Flooding continues to be a concern in the Raccoon River Valley after substantial rains this past weekend.

According to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineer’s river gauges, The North Raccoon River near Jefferson has risen 2.75 feet in the past 24 hours and is currently 3.7 feet below flood stage.  Buttrick Creek near Grand Junction has gone up almost two feet in the last day and is around 1.5 feet below flood stage.

The North Raccoon River near Perry is up nearly 3.6 feet in the past 24 hours and currently 1.8 feet above the flood stage of 15 feet.

The Middle Raccoon River near Bayard is also above flood stage by more than seven feet, as is the Raccoon River at Van Meter by 1.7 feet.