Rivers in Iowa
West Okoboji Lake near Milford
Below flood stage
4.30ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 3:45 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 6.50 ft
- Record crest
- 8.66 ft1993
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 9.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 7.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 6.50 ft |
| Action | 6.00 ft |
- 10.00 ftCounty roads along Milford Creek start flooding, and the pumping station near the Lower Gar Lake outlet begins flooding.
- 8.50 ftWater is over the top of the culvert at the county road crossing the Lower Gar Lake outlet, and moderate flooding of pasture land along Milford Creek begins.
- 7.50 ftFlooding of low lands along Milford Creek begins.
- 6.75 ftWater reaches the floor of the pump house for water supply for Milford and West Okoboji.
- 6.20 ftThe Emergency Lake-wide 5 mph rule on East Okoboji, West Okoboji, Upper Gar, Lower Gar, and Minnewashta lakes is enacted.
Crest history
87 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 17, 1993 | 8.66 ft |
| 2 | June 25, 2024 | 8.10 ft |
| 3 | July 5, 2018 | 6.60 ft |
| 4 | July 16, 2011 | 6.25 ft |
| 5 | June 24, 1984 | 6.23 ft |
| 6 | July 8, 1962 | 6.14 ft |
| 7 | April 10, 1965 | 6.11 ft |
| 8 | May 31, 2019 | 5.98 ft |
| 9 | April 18, 2006 | 5.61 ft |
| 10 | June 18, 2016 | 5.51 ft |
| 11 | April 24, 1983 | 5.46 ft |
| 12 | April 4, 1952 | 5.41 ft |
| 13 | June 26, 1994 | 5.40 ft |
| 14 | June 15, 1945 | 5.38 ft |
| 15 | September 17, 1938 | 5.36 ft |
| 16 | July 11, 1951 | 5.33 ft |
| 17 | July 10, 1969 | 5.32 ft |
| 18 | July 2, 1986 | 5.30 ft |
| 19 | July 26, 1992 | 5.29 ft |
| 20 | April 2, 1971 | 5.28 ft |
| 21 | June 5, 2020 | 5.24 ft |
| 22 | June 28, 1943 | 5.24 ft |
| 23 | June 7, 1995 | 5.24 ft |
| 24 | March 27, 2010 | 5.19 ft |
| 25 | May 25, 2005 | 5.19 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 21, 2025: 4.77 ft
- June 25, 2024: 8.10 ft
- May 15, 2023: 4.69 ft
- June 5, 2020: 5.24 ft
- May 31, 2019: 5.98 ft
- July 5, 2018: 6.60 ft
- May 27, 2017: 5.15 ft
- June 18, 2016: 5.51 ft
- June 22, 2015: 4.20 ft
- June 27, 2014: 4.59 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.