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The Des Moines as it was depicted in 1718 by Guillaume Delisle; modern Iowa highlighted.. One of the earliest French maps that depicts the Des Moines (1703) refers to it as "R. des Otentas," which translates to "River of the Otoe"; the Otoe Tribe lived in the interior of Iowa in the 18th century. [3]
The Des Moines River at Humboldt, a small city about 105 miles north of Des Moines, was forecast to crest Wednesday at 17 feet, more than a foot higher than its record in 1969, according to the ...
The city is raising the levee system along the Des Moines River from the confluence of the River Racoon River to Southeast 14th Street. The eight-phase project is part of the city’s flood ...
The Des Moines River at 2nd Avenue in Des Moines was expected to crest afternoon. Chad Kelchen, district supervisor for the Iowa DNR doesn't know how long Ledges will remain closed to vehicle ...
The Des Moines River is also experiencing minor flooding and nearing moderate flooding, according to NWS. The water level hit 24.9 feet by Wednesday and could possibly reach 25.8 feet by Thursday.
However, thwarted by its constitution which clearly stated the Des Moines River was the border, it instead asserted that there were no rapids where the Sullivan line crossed the Des Moines and conducted a new survey which said the rapids of the Des Moines were about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north, near Keosauqua, Iowa, and attempted to collect taxes ...
Lime Creek is a 28.6-mile-long (46.0 km) [1] waterway of Minnesota and tributary of the Des Moines River. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Lime Creek was named from the limestone rock on the creek bed.
The Des Moines River saw peak levels of 25.19 feet after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, according to the National Weather Service. This was only a foot below moderate flooding levels. This was only ...