Flood Center, DNR Partnership Offers Online View of Potential Floods

Floods can strike with surprising speed, and they often occur in unexpected places. That’s why — even in December — the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) at the University of Iowa continues to expand a network of affordable stream sensors. Attached to the downstream side of bridges, the sensors provide Iowans with an up-to-the-minute report on water levels in Iowa’s rivers and streams.

http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2011/december/121611IIHR_stream_sensors.htmlUniversity of Iowa News Release,Published on: December 16th, 2011