Rivers in Iowa

Crane Creek near Alpha (IFC)

Fayette County, IowaNWS GPKI4La Crosse office

Action stage
989.96ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
992.50 ft
Record crest
997.76 ft2014

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood996.50 ft
Moderate flood994.50 ft
Minor flood992.50 ft
Action989.50 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

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1June 19, 2014997.76 ft
2August 25, 2016997.42 ft
3September 22, 2016995.98 ft
4June 29, 2017992.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 29, 2017: 992.52 ft
  • September 22, 2016: 995.98 ft
  • August 25, 2016: 997.42 ft
  • June 19, 2014: 997.76 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.