Rivers in Iowa

Deer Creek near Carpenter

Mitchell County, IowaNWS CTRI4USGS 05457440La Crosse office

Below flood stage
80.07ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
83.00 ft
Record crest
87.86 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood86.00 ft
Moderate flood85.00 ft
Minor flood83.00 ft
Action81.50 ft

Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 1979.

#DateStage
1June 8, 200887.86 ft
2July 6, 200485.75 ft
3June 23, 202485.07 ft
4July 29, 199085.01 ft
5September 22, 201684.94 ft
6July 18, 199384.65 ft
7July 24, 202584.52 ft
8April 12, 200184.38 ft
9May 20, 201383.80 ft
10August 24, 201683.75 ft
11March 31, 200783.51 ft
12March 21, 197983.40 ft
13May 18, 199183.21 ft
14March 21, 199782.97 ft
15June 22, 201182.94 ft
16June 20, 201482.76 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 24, 2025: 84.52 ft
  • June 23, 2024: 85.07 ft
  • September 22, 2016: 84.94 ft
  • August 24, 2016: 83.75 ft
  • June 20, 2014: 82.76 ft
  • May 20, 2013: 83.80 ft
  • June 22, 2011: 82.94 ft
  • June 8, 2008: 87.86 ft
  • March 31, 2007: 83.51 ft
  • July 6, 2004: 85.75 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.