Rivers in Iowa

Mill Creek (NW IA) near Larrabee

Cherokee County, IowaNWS LARI4Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
1232.4ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 10:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
1241.0 ft
Record crest
1250.4 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1253.0 ft
Moderate flood1245.0 ft
Minor flood1241.0 ft
Action1239.0 ft
  1. 1253.0 ft450th Street begins to flood and the bridge at 470th St may be overtopped.
  2. 1252.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on 470th at the gauge location. Water nears the feedhorn of the automated sensor and thus river level data may be lost.
  3. 1251.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on Middle Road.
  4. 1249.0 ftNumerous county roads will be impacted by flooding including Valley Rd, 470th, Middle Rd, C16 and L Ave.
  5. 1245.0 ftMajor agricultural flooding begins, and the lowest spots on L Avenue may start to flood.
  6. 1241.0 ftMinor agricultural flooding begins near 450th and 470th streets.
  7. 1239.0 ftThe lowest banks overflow with minor lowland flooding.

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2020.

#DateStage
1June 22, 20241250.4 ft
2July 31, 20251239.9 ft
3March 16, 20231235.6 ft
4June 23, 20201232.8 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 31, 2025: 1239.9 ft
  • June 22, 2024: 1250.4 ft
  • March 16, 2023: 1235.6 ft
  • June 23, 2020: 1232.8 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.