State officials got a grant in 2016 to update floodplain maps for 47 Iowa counties and they’re about halfway through the project. Residents will be able to see the proposed updates to maps for ...

Because the system is based on a Google Maps interface, it offers up-to-the-minute, community-specific flood information for more than 1,000 Iowa cities. The center also has created flood ...

The Iowa Flood Center is the only state-funded center of its kind. A $10 million state appropriation is financing the four-year-long project to develop these flood-predicting maps for most of the ...

The Iowa Flood Center has developed a new technology to help communities better prepare for flooding along the Missouri River. The organization created an interactive map that will give real-time ...

Statewide Floodplain Maps In partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Center is also working to create new 100 and 500-year flood plain maps. Though some counties throughout ...

Flood center researchers have developed floodplain maps for most Iowa counties, and in 2016 the center helped the state secure a $97 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...