Cedar River at Cedar Rapids
Linn County, Iowa
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 27 ft
Water affects Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
- 24.2 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the 1st Avenue bridge deck in downtown Cedar Rapids.
- 23.5 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the County Road F28 bridge deck at Cedar Bluff.
- 22.5 ft
Water reaches the top of a levee along 1st Street SW in Cedar Rapids.
- 22.2 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the 2nd Avenue bridge deck in downtown Cedar Rapids.
- 20.2 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the 3rd Avenue bridge deck and affects several homes along the river on 1st Street NW in Cedar Rapids.
- 19.5 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the Blairs Ferry Road bridge deck.
- 19 ft
Water reaches the bottom of a railroad bridge over the river near 1st Street NW and I Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids.
- 18.5 ft
Water affects the lowest residences in Palo.
- 18.2 ft
Water reaches the bottom of the railroad bridge along 8th Avenue in Cedar Rapids.
- 18 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of Edgewood Road NW between Ellis Road NW and the Cedar River.
- 17.7 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of the main road through Ellis Boat Harbor on Ellis Road NW. Water affects the lowest sections of Blairs Ferry Road near the Cedar River.
- 16.5 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of Ellis Road NW near the Ellis Pool and affects the entrance road to Ellis Boat Harbor on Ellis Road NW in Cedar Rapids.
- 15.5 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of Old River Road SW.
- 15.2 ft
Water affects the parks along the river between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue and between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue.
- 14.2 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of C Street SW near Prairie Creek.
- 14 ft
Water affects many residences in Cedar Bluff.
- 13.5 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of Palo.
- 13 ft
Water affects the lowest residences in Cedar Bluff.
- 11.5 ft
Water affects Osborn Park in Cedar Rapids.
- 9.5 ft
Water affects the lowest sections of Otis Road SE.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2008 | 31.12 ft | 140,000 cfs |
| Sep 27, 2016 | 21.97 ft | 81,600 cfs |
| May 31, 1851 | 20 ft | 65,000 cfs |
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