Des Moines River at Des Moines 2nd Ave

The past week

What floods at each level

• 37.2 ft

  This is the top of the Birdland and Central Place levees at 2nd Ave.

• 33 ft

  Levee closures occur across 2nd Ave.

• 30 ft

  Levee closures occur across Grand Ave...Locust St...Walnut St and Ct Ave in downtown Des Moines.

• 28.5 ft

  Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway is closed from Urbandale Ave to Euclid Ave.

• 27.7 ft

  Water is several feet deep against the Birdland Marina boathouse.

• 26.5 ft

  Euclid Ave is closed from Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to 16th St.

• 26 ft

  Water is across the Polk County Human Services Department parking lot.

• 25.5 ft

  Water affects portions of the Polk County Human Services Department parking lot...on the north side of Euclid Ave and on the west side of the river.

• 25 ft

  The levee is closed across Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway north of Clarkson Ave.

• 24.5 ft

  Levee closures occur across Saylor Rd.

• 23 ft

  Water affects Birdland Park.

• 20.5 ft

  Prospect Rd is closed from Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to Hickman Rd.

• 20 ft

  Birdland Dr is closed from Saylor Rd to 6th Ave.

• 18.5 ft

  Water affects low-lying sections of the Neal Smith Trail in the Birdland Park area.

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