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Residents warned of possible flooding along Des Moines River
People along the Des Moines River downstream of Lake Red Rock are being warned of possible flooding.
The Army Corps of Engineers has increased the release to 30,000 cubic feet per second, 8,000 more than the normal 22,000 cubic feet per second.
Des Moines television station WHO says the increase is designed to preserve water storage space. Engineers say the water behind the dam is expected to keep rising, as will the outflow.
The corps says that when the pool reaches 776 feet above sea level, the outflow gradually will be raised to 35,000 cubic feet per second.
The record pool level at Lake Red Rock is about 782 feet. It was set in July 1993.
The dam at Lake Red Rock, near Pella, on the Des Moines River. (image via Army Corps of Engineers)
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