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Parts of Webster County under water
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The ninth hole at Oak Park Golf Course in Dayton was more ready for kayakers Thursday than it was for finishing a round of golf.
According to a rain gauge on the course, the area received more than 3.5 inches of rain in just a couple of hours Thursday morning.
According to Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen, most of the heavy rain fell over the south and southeast parts of Webster County, dropping roughly two inches of rain around Fort Dodge and more than three inches near Dayton.
"The heavy rain did cause some issues with streams and creeks and water in basements," said Hagen.
The rainfall also caused the Des Moines River to rise more than one foot in Fort Dodge, but in the southern part of the county, Hagen said the river rose about five feet in 10 hours, according to local river gauges.
"With the already saturated ground, this rainfall caused more of an issue," said Hagen.
According to Hagen, there are currently no immediate concerns about the river levels in the Webster County area. However, it did lead to a few roadways that run near and over Skillet Creek, east of Dayton, to be closed.
"With significantly less rain in the northern and northwest Iowa areas last night, we should not see much more working its way down into Webster County," Hagen said. "Hopefully we can dry out and clean up with the dry forecast for the next several days."