The utility warned this week on Facebook that the Raccoon River was at less than one-tenth its median flow, dropping to 135,000 gallons per minute from 1.8 million.

More than 500,000 households and businesses in central Iowa depend on water that Des Moines Water Works draws from the Raccoon River, and that number is expected to grow to 835,000 in 20 years.

Des Moines Water Works speaks out against the EPA’s July decision to remove sections of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers from impaired waters list.

He was new to the Middle Raccoon River, so he studied the water for a minute before pushing off. There were boulders on the left, just under the surface. Strainers lined the eastward bend ...

Boaters were rescued from the Raccoon River Monday afternoon after experiencing mechanical issues. At around 4:30 p.m.

The sand shows impact the unseasonably dry weather has on the Raccoon. However, the city of Des Moines is preparing for record flooding years, by strengthening the levee on either side of the river.

The CEO of Des Moines Water Works opposes the EPA's decision to remove two river segments from a list of polluted waterways ...

Iowa DNR opposed Biden EPA deciding Des Moines, Raccoon, other river segments were impaired. Trump EPA rescinded the decision ...

In 2023, the Polk County Board of Supervisors commissioned the most comprehensive water quality study on the Des Moines and ...

The main entrance to Raccoon River Park will also close from 5:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday, July 13, with access to the park at South 11th Street.

They are likely to be unable to use the Raccoon River in any reasonable, functional manner, without heavy water treatment," he said, assuming the facts presented so far are true.

Scientists discussed pollution, bacteria and other challenges plaguing central Iowa's rivers at an event in Des Moines Monday ...