Iowa Flood Center

Iowa Has a Flooding Problem
The Hawkeye State is near the top nationally in flood-related presidential disaster declarations

Iowa Flood Information System
When You Need Reliable Flood Information ...
The Iowa Flood Information System offers up-to-the-minute flood data to protect people and property

Iowa Flood Information System
Iowa Watershed Approach
The IFC is a key partner in this $97M grant to reduce flood damage in Iowa watersheds statewide

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Flood Prediction
The IFC has developed a flood forecasting model that provides real-time flood prediction for the entire state

Iowa Flood Information System
IFC Flood Inundation Maps
These maps allow Iowans to see how predicted flood levels could affect their property

IFC Flood Inundation Maps

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Innovative Tools—Reliable Information

The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) puts science-based information and technology in the hands of Iowa’s decision-makers, emergency managers, home- and business-owners, and the general public. Our work is accessible to everyone through the online Iowa Flood Information System.

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IFC News and Events

In the News

Elected Leaders, Representatives Of Protective Associations Hear Update On Iowa Great Lakes Flood Modeling Project
Explore Okoboji, Published on December 4, 2018
University of Iowa experts to discuss local flooding issues
Dickinson County News , Published on November 28, 2018
How the University of Iowa is helping clean up riverways, mile by mile: LiveBIG 2018-19
Big 10 Network, Published on November 7, 2018
UI experts, Dubuque officials improve city’s flood resilience one home at a time
Iowa Now, Published on October 31, 2018
No mandatory flood evacuations in Johnson County
The Gazette , Published on October 15, 2018

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Iowa Flood Center Receives National Recognition

December 14, 2018/in Spotlight /by Breanna Shea

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate recently released its Report on Alerting Tactics, which recognizes the Iowa Flood Center’s (IFC) advances in providing superior flood-related information for Iowans. The center’s Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS) provides an online one-stop shop for people to access community-based, real-time flood information, forecasts, and visualizations. […]