June 2008 flooding in Waterloo, IA. View of the Park and 4th St. bridges.
Photo submitted by WPL patron Jean Varnado
Waterloo Flood Resource contact information as of July 15th, 2008. Look here for information on how to contact FEMA; who to contact about flood buyout information; housing, household and health information contacts; and miscellaneous other resources.
Historical flood crests in Waterloo. Information from NOAA and the Waterloo Courier.
Please be aware that due to changes in measurement equipment and location, these levels may not be strictly comparable.
River Crests
(These are high levels for the year given, which did not necessarily result in flooding.
Asterisks indicate known flood years. The highest recorded crest for this area is denoted by **).
Date |
Crest |
March 16, 1929* |
24 feet |
March 29, 1933* |
23.8 feet |
March 17, 1945* |
21.5 feet |
June 13, 1947* |
21.35 feet |
March 8, 1950 |
15.90 feet |
April 9, 1951 |
18.85 feet |
April 2, 1952 |
13.5 feet |
August 7, 1953 |
11.33 feet |
June 23, 1954 |
18.37 feet |
March 14, 1955 |
7.25 feet |
April 5, 1956 |
6.98 feet |
June 1, 1957 |
7.34 feet |
April 8, 1958 |
6.21 feet |
March 28, 1959 |
13.15 feet |
March 31, 1960 |
18.10 feet |
March 29, 1961* |
21.86 feet |
March 31, 1962 |
19.25 feet |
April 8, 1965* |
21.67 feet |
June 29, 1969* |
20.15 feet |
April 2, 1993* |
20.54 feet |
June 2, 1993* |
20.60 feet |
July 23, 1999* |
20.78 feet |
June 11, 2008** |
25.39 feet |
Provisional Data from USGS web site, Nov. 5, 2008
Date |
Gage height, feet (maximum) |
Gage height, feet (minimum) |
Gage height, feet (mean) |
06/01/2008 |
11.34 |
10.69 |
11.06
|
06/02/2008 |
11.35 |
10.85 |
11.21 |
06/03/2008 |
10.85 |
10.11 |
10.45 |
06/04/2008 |
10.11 |
9.72 |
9.89 |
06/05/2008 |
10.00 |
9.70 |
9.86 |
06/06/2008 |
11.47 |
10.00 |
10.64
|
06/07/2008 |
13.60 |
11.47 |
12.55 |
06/08/2008 |
16.53 |
13.60 |
15.03 |
06/09/2008 |
21.58 |
16.53 |
19.47 |
06/10/2008 |
26.16 |
21.58 |
24.32 |
06/11/2008 |
26.41 |
23.90 |
25.65 |
06/12/2008 |
23.90 |
20.72 |
22.23 |
06/13/2008 |
20.72 |
19.77 |
20.25
|
06/14/2008 |
19.77 |
19.11 |
19.29
|
06/15/2008 |
19.22 |
18.88 |
19.13 |
06/16/2008 |
18.88 |
16.52 |
17.89 |
06/17/2008 |
16.52 |
13.63 |
14.94 |
06/18/2008 |
13.63 |
12.09 |
12.79 |
06/19/2008 |
12.09 |
11.07 |
11.56 |
06/20/2008 |
11.07 |
10.39 |
10.72 |
06/21/2008 |
10.39 |
9.83 |
10.11 |
06/22/2008 |
9.83 |
9.31 |
9.58 |
06/23/2008 |
9.31 |
9.00 |
9.16 |
06/24/2008 |
9.00 |
8.64 |
8.79 |
06/25/2008 |
8.64 |
8.36 |
8.49 |
06/26/2008 |
8.36 |
8.20 |
8.27 |
06/27/2008 |
8.20 |
8.05 |
8.13 |
06/28/2008 |
8.12 |
8.04 |
8.06 |
06/29/2008 |
8.18 |
8.12 |
8.15 |
06/30/2008 |
8.18 |
8.04 |
8.11 |
07/01/2008 |
8.04 |
7.91 |
7.97 |
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