Des Moines River at Saylorville Tail, IA
River level and flood forecast · Polk County
Normal7.3 ftas of Mon 2:46 PM
Flow: 6,040 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Highest crests on record
- 24.5 ft — June 24, 1954
- 24.22 ft — July 11, 1993
- 24.03 ft — June 13, 2008
- 24.02 ft — April 10, 1965
- 22.9 ft — July 21, 1993
Recent crests: 12.74 ft (July 31, 2025) · 14.05 ft (July 12, 2024) · 11.6 ft (May 18, 2023) · 11.87 ft (March 1, 2023) · 10.39 ft (June 17, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamDes Moines River at Des Moines 2nd Ave, IA
- Beaver Creek near Grimes, IA
- Fourmile Creek near Ankeny NE 86th Ave, IA
- Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd St, IA
- Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, IA
- Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St, IA
- Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, IA
- Raccoon River at Des Moines IA 28, IA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SDTI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.