Rivers in Iowa

Beaver Creek at Colwell (IFC)

Floyd County, IowaNWS CWLI4La Crosse office

Below flood stage
1083.9ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
1089.0 ft
Record crest
1090.2 ft2013

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1091.0 ft
Moderate flood1090.0 ft
Minor flood1089.0 ft
Action1087.0 ft

Flood outlook

Significant river flooding is possible here through September 25.

Weather conditions indicate that significant flooding could occur; it is neither certain nor imminent.

The five-day outlook is from the Weather Prediction Center with the River Forecast Centers.

Crest history

2 crests on NOAA’s list since 2013.

#DateStage
1May 31, 20131090.2 ft
2March 11, 20131088.4 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 31, 2013: 1090.2 ft
  • March 11, 2013: 1088.4 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. No forecasts are available for this location

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.