<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0001132651-04-000029
<TYPE>3/A
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1
<PERIOD>20010629
<FILING-DATE>20040617
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>WALTER MARVIN J
<CIK>0001191915
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>3/A
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-32637
<FILM-NUMBER>04867712
</FILING-VALUES>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>2035 COUNTRY CLUB BLVD
<CITY>AMES
<STATE>IA
<ZIP>50014
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>AMES NATIONAL CORP
<CIK>0001132651
<ASSIGNED-SIC>6021
<IRS-NUMBER>421039071
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>IA
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>PO BOX 846
<CITY>AMES
<STATE>IA
<ZIP>50010
<PHONE>5152326251
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>PO BOX 846
<CITY>AMES
<STATE>IA
<ZIP>50010
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>3/A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>primary_doc.xml
<DESCRIPTION>PRIMARY DOCUMENT
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2001-06-29</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2001-06-29</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001132651</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AMES NATIONAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ATLO</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001191915</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WALTER MARVIN J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2035 COUNTRY CLUB BLVD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AMES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>50014</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3635</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By self as participant in 401(k) plan</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were inadvertently omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3, and also were omitted from two Forms 4 filed by the reporting person after his original Form 3 was filed.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>John P Nelson by power of attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-06-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
