11 6.78 0.626
1:15 AM 12/11 6.76 0.613
1:00 AM 12/11 6.73 0.594
12:45 AM 12/11 6.59 0.509
12:30 AM 12/11 6.61 0.521
12:15 AM 12/11 6.6 0.515
12:00 AM 12/11 6.58 0.503
11:45 PM 12/10 6.59 0.509
11:30 PM 12/10 6.63 0.533
11:15 PM 12/10 6.67 0.557
11:00 PM 12/10 6.71 0.582
10:45 PM 12/10 6.76 0.613
10:30 PM 12/10 6.8 0.639
10:15 PM 12/10 6.83 0.659
10:00 PM 12/10 6.75 0.607
9:45 PM 12/10 6.69 0.57
9:30 PM 12/10 6.71 0.582
Hydrograph for Iowa River at Marengo
24.5' - Water reaches the top of the levee at the invert at Highway V66.
23.7' - Water reaches the top of the levee invert on the west side of Marengo.
22' - Water approaches the top of the levee on the south bank at Marengo.
20.9' - Water reaches the bottom of the Highway V66 bridge.
19.5' - Water affects the Whirlpool Corporation parking lot and southeast exterior of the plant in Middle Amana.
19' - Major Flood Stage. Homes west of Marengo are affected by floodwaters. Significant flooding of agricultural land.
18' - Water breaches the mill race dikes near Middle Amana.
17' - Moderate Flood Stage. Extensive inundation of agricultural land.
16' - Water affects agricultural land along the river. Water is several feet deep in places.
15' - Water reaches the bottom of the levee surrounding Marengo. Water affects low lying agricultural land along the river
14' - Low lying agricultural land and pastureland along the river upstream of Marengo is affected.
11' - Water affects the lowest agricultural land along the river.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 12, 2008 21.38
May 31, 2013 20.36
Jul 19, 1993 20.31
Jul 12, 1993 20.26
Jul 2, 2014 19.96
Jul 12, 1969 19.79
Aug 19, 1993 19.57
Mar 19, 1979 19.4
Mar 31, 1960 19.21
Sep 6, 2018 19.14
Jun 30, 1998 18.92
Mar 17, 2019 18.83
May 19, 1974 18.82
Mar 24, 1975 18.82
Oct 10, 2018 18.76
Mar 13, 1980 18.74
Jun 21, 1990 18.68
May 29, 2019 18.44
Dec 18, 2015 18.31
Feb 27, 1971 18.27

Data provided by the National Weather Service.