SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Flood specialists in Iowa are investing in enhanced monitoring technology for Northwest Iowa following the devastating 2024 floods. The Iowa Flood Center, based at the University ...

The Iowa Flood Center has flood inundation maps on its website for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and a few other Iowa communities. The maps allow you to set a river crest level and see how extensive ...

Iowa's governor and other officials discuss flooding in Spencer. (RI file photo from June 24, 2024.) Well over 450 Spencer residents have downloaded a new smart phone app designed to provide a variety ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Drive across the top of the levee; come back along the levee’s “toe” slope; pause when a flood wall or obstruction crosses the levee; move to the next ...

A research project being planned by the Iowa Flood Center could lead to earlier and more accurate flood predictions. Spencer City Manager Kevin Robinson says Spencer has been invited to participate.

Scientists have discovered that many flood maps may underestimate serious risks due to hidden changes in river channels.