Rivers in Iowa

Cedar River near Otranto (IFC)

Mitchell County, IowaNWS OTRI4La Crosse office

Below flood stage
1134.3ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 7:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
1141.0 ft
Record crest
1148.6 ft2016

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood1141.0 ft
Action1138.0 ft

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1September 23, 20161148.6 ft
2July 9, 20261147.2 ft
3June 19, 20141144.9 ft
4August 19, 20251143.2 ft
5July 3, 20261141.1 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 9, 2026: 1147.2 ft
  • July 3, 2026: 1141.1 ft
  • August 19, 2025: 1143.2 ft
  • September 23, 2016: 1148.6 ft
  • June 19, 2014: 1144.9 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.