Floyd River at Le Mars

The past week

What floods at each level

• 30.5 ft

  Water nears the feedhorn of the automated sensor and thus river level data may be lost.

• 30 ft

  Substantial flooding of homes and businesses is ongoing and water approaches or floods portions of Hwy 75.

• 26 ft

  The wastewater treatment plant in Le Mars begins to flood. At least a couple of houses on the north side of Le Mars may be in danger of flooding.

• 25 ft

  The wastewater treatment plant will be mostly surrounded by water and several outbuildings along the river may begin to flood.

• 24 ft

  Much of the low lying area around the airport in Le Mars is flooded as is the northern portions of the runway. Approximately 2100 acres of farm land are flooded.

• 23 ft

  The parking lot for the bike trail off of Hwy 75 begins to flood.

• 22 ft

  Approximately 1400 acres of farm land are flooded.

• 21 ft

  Flooding begins to affect 4th Avenue NE in Le Mars.

• 20.5 ft

  160th Street near Highway 60 may begin to flood.

• 20 ft

  Agricultural land begins to flood, and the low lying areas in the western edges of Le Mars begin to flood.

• 18 ft

  The lowest banks within the parks in Le Mars begin to be overtopped and portions of the bike trail along the river are flooded.

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