West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt water level

Name: West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2, Iowa, United States

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Water level

75.96ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 01:15 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

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Water level

What this means

West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt reads 75.96 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 01:15 AM CDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this canal yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 75.90 ft and 76.41 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.05 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Same day last year: 75.08 ft+0.88 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 75.90 ft – 76.41 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 74.75 ft – 80.38 ft
Highest on record: 84.01 ftAugust 21, 1979

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	84.01 ft	August 21, 1979
2	83.79 ft	September 23, 2016
3	83.75 ft	June 8, 2008
4	83.63 ft	September 21, 2018
5	83.59 ft	April 28, 1975
6	83.36 ft	March 12, 2010
7	83.08 ft	May 22, 2004
8	83.05 ft	June 9, 1972
9	82.99 ft	June 29, 1969
10	82.78 ft	May 22, 2024

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.77 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 60° 31° – Wind 19 mph

18 Sun 63° 41° – Wind 20 mph

19 Mon 64° 40° – Wind 11 mph

20 Tue 67° 47° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 70° 50° 0.04 in Wind 15 mph

22 Thu 74° 59° – Wind 10 mph

23 Fri 75° 57° – Wind 19 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Clear Lake at Clear LakeLake, Clear Lake	4.63 ft	Very high	±0	20 mi
East Fork Des Moines River near AlgonaRiver gauge, East Fork Des Moines River	7.94 ft	Below flood stage	−0.10 ft	23 mi
Iowa River near RowanRiver gauge, Iowa River	4.20 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	25 mi
Boone River near GoldfieldRiver gauge, Boone River	130 cfs	Normal	−13.0 cfs	27 mi
Winnebago River at Mason CityRiver gauge, Winnebago River	5.43 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	30 mi
East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota CityRiver gauge, East Fork Des Moines River	9.51 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	33 mi
Des Moines River at HumboldtRiver gauge, Des Moines River	4.36 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	34 mi
South Fork Iowa River near BlairsburgRiver gauge, South Fork Iowa River	5.25 ft	Very high	−0.11 ft	40 mi

Questions and answers

How does West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt compare with last year?

It is 0.88 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 75.08 ft.

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:15 AM CDT, the water level was 75.96 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt?

The highest level on record is 84.01 ft on August 21, 1979.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:05448400 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.10246, -93.78466 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	75.96 ft	2026-10-21 06:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: West Main Drainage Ditch 1 and 2 near Britt (usgs:05448400). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/iowa/west-main-drainage-ditch-1-and-2-near-britt

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer