Low Moor, Iowa
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Eden Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52757. The Survey maps it on the Camanche quadrangle. 250 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLow Moor fell from 288 to 250 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 288 | |
| 2020 | 250 | -38 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Goose Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Goose Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Camanche quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Camanche quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Low Moor between 2006 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | REAR OF 2103 7TH AVE, CAMANCHE, IA |
| 12 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Low Moor: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaffton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shaffton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Low Moor in 24 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | $300,000 | A large grain bin and elevator were lifted slightly by severe thunderstorm winds, and then collapsed when they dropped back to the ground. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | $60,000 | The county emergency manager reported many trees and branches were blown down in the town of Camanche. At least one large tree fell on a house, causing $50,000 in damage. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Low Moor | - | The Mississippi River at Camanche rose above its major flood stage of 20.5 feet around midnight on July 5 and crested at 21.42 feet on July 9. The river fell back below major flood stage around noon on July 13th. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | - | Reports of 6 to 8 inch diameter tree branches downed by the thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | - | A trained spotter reported a 50 to 60 MPH thunderstorm wind gust with at least some 5 inch diameter tree limb down. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | - | The Emergency Manager reported that a tree was down blocking US Highway 30 and 30th Street west of the Mill Creek Parkway on the west side of Clinton. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | - | A large cottonwood tree around three feet in diameter was snapped off about halfway up, with the top laying on a the roof of a house near the Camanche Marina. The early morning storm damage time was estimated from radar. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Low Moor | - | Spotters reported dime size hail falling. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Low Moor | - | A mix of pea to quarter size hail reported through the official COOP weather observer. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Low Moor | - | The COOP observer reports a second round of pea to nickel size hail. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Low Moor | - | A spotter reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Low Moor | - | An off duty NWS employee relayed a public report of 1.5 inch hail. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Low Moor | - | A COOP Observer reported significant flooding near the intersection of Highway 67 and Highway 30 including the area near Walmart. The flooding occurred immediately following heavy rain. A large enough road area was flooded deep enough that cars were required to avoid it. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Moor | - | The public reported four large trees down at Rock Creek Marina. One tree was 30 inches in diameter and fell on a motor home. Another tree fell on a cabin deck. Time of the event was estimated by radar. |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Low Moor | - | This is the storm total rainfall. |
| October 2010 | Flood | Low Moor | - | The river rose above flood stage at Camanche on October 2 at 330 am cst and fell below flood stage on October 12 at 615 pm cst. Moderate flooding ocurred with the crest reaching 18.86 feet on October 5 at 3 pm cst. Flood stage is 17 feet. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Low Moor | - | Nickel-sized hail fell 1 mile west of Clinton, IA at 310 pm July 10. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Low Moor | - | Quarter-sized hail fell 1 mile west of Clinton, IA at 321 pm July 10. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Low Moor | - | no account filed |
| November 2022 | Hail | Low Moor | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Low Moor | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Low Moor | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Low Moor | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Low Moor | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramessa (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Shaffton | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Folletts | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Chaney (historical) | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Elvira | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Malone | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Camanche | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Clinton Stock Yards | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Low Moor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q994994 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458650. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









