Optimism
It does appear that the Iowa River has crested for now. I visited some Coralville flood sites today and found evidence that waters have gone down (mainly a line of trash and drying patches of land). On the radio I heard that a levee broke south of here and this contributed to some water levels sinking faster than predicted. We stayed mainly dry today, so we had good opportunity to dry and drain.
Pessimism
I talked with a Flood of '93 vet today, and he told me that there were actually 3 floods in '93 with the 3rd one being the worst. We are actually at the beginning of the flood season with much more rain likely during the summer months. As saturated as the grounds is--it will be more easy reach high levels again this summer.
I feel the same conflicting sides. I woke up today thinking it was a normal Monday and all the "extra" work done to lift up thing may have been all for 'naught... however, then I remember the that 93 had multiple crests and that reservoir flooding takes longer to recede than river flooding and I wonder what is going to happen next.
Unfortunately with the breaking of the levee to the south of you it is flooding homes and driving more people out. While this is a good thing for the CR/ Iowa City area it is not so good for people in the Oakville/ Burlington area.