Rivers in Iowa

Boyer River at Logan

Harrison County, IowaNWS LGNI4USGS 06609500Valley office

Below flood stage
4.15ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 9:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
21.00 ft
Record crest
25.33 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood25.00 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood21.00 ft
Action19.00 ft
  1. 25.00 ftWidespread flooding is occurring in areas upstream and downstream of Logan, likely impacting portions of Woodbine and Missouri Valley. Logan itself is largely unaffected except for areas right along the river from 6th Avenue down through 11th Street. Also at this level the railroad bridge east of town begins to be impacted.
  2. 22.00 ftHighway 30 will flood in a few low spots between Missouri Valley and Logan.
  3. 21.00 ftThe ballfields north of town are flooded.
  4. 20.50 ftBuildings along the west bank of the river, south of 8th street but west of the railroad tracks, begin to flood.
  5. 19.00 ftThere is considerable overbank flooding upstream of Logan with downstream overbank flooding also occurring but less substantial. Floodwater may begin to encroach on the ballfields north of town may begin to be impacted.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 26, 2026.

Crest history

99 crests on NOAA’s list since 1918.

#DateStage
1March 13, 201925.33 ft
2March 1, 196525.22 ft
3June 8, 200824.75 ft
4July 17, 199623.87 ft
5June 21, 199623.02 ft
6June 16, 195722.67 ft
7February 19, 197122.65 ft
8June 17, 199022.54 ft
9March 18, 197922.47 ft
10July 9, 199322.19 ft
11September 1, 201421.94 ft
12September 11, 197221.76 ft
13September 13, 197821.73 ft
14May 6, 200721.53 ft
15February 18, 199721.07 ft
16June 15, 199120.76 ft
17September 26, 197320.32 ft
18May 19, 197420.21 ft
19December 14, 201520.15 ft
20June 18, 195020.01 ft
21March 28, 195120.00 ft
22May 24, 196419.52 ft
23June 21, 195219.50 ft
24May 26, 196519.33 ft
25July 9, 194019.20 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 9, 2025: 12.20 ft
  • May 21, 2024: 12.66 ft
  • February 15, 2023: 16.50 ft
  • July 8, 2022: 6.12 ft
  • July 11, 2021: 6.45 ft
  • June 10, 2020: 11.11 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 25.33 ft
  • August 20, 2018: 14.70 ft
  • January 19, 2017: 14.72 ft
  • September 19, 2016: 13.43 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage 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.