Rivers in Iowa
Burr Oak Creek above Perkins
Below flood stage
10.53ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 27, 8:15 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 16.00 ft
- Record crest
- 23.06 ft2024
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 22.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 18.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 16.00 ft |
| Action | 15.00 ft |
- 22.00 ftHighway 75 will begin to flood and bridges on 280th St and Goldfinch Ave are overtopped.
- 21.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridges on 280th St as well as Goldfinch Ave
- 19.00 ftThe lower portions of 280th St east of Hwy 75 floods.
- 18.00 ftSignificant flooding of crop land begins.
- 16.00 ftFlooding of lower lying crop and pasture land begins.
Crest history
10 crests on NOAA’s list since 2012.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 22, 2024 | 23.06 ft |
| 2 | June 21, 2018 | 19.86 ft |
| 3 | March 13, 2019 | 19.65 ft |
| 4 | June 18, 2014 | 18.57 ft |
| 5 | May 27, 2013 | 18.06 ft |
| 6 | March 22, 2023 | 17.54 ft |
| 7 | May 28, 2012 | 15.60 ft |
| 8 | February 20, 2016 | 15.27 ft |
| 9 | March 30, 2020 | 14.38 ft |
| 10 | February 11, 2015 | 12.43 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 22, 2024: 23.06 ft
- March 22, 2023: 17.54 ft
- March 30, 2020: 14.38 ft
- March 13, 2019: 19.65 ft
- June 21, 2018: 19.86 ft
- February 20, 2016: 15.27 ft
- February 11, 2015: 12.43 ft
- June 18, 2014: 18.57 ft
- May 27, 2013: 18.06 ft
- May 28, 2012: 15.60 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. No forecasts are available for this location Gauge reading may be affected by ice.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.