Des Moines River at Keosauqua

The past week

What floods at each level

• 38 ft

  Water affects nearly all of downtown Keosauqua.

• 36 ft

  Water reaches the bottom of the Iowa Highway 1 bridge deck at Keosauqua.

• 35 ft

  Water affects much of downtown Keosauqua.

• 33.5 ft

  Water reaches the bottom of the County Rd J40 bridge deck at Bonaparte.

• 33 ft

  Water reaches a critical level for levees 30 to 50 miles downstream of Keosauqua.

• 32.5 ft

  Water is 1 to 2 feet deep in areas of downtown Keosauqua.

• 30.5 ft

  Water is at the base of the Hotel Manning in Keosauqua.

• 30 ft

  Water affects downtown sections of Keosauqua as well as First Street and the County Road J40 bridge approach in Bonaparte.

• 29 ft

  Water affects residential and commercial areas in Bonaparte.

• 28 ft

  Water affects streets in Keosauqua and affects the approach to the Highway 1 bridge. Water also affects residential areas in Farmington and Bentonsport.

• 27 ft

  Water is over the river banks in Selma, Keosauqua, Bentonsport, Bonaparte, and Farmington.

• 25 ft

  Flooding occurs in Keosauqua, Selma, Bonaparte, and Farmington. Water affects streets near the nursery on the east end of Keosauqua.

• 22 ft

  Water affects low-lying agricultural areas.

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