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.

Officials from Des Moines Water Works said Thursday a decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pertaining to ...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 Trump EPA rescinded the decision ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Work to remove the massive log jam in the Raccoon River is done, officials with the city of Des Moines said on Wednesday. Logs and other debris started building up in May at ...

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.