| Flood Impacts |
| 31.0 | the top of the new levee structure surrounding des moines water works. |
| 27.7 | Top of new levee structure surrounding Valley Gardens. |
| 22.0 | Levee closures of 3 driveways into parking lot at Sec Taylor Stadium. |
| 20.0 | The metal swing gates are closed west of Tech High across the railroad tracks at 62nd street and Railroad avenue and on the railroad bridge at southwest 11th street. A sandbag levee may be installed under the Fleur Drive viaduct across the railroad tracks. |
| 18.5 | The maintenance buildings outside of the levee protection at Des Moines water works park are flooded. Steel gate closure across Valley Drive at SW 18th St. |
| 18.0 | All the levee gates are closed in water works park. |
| 17.0 | Fleur Drive overtopped south of Des Moines Water Works primary pump buildings. Road closed Between Locust and Bell avenues. Gate closures west of SW 18th St, at Valley Drive and railroad tracks. |
| 16.5 | SW 18th (FLEUR DRIVE) south of Water Works buildings threatened. Above this stage, streamflow will begin to move through this area cutting off large meander bend in the stream channel (see map) and diverting increasing amounts of streamflow south of gage. |
| 15.0 | flooding occurs over much of southwest 28th street between Valley Drive and the railroad tracks. |
| 14.0 | Southwest 30th street is flooded in the vicinity of Valley Drive. Much of water works park is closed. |
| 13.5 | Significant flooding over lower areas of water works park occurs. |
| 12.5 | Valley Drive floods. It is barricaded from Park Ave. to SW 30th Street. |
| 12.0 | Low areas of Water works park are affected. The storm gate is closed at 62nd street and Railroad Avenue. |
| 11.0 | Bankfull stage. |
| 9.0 | The storm valve is closed at southwest 28th street and Garden Road. |
