Wapello County, Iowa

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Bear Creek At Ottumwa, IA: water level 79.46 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (79.32 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 41 min ago
• Des Moines River At Eddyville, IA: water level 51.36 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (48.79 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Des Moines River At Ottumwa, IA: flow 6,760 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 36 min ago
• Gauge 05489500: water level 3.56 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 36 min 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: 8 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.

18 entries from Iowa WZDx Feed and 12 from Iowa 511 events (Iowa Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Iowa WZDx Feed: 18 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 5 min ago
• Iowa 511 events: 12 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 2 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.

• New life for historic building in Ottumwa · Catholic Messenger · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Spain reckons with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election · Ottumwa Courier · 6 h ago
• World shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint · Ottumwa Courier · 6 h ago
• Bill Raftery might have 'a little kiss' for the pope's ring at college hoops season opener in Rome · Ottumwa Courier · 6 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• What to know about the impacts of Flávio Bolsonaro’s move from Brazil to the US · Ottumwa Courier · 6 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 26 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 541: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.94, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 541: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.94 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 541: influenza A level 4.35 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 541: 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: 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 7 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): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 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.

5 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: 5 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 21 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.

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 1 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
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY, 150TH ST, 2026-06-01. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 15,127 jobs (15,139 a year earlier); $1,065 average weekly wage ($1,028 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.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Wapello County, Iowa (detected 2026-09-11). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

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
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 60 min ago

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 9 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 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 listings (NPS)
  27 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, 10:16 AM CDT.