Rock River at Rock Valley

The past week

What floods at each level

• 26 ft

  Significant flooding will be ongoing in Rock Valley with most houses and businesses north of downtown flooded. Portions of the bridge on 340th St are overtopped.

• 23 ft

  Elmwood Ave is flooded near the gauge and numerous houses on the north side of Rock Valley near the river are flooded.

• 21 ft

  Water begins to enter the northern portions of Rock Valley on the south side of the river.

• 20 ft

  Hwy 18 west of Rock Valley is flooded. The lower portions of 300th Ave in Rock Valley north of the river and west of Elmwood Ave may flood. Major agricultural flooding is ongoing throughout the floodplain.

• 19 ft

  Rock Valley begins to experience increasing flood problems and at least a couple of houses nearest the river begin to flood. Sandbagging of storm sewers in the city begins. Portions of 360th will be flooded.

• 18 ft

  Water reaches the backyards of some houses north of the river and west of Elmwood Ave in Rock Valley and some outbuildings are flooded. The Rivers Bend Campground on the northwest side of Rock Valley begins to flood.

• 16 ft

  Significant amounts of agricultural lands are flooded, and some rural roads are also threatened by high water.

• 13 ft

  The lowest lying pasture and farm land will experience some minor flooding

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