More than 30 years ago, floods swept across Iowa from the Mississippi River to the ... district in downtown Des Moines also was flooded. July 11, 1993: Des Moines Water Works shut down after flooding ...

July 11, 1993: Des Moines Water Works shut down after flooding More than 250,000 people were without water after the flooding shut down the Des Moines Water Works. In addition, an estimated 35,000 ...