Rivers in Iowa

Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran

Fayette County, IowaNWS ORNI4USGS 05420850La Crosse office

Below flood stage
85.82ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
89.00 ft
Record crest
94.49 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood92.00 ft
Moderate flood90.00 ft
Minor flood89.00 ft
Action87.00 ft

Crest history

33 crests on NOAA’s list since 1968.

#DateStage
1July 22, 201794.49 ft
2May 17, 199994.15 ft
3August 30, 197991.81 ft
4August 25, 199091.78 ft
5August 25, 200891.26 ft
6September 23, 201691.17 ft
7May 23, 200491.08 ft
8June 15, 199191.04 ft
9June 20, 201490.47 ft
10March 15, 201990.21 ft
11July 17, 196890.00 ft
12July 5, 201089.98 ft
13June 29, 201789.49 ft
14July 1, 198389.37 ft
15May 30, 201389.32 ft
16May 22, 202489.30 ft
17April 16, 197388.73 ft
18March 11, 198688.70 ft
19April 17, 197688.64 ft
20August 22, 200788.61 ft
21June 27, 196988.61 ft
22April 26, 200988.57 ft
23June 26, 199788.40 ft
24June 24, 197188.35 ft
25June 22, 198488.30 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 22, 2024: 89.30 ft
  • March 15, 2019: 90.21 ft
  • July 22, 2017: 94.49 ft
  • June 29, 2017: 89.49 ft
  • September 23, 2016: 91.17 ft
  • May 28, 2015: 87.47 ft
  • June 20, 2014: 90.47 ft
  • May 30, 2013: 89.32 ft
  • March 23, 2011: 87.82 ft
  • July 5, 2010: 89.98 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.