Iowa River at Iowa City

The past week

What floods at each level

• 29 ft

  Serious flood damage occurs at the University of Iowa campus.

• 27 ft

  Flood protection becomes necessary at the University of Iowa. Water affects several industrial businesses and warehouses along Commercial Drive.

• 26.5 ft

  Normandy Drive residences are evacuated.

• 26 ft

  Idylwild Road in Iowa City is affected. Areas of the University of Iowa campus are inundated with flood waters. Approaches to county road bridges along the river are flooded. Streets and parking lots along Commercial Drive are affected.

• 24.5 ft

  Taft Speedway closes. Normandy Drive is affected by flood waters.

• 23.5 ft

  Stevens Drive is inundated by flood waters. Sidewalks near Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus are inundated. Izaak Walton Road and Sand Road are both flooded. Flood waters impact properties off Taft Speedway in Iowa City.

• 21 ft

  Crandic Park off of Rocky Shore Drive is flooded. Lower City Park floods and closes as water is over the roadway and trails.

• 19 ft

  Portions of trails in Lower City Park are closed due to flood waters.

• 17.5 ft

  Some low lying trails along the river become inundated and are closed to pedestrian use.

Highest crests on record

Flood map

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