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Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38

A gauge on the Onion Creek in Story County, Iowa. Its stage was 955.93 ft as of Sep 27, 8:15 AM CDT.

Gauge AONI4Story County, IowaEvery gauge in Iowa

Stage now
955.93 ftreported Sep 27, 8:15 AM CDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.06 ftsince Sep 26, 8:15 AM
Rank
275of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Elevation
981 ftabove sea level
County
Story County
Position
42.0535° N, 93.6986° W
Record since
2012

Water level

Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38: the water from 955.93 to 956.01 feet of stage, the latest 955.93 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 956.01 FT, SEP 26, 7:30 PM · LOW 955.93 FT, SEP 27, 6:30 AM955.92955.95955.98956.00956.029 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 273 AM6 AM955.93
Latest
955.93 ftSep 27, 8:15 AM
Highest
956.01 ftSep 26, 7:30 PM
Lowest
955.93 ftSep 27, 6:30 AM
Range
0.08 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.07 ftsince Sep 26, 8:45 AM
Readings
90
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 8:15 AM955.93
Sep 27, 8:00 AM955.94
Sep 27, 7:45 AM955.94
Sep 27, 7:30 AM955.94
Sep 27, 7:15 AM955.95
Sep 27, 7:00 AM955.94
Sep 27, 6:45 AM955.94
Sep 27, 6:30 AM955.93
Sep 27, 6:15 AM955.95
Sep 27, 6:00 AM955.95
Sep 27, 5:45 AM955.95
Sep 27, 5:30 AM955.94
Sep 27, 5:15 AM955.95
Sep 27, 5:00 AM955.95
Sep 27, 4:45 AM955.96
Sep 27, 4:30 AM955.96
Sep 27, 4:15 AM955.96
Sep 27, 4:00 AM955.95
Sep 27, 3:45 AM955.97
Sep 27, 3:30 AM955.98
Sep 27, 3:15 AM955.98
Sep 27, 3:00 AM955.97
Sep 27, 2:45 AM955.97
Sep 27, 2:30 AM955.98
Sep 27, 2:15 AM955.98
Sep 27, 2:00 AM955.98
Sep 27, 1:45 AM955.98
Sep 27, 1:30 AM955.97
Sep 27, 1:15 AM955.98
Sep 27, 1:00 AM955.98
Sep 27, 12:45 AM955.98
Sep 27, 12:30 AM955.97
Sep 27, 12:15 AM955.98
Sep 27, 12:00 AM955.99
Sep 26, 11:45 PM955.98
Sep 26, 11:30 PM955.99
Sep 26, 11:15 PM955.98
Sep 26, 11:00 PM955.98
Sep 26, 10:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 10:30 PM955.98
Sep 26, 10:15 PM955.98
Sep 26, 10:00 PM956.00
Sep 26, 9:45 PM956.00
Sep 26, 9:30 PM955.99
Sep 26, 9:15 PM956.00
Sep 26, 9:00 PM956.00
Sep 26, 8:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 8:30 PM956.01
Sep 26, 8:15 PM955.98
Sep 26, 8:00 PM956.00
Sep 26, 7:45 PM956.00
Sep 26, 7:30 PM956.01
Sep 26, 7:15 PM956.00
Sep 26, 7:00 PM955.98
Sep 26, 6:45 PM956.00
Sep 26, 6:30 PM956.00
Sep 26, 6:15 PM956.00
Sep 26, 6:00 PM955.99
Sep 26, 5:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 5:30 PM955.99
Sep 26, 5:15 PM955.98
Sep 26, 3:45 PM955.97
Sep 26, 3:30 PM955.97
Sep 26, 3:15 PM955.97
Sep 26, 3:00 PM955.98
Sep 26, 2:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 2:30 PM955.99
Sep 26, 2:15 PM955.99
Sep 26, 2:00 PM955.99
Sep 26, 1:45 PM955.98
Sep 26, 1:30 PM955.99
Sep 26, 1:15 PM955.98
Sep 26, 1:00 PM955.99
Sep 26, 12:45 PM955.98
Sep 26, 12:30 PM955.98
Sep 26, 12:15 PM955.98
Sep 26, 12:00 PM955.98
Sep 26, 11:45 AM955.98
Sep 26, 11:30 AM955.98
Sep 26, 11:15 AM955.98
Sep 26, 11:00 AM955.98
Sep 26, 10:45 AM955.99
Sep 26, 10:30 AM955.99
Sep 26, 10:15 AM955.99
Sep 26, 10:00 AM955.99
Sep 26, 9:45 AM955.99
Sep 26, 9:30 AM955.99
Sep 26, 9:15 AM956.00
Sep 26, 9:00 AM955.99
Sep 26, 8:45 AM956.00
Water level, 7 days at Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38: the water from 955.59 to 956.30 feet of stage, the latest 955.93 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 956.30 FT, SEP 23, 6:30 AM · LOW 955.59 FT, SEP 21, 12:15 PM955.4955.6955.8956.0956.2956.4Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27955.93
Latest
955.93 ftSep 27, 8:15 AM
Highest
956.30 ftSep 23, 6:30 AM
Lowest
955.59 ftSep 21, 12:15 PM
Range
0.71 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.24 ftsince Sep 20, 8:45 AM
Readings
665
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 8:15 AM955.93
Sep 27, 7:45 AM955.94
Sep 27, 6:45 AM955.94
Sep 27, 5:45 AM955.95
Sep 27, 4:45 AM955.96
Sep 27, 3:45 AM955.97
Sep 27, 2:45 AM955.97
Sep 27, 1:45 AM955.98
Sep 27, 12:45 AM955.98
Sep 26, 11:45 PM955.98
Sep 26, 10:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 9:45 PM956.00
Sep 26, 8:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 7:45 PM956.00
Sep 26, 6:45 PM956.00
Sep 26, 5:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 3:45 PM955.97
Sep 26, 2:45 PM955.99
Sep 26, 1:45 PM955.98
Sep 26, 12:45 PM955.98
Sep 26, 11:45 AM955.98
Sep 26, 10:45 AM955.99
Sep 26, 9:45 AM955.99
Sep 26, 8:45 AM956.00
Sep 26, 7:45 AM955.99
Sep 26, 6:45 AM955.99
Sep 26, 5:45 AM956.01
Sep 26, 4:45 AM956.00
Sep 26, 3:45 AM956.01
Sep 26, 2:45 AM956.01
Sep 26, 1:45 AM956.02
Sep 26, 12:45 AM956.03
Sep 25, 11:45 PM956.03
Sep 25, 10:45 PM956.02
Sep 25, 9:45 PM956.05
Sep 25, 8:45 PM956.05
Sep 25, 7:45 PM956.03
Sep 25, 6:45 PM955.99
Sep 25, 5:45 PM955.94
Sep 25, 4:45 PM955.88
Sep 25, 3:45 PM955.87
Sep 25, 2:45 PM955.85
Sep 25, 1:45 PM955.82
Sep 25, 12:45 PM956.12
Sep 25, 11:45 AM955.76
Sep 25, 10:45 AM955.74
Sep 25, 9:45 AM955.73
Sep 25, 8:45 AM955.72
Sep 25, 7:45 AM955.73
Sep 25, 6:45 AM955.72
Sep 25, 5:45 AM955.72
Sep 25, 4:45 AM955.69
Sep 25, 3:45 AM955.72
Sep 25, 2:45 AM955.70
Sep 25, 1:45 AM955.69
Sep 25, 12:45 AM955.70
Sep 24, 11:45 PM955.70
Sep 24, 10:45 PM955.70
Sep 24, 9:45 PM955.71
Sep 24, 8:45 PM955.71
Sep 24, 7:45 PM955.71
Sep 24, 6:45 PM955.70
Sep 24, 5:45 PM955.68
Sep 24, 4:45 PM955.68
Sep 24, 3:45 PM955.68
Sep 24, 2:45 PM955.66
Sep 24, 1:45 PM955.68
Sep 24, 12:45 PM955.68
Sep 24, 11:45 AM955.67
Sep 24, 10:45 AM955.69
Sep 24, 9:45 AM955.75
Sep 24, 8:45 AM955.74
Sep 24, 7:45 AM955.76
Sep 24, 6:45 AM955.78
Sep 24, 5:45 AM955.75
Sep 24, 4:45 AM955.83
Sep 24, 3:45 AM955.76
Sep 24, 2:45 AM955.74
Sep 24, 1:45 AM955.77
Sep 24, 12:45 AM955.77
Sep 23, 11:45 PM955.76
Sep 23, 10:45 PM955.76
Sep 23, 9:45 PM955.75
Sep 23, 8:45 PM955.73
Sep 23, 7:45 PM955.74
Sep 23, 6:45 PM955.75
Sep 23, 5:45 PM955.72
Sep 23, 4:45 PM955.80
Sep 23, 3:45 PM955.81
Sep 23, 2:45 PM955.80
Sep 23, 1:45 PM955.74
Sep 23, 12:45 PM955.70
Sep 23, 11:45 AM955.70
Sep 23, 10:45 AM955.64
Sep 23, 9:45 AM955.64
Sep 23, 8:45 AM955.82
Sep 23, 7:45 AM955.86
Sep 23, 6:45 AM955.84
Sep 23, 5:45 AM955.86
Sep 23, 4:45 AM955.87
Sep 23, 3:45 AM955.88
Sep 23, 2:45 AM955.89
Sep 23, 1:45 AM955.91
Sep 23, 12:45 AM955.93
Sep 22, 11:45 PM955.94
Sep 22, 10:45 PM955.96
Sep 22, 9:45 PM955.97
Sep 22, 8:45 PM955.97
Sep 22, 7:45 PM955.98
Sep 22, 6:45 PM955.99
Sep 22, 5:45 PM956.00
Sep 22, 4:45 PM956.01
Sep 22, 3:45 PM956.01
Sep 22, 2:45 PM956.01
Sep 22, 1:45 PM956.02
Sep 22, 12:45 PM956.01
Sep 22, 11:45 AM956.02
Sep 22, 10:45 AM956.05
Sep 22, 9:45 AM956.04
Sep 22, 8:45 AM956.06
Sep 22, 7:45 AM956.06
Sep 22, 6:45 AM956.05
Sep 22, 5:45 AM956.07
Sep 22, 4:45 AM956.06
Sep 22, 3:45 AM956.04
Sep 22, 2:45 AM955.91
Sep 22, 1:45 AM955.81
Sep 22, 12:45 AM955.77
Sep 21, 11:45 PM955.73
Sep 21, 10:45 PM955.72
Sep 21, 9:45 PM955.70
Sep 21, 8:45 PM955.68
Sep 21, 7:45 PM955.66
Sep 21, 6:45 PM955.65
Sep 21, 5:45 PM955.62
Sep 21, 4:45 PM955.60
Sep 21, 3:45 PM955.60
Sep 21, 2:45 PM955.60
Sep 21, 1:45 PM955.61
Sep 21, 12:45 PM955.60
Sep 21, 11:45 AM955.63
Sep 21, 10:45 AM955.60
Sep 21, 9:45 AM955.61
Sep 21, 8:45 AM955.61
Sep 21, 7:45 AM955.62
Sep 21, 6:45 AM955.63
Sep 21, 5:45 AM955.62
Sep 21, 4:45 AM955.61
Sep 21, 3:45 AM955.61
Sep 21, 2:45 AM955.63
Sep 21, 1:45 AM955.63
Sep 21, 12:45 AM955.64
Sep 20, 11:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 10:45 PM955.64
Sep 20, 9:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 8:45 PM955.64
Sep 20, 7:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 6:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 5:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 4:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 3:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 2:45 PM955.65
Sep 20, 1:45 PM955.64
Sep 20, 12:45 PM955.66
Sep 20, 11:45 AM955.67
Sep 20, 10:45 AM955.68
Sep 20, 9:45 AM955.68
Sep 20, 8:45 AM955.69
Water level, 30 days at Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38: the water from 955.11 to 957.39 feet of stage, the latest 955.93 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 957.39 FT, SEP 4, 9:00 PM · LOW 955.11 FT, SEP 1, 1:45 PM955956957958Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 22955.93
Latest
955.93 ftSep 27, 8:15 AM
Highest
957.39 ftSep 4, 9:00 PM
Lowest
955.11 ftSep 1, 1:45 PM
Range
2.28 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.51 ftsince Aug 28, 8:45 AM
Readings
2,861
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 27955.99955.93955.96955.9334
Sep 26956.03955.97956.00955.9891
Sep 25956.12955.68955.83956.0396
Sep 24956.06955.66955.73955.7096
Sep 23956.30955.60955.79955.7696
Sep 22956.07955.74955.99955.9496
Sep 21955.73955.59955.63955.7396
Sep 20955.88955.64955.68955.6595
Sep 19956.00955.65955.76955.7096
Sep 18955.95955.83955.88955.8496
Sep 17956.10955.82955.94955.9696
Sep 16956.13955.86955.98955.8796
Sep 15956.21955.71956.01956.1496
Sep 14955.94955.37955.52955.9496
Sep 13956.75955.38955.55955.4796
Sep 12956.09955.28955.44955.5095
Sep 11955.58955.32955.45955.4895
Sep 10955.77955.48955.59955.5196
Sep 9956.20955.60955.96955.7795
Sep 8956.98955.16955.49955.5796
Sep 7956.39955.42955.58955.4996
Sep 6956.17955.43955.66955.8196
Sep 5957.38955.48955.96955.7188
Sep 4957.39955.33955.79955.5796
Sep 3956.89955.21955.72955.5196
Sep 2956.33955.13955.60955.4496
Sep 1956.93955.11955.51955.5896
Aug 31956.52955.15955.66955.5195
Aug 30956.96955.45955.65955.8396
Aug 29956.29955.29955.54955.4796
Aug 28955.73955.24955.40955.3461

How it reports

Rank
275of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
89 of 9692.7% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
143 of 14995.9% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
1 h 30 minfrom Sep 26, 3:45 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 8:00 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
29 min9 in 10 within 30 min

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Near Onion Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Ames Hwy R38

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.