Johnson County, Iowa

15 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Rapid Creek Near Iowa City, IA: flow 28.8 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 20.6 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Muddy Creek At Coralville, IA: flow 11.3 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 10.6 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Iowa River At Iowa City, IA: flow 2,810 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 2,640 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Clear Creek Near Oxford, IA: flow 61.3 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South Branch Ralston Creek At Iowa City, IA: water level 1.86 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Iowa: 16 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

38 entries from Iowa 511 events and 14 from Iowa WZDx Feed (Iowa Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Iowa 511 events: 38 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 14 min ago
• Iowa WZDx Feed: 14 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 17 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

11 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

28 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Spartans blow out Fort Madison on Senior Night · Solon Economist · 11 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Sounds of the season · Solon Economist · 11 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Solon Feed Mill announces storefront closure after 48 years · Solon Economist · 11 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Inside a Sunday film study with the Spartans · Solon Economist · 11 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Solon cross country overcomes unpredictable season to qualify for state · Solon Economist · 11 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 3 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 536: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.48, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 536: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.48 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 536: influenza A level 1.64 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 536: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

17 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Iowa (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

1 reading here, none current.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Iowa: 17 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 entry from U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built) (U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN)) for this county, in its latest read.

1 reading here, none current.

• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

No source here for this.

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Iowa Workforce Development · read 2 h ago
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 85,601 jobs (84,674 a year earlier); $1,313 average weekly wage ($1,265 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Iowa Workforce Development Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 23 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  17 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:56 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 13 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company Coralville Power Plant, 501 1st Avenue, Coralville (Johnson County, Iowa), reference SG100013540: nominated, comments due 2026-10-15. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Iowa City Municipal Airport Terminal, 1801 South Riverside Drive, Iowa City (Johnson County, Iowa), reference SG100013526: nominated, comments due 2026-10-05. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  80 properties on the National Register in this county, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 11:06 AM CDT.