Linn County, Iowa

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Morgan Creek Near Covington, IA: flow 21.2 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (16.65 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Indian Creek At Marion, IA: flow 30 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (28.7 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cedar River At Cedar Rapids, IA: flow 5,850 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 5,055 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cedar River Below Indian Creek At Cedar Rapids, IA: flow 6,530 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cedar River At Blairs Ferry Road At Palo, IA: flow 5,730 ft³/s · 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: 12 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 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.

30 entries from Iowa 511 events and 15 from Iowa WZDx Feed (Iowa Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Iowa 511 events: 30 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 9 min ago
• Iowa WZDx Feed: 15 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 7 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.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• ENTREFest announces Cedar Rapids as host city for 2027 event · Business Record · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Star Ribbon cut · Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• MVLXC boys’, girls’ advance to state · Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Mount Vernon hosts 20th annual Chili Cook-Off · Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Cornell College disc golf team secures funding needed to compete competitively · Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

3 readings here, none current.

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

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Iowa: 12 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 34 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.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

Matters Now

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Milestone Technologies, 6200 76th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids: layoff, 20 workers; starts 2026-12-13. Iowa Workforce Development
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY, CENTRAL CITY, RED SCHOOL RD, 2026-05-06: 2 people injured. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• 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
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  RTX, 400 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids: Amendment - Additional Employees, 1 worker; starts 2026-10-30. Iowa Workforce Development
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  RTX, 400 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids: Amendment - Additional Employees, 1 worker; starts 2026-09-30. Iowa Workforce Development
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  RTX, 400 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids: layoff, 1 worker; starts 2026-09-30. Iowa Workforce Development
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  NFI Interactive Logistics, LLC, 3110 Prairie Valley Ct. SW, Cedar Rapids: closure, 49 workers; starts 2026-09-30. Iowa Workforce Development
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Union Pacific Railroad Company, CEDAR RAPIDS, C ST, 2026-05-10. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 125,500 jobs (124,560 a year earlier); $1,522 average weekly wage ($1,419 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 6 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  5 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, 9:26 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 2 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 32 min 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 listings (NPS)
  85 properties on the National Register in this county. 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, 9:30 AM CDT.