Jul 5, 2010
Heavy rains during the first week of July resulted in the Des Moines River at Keosauqua going above the moderate flood stage level of 25 feet around 8 pm July 5. It crested around 25.8 feet around 7 am CDT July 6. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 1 am CDT July 7.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 251716). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Van Buren County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.