On April 5, the updated flood insurance rate maps of Cedar Rapids, also known as floodplain maps, will change the flood risk category of approximately 1, 900 properties.

Cedar Rapids Prepares For Flood; ... Map from the City of Cedar Rapids illustrates some of the extent of flooding if the Cedar River rises to its predicted 24 feet.

The revisions to Linn County’s flood plain maps began in 2003, well before the historic flooding of 2008 that caused heavy damage in Cedar Rapids — and in many other Iowa communities.

Cedar Rapids firefighters extinguish flames at a flood-damaged, vacant house at 931 16th Ave. SE on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in southeast Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) ...

Last year, Cedar Rapids adopted its $625 million flood protection plan, which calls for building miles of levees and floodwalls on both sides of the river over the next 20 years.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The city of Cedar Rapids has launched an online map this week that shows the damage and recovery status of properties affected by massive flooding in June 2008. The map ...

As of 7pm Sunday, the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids had reached 14 feet, considered a "moderate flood stage." It is expected to crest at 23 feet at about 7am Tuesday, and will be the city's second ...

Cedar Rapids keeps watchful eye on flood wall as water recedes. Tuesday was peak day, when the Cedar River here crested just below 22 feet — a foot lower than the most recent estimate, ...

On June 13, 2008, the Cedar River crested to a historic 31.12 feet, 11 feet higher than the river had gone before. Seventeen years later, Cedar Rapids is more t ...

T he City of Cedar Rapids says a new law signed by President Joe Biden will help speed up progress on the Cedar River Flood Protection System. “This is an encouraging step for Cedar Rapids as we ...

Residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second largest city, are beginning evacuations even as sandbagging continues in preparation for the biggest flood in the city since a devastating deluge in 2008.