Big Sioux River above Hawarden

The past week

What floods at each level

• 39 ft

  Significant flooding continues in Hawarden with roughly the western half of the town flooded.

• 35 ft

  Water overtops 10th St and floods the lower portions of Hawarden south of 10th St and west of Highway 10.

• 34 ft

  Several structures near the river off of 10th St in Haward are flooded or surrounded by water.

• 32 ft

  Water backs up into the park in Hawarden, and some basements and sewers could begin to have problems.

• 30.5 ft

  Iowa Highway 10 begins to flood.

• 30 ft

  South Dakota Highway 46 begins to flood north of Hawarden.

• 29.5 ft

  County Road 13 begins to flood west of Hawarden. The lowest campsites at the Big Sioux Recreation Area are flooded.

• 27.5 ft

  River Road between 304th St and County Road 13 begins to flood.

• 25.5 ft

  Water may begin to backup the drainage ditches into the lakes at the Big Sioux Recreation Area in Hawarden.

• 24 ft

  Some farm houses on the South Dakota side of the river are isolated by high water.

• 20.5 ft

  Agricultural flooding begins on the South Dakota side of the river.

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