You can walk across the river..
might be a bit of an understatement. The lack of rainfall has led to very low levels on area rivers, here is a look at the measurements around 4 PM this afternoon:
| Stage (Feet) | Flow Rate (CFS) | |
| Des Moines River / Saylorville Lake / Beaver Creek | ||
| Des Moines River near Stratford | 5.6 | 1000 |
| Saylorville Lake | 836.07 | |
| Des Moines River at Saylorville Tail (Johnston / Below Saylorville Dam) | 3.21 | 870 |
| Beaver Creek Near Grimes | 3.03 | 44.1 |
| Des Moines River at Des Moines 2nd Avenue | 15.49 | 1370 |
| Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th Street (Below Raccoon River) | 10.23 | 1530 |
| Raccoon River / Walnut Creek | ||
| North Raccoon River near Perry | 3.34 | 181 |
| South Raccoon River at Redfield | 2.49 | 141 |
| Raccoon River at Van Meter | 2.61 | 377 |
| Raccoon River near West Des Moines | 26.5 | 323 |
| Raccoon River at Iowa 28 / 63rd Street | 20.25 | 391 |
| Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd Street | 3.02 | 6.80 |
| Raccoon River at Fleur Drive | 0.71 | 263 |
Saylorville Lake’s normal pool is 836.00.