Cedar River at Charles City

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22.5 ft

  East of 700 Riverside Drive is under water. The public parking lot south of City Hall begins to flood.

• 21.5 ft

  Clark Street at Brantingham Street begins to flood. The Gilbert Street lift station wet well requires sandbagging. Fire Department, City Shed, and Park Department are all evacuated.

• 21 ft

  Highway 218 and Brantinham at South Grand Avenue begins to flood.

• 20 ft

  Clark Street at Leland Street and Court Street at South Illinois Street begins to flood.

• 19.5 ft

  Riverside Drive at North Iowa and Joslin streets begins to flood. Gilbert Street begins to flood with sandbagging required.

• 19 ft

  Brackett Street and Riverside Drive at North Johnson street are flooded. The Lions Field cottages are threatened and Highway 18 begins to flood.

• 18 ft

  Fourth Street at South Grand Avenue begins to flood. East Riverside Drive at Brantingham Streets are closed. Sandbag efforts begin along Gilbert Street.

• 17.5 ft

  Riverside Drive at St. Marys Street begins to flood.

• 17 ft

  Residences south of Riverside Drive may be flooded.

• 15 ft

  Leland Avenue and Park Drive at 19th Avenue begins to flood.

• 14 ft

  Bracket Street begins to flood and is closed.

• 12 ft

  Barricading of streets begins, and the intersection of Riverside and North Illinois Streets may be flooded. Cable pedestrian bridge is closed.

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