State officials got a grant in 2016 to update floodplain maps for 47 Iowa counties and they’re about halfway through the project. ... The maps help determine flood insurance premiums.

The Iowa Legislature in 2017 considered cutting funding to the Flood Center, but city and county leaders spoke up about the benefits of having localized flood maps to guide infrastructure ...

The center also has created flood inundation maps for 20 communities across Iowa that provide information on the extent and depth of floodwaters depending on local river levels. Maps are currently ...

University of Iowa researchers have created a map to show which of Iowa’s farmlands are most at risk for floods. Their findings show nearly 450,000 of the state’s crop-producing acres are ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Transportation has launched a new map to help travelers navigate flooded roads. The Google-based map can be accessed through the department’s ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa is opening a new research center that will focus on improving the ability to predict and manage water-related hazards such as flooding.

Arguably the most valuable thing lawmakers did in the wake of the statewide 2008 floods was create the Iowa Flood Center. “Don’t get me wrong, 2009, coming off 2008, was an incredibly busy ...

A new map by University of Iowa researchers shows nearly 450,000 acres of Iowa farmland is under constant flood threat.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold a public open house to present preliminary flood plain maps from 5 to 7 p.m. March 13 at the Cedar Falls ...

Iowa flood plain maps don’t comply with law to protect waterways from CAFO runoff, Iowa Environmental Council says State has issued at least seven CAFO permits in flood plains since 2003, group says ...

March 03-- Mar. 3-- CEDAR FALLS-- The flood maps of Cedar Falls are changing. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold a public open house to ...