Rivers in Iowa

Waterman Creek near Sutherland

OBrien County, IowaNWS SWCI4Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
1233.9ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 1:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
1236.0 ft
Record crest
1245.0 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1242.0 ft
Moderate flood1239.0 ft
Minor flood1236.0 ft
Action1235.0 ft
  1. 1249.5 ftThe bridge on 470th at the gauge location is overtopped.
  2. 1248.0 ft470th Street is flooded.
  3. 1242.0 ftPortions of Wilson Ave south of 470th St may be flooded.
  4. 1239.0 ftSignificant flooding of crop land begins.
  5. 1236.0 ftLow lying crop and agricultural land begins to flood.
  6. 1235.0 ftDitches fill and the lowest banks overflow.

Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1June 22, 20241245.0 ft
2September 20, 20181242.2 ft
3March 14, 20191239.8 ft
4July 1, 20181235.5 ft
5June 18, 20251235.0 ft
6March 16, 20231233.7 ft
7May 27, 20201233.1 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 18, 2025: 1235.0 ft
  • June 22, 2024: 1245.0 ft
  • March 16, 2023: 1233.7 ft
  • May 27, 2020: 1233.1 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 1239.8 ft
  • September 20, 2018: 1242.2 ft
  • July 1, 2018: 1235.5 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.