The IFIS is a one-stop web-platform to access community-based flood conditions, forecasts, visualizations, inundation maps and flood-related information, visualizations and applications.

My Community - My Watershed

Community-based flood conditions, data resources, and upstream watershed characteristics.

IFIS screenshot

 

IFIS screenshot of watershed

Flood Inundation Maps

Inundation maps provide information on the extent and depth of flood waters.

IFIS flood inundation map communities

 

IFIS flood inundation map of a community

Flood Conditions and Forecast

Real-time water levels and stage heights with flood alert levels, and flood forecast.

IFIS flood forecasting

Flood Risk Calculator

Calculate risk of flooding based on annual chance and duration.

IFIS flood risk calculator

Weather Conditions

Real-time rainfall maps displaying current conditions, and past rainfall accumulation. Rainfall products are supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) under grants 0427422 (ATM) and 0839576 (GEO).

IFIS weather conditions

 

IFIS weather conditions

Rainfall Frequency Maps

Compare daily rainfall accumulation with frequency in real-time (utilizing WebGL).

IFIS rainfall frequency

Interactive Visualizations

Visualizations of water levels and stream gauge readings with 3D/2D interactive animations.

IFIS bridge sensors

IFIS Data Resources

Data from IFC's bridge sensors, rain gauges, and data sources with real-time and historical information.

IFIS data resources

Soil Moisture Data Visualization

Data from rain and soil moisture gauges are visualized in a custom interface.

IFIS soil moisture

River View

Visualization of data from multiple IFC bridge sensors and USGS gauges in a single view along a river.

IFIS river view

IFIS Widget

Integrate flood alerts to your website using IFIS Widget.

IFIS widget

Rainfall Tracker

See how rainfall moves in the river network. Click anywhere on the map and see rain draining in the river network.

IFIS rainfall tracker

Watershed Delineation Tool

Click anywhere on the map and generate watershed instantly in Iowa.

IFIS watershed delineation

Custom Map Layer

Add any map layer on IFIS using KML, KMZ or GeoRSS formats.

IFIS custom map layer

Split Map View

Split map view for IFIS to compare features and data resources for two location on the map.

IFIS split map view

IFIS Web Service

Integrate and download data from IFC stream sensors using IFIS Web Service.

IFIS web service

 

IFIS web service

 

IFIS web service