Charles City, IA- A wet spring is causing some minor headaches for people living in Floyd County.
The good news is the Cedar River isn't reaching levels even close to what we saw nearly two years ago.
High water is forcing floyd county emergency officials to close some rural roads.
In the worst case scenario, hydrologists with the National Weather Service in Des Moines are predicting the river will crest at 15 feet, that's about three feet above flood stage, but seven feet below 2008 levels.
Floyd County’s Emergency Manager says the city is taking steps to prevent problems from flooding, but it's never a bad idea to be prepared.
"Our worst case scenario for the Cedar River in Charles City would be about 15 feet this weekend and despite flood stage being 12 feet in Charles City we've done quite a bit of mitigation measures and 15 feet really should cause us a problem," said Floyd County Emergency Management Coordinator Bridget Edson.
Emergency officials found out Friday morning their flood gauge is not working, they're having crews come in and fix the problem.
For now, they can measure the river level manually. Construction crews working on the new walking bridge in Charles City were forced to higher ground Friday.
They moved their equipment up the bank to try and get it out of the Cedar River. The span will replace the historic suspension bridge lost in the 2008 floods.
