Rivers in Iowa

Ocheyedan River near Everly

Clay County, IowaNWS OREI4Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
1356.8ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
1364.0 ft
Record crest
1368.7 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1370.0 ft
Moderate flood1366.0 ft
Minor flood1364.0 ft
Action1362.0 ft
  1. 1371.0 ftThe bridges on Hwy 18 and 300th St may be overtopped.
  2. 1370.0 ftHighway 18 will begin to flood. Several structures west of the gage will start to flood.
  3. 1368.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridges on Hwy 18 and on 300th St. The low portion of the road on 300th may also begin to flood.
  4. 1368.0 ftThe bridge on 330th may be overtopped.
  5. 1366.0 ftSignificant flooding of crop and pasture land begins.
  6. 1365.0 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge on 330th St.
  7. 1364.0 ftDitches fill, the lowest banks overflow, and minor flooding of agricultural land begins.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1June 22, 20241368.7 ft
2March 14, 20191366.9 ft
3June 22, 20181366.5 ft
4May 18, 20201360.7 ft
5April 3, 20231359.9 ft
6July 29, 20251358.8 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 29, 2025: 1358.8 ft
  • June 22, 2024: 1368.7 ft
  • April 3, 2023: 1359.9 ft
  • May 18, 2020: 1360.7 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 1366.9 ft
  • June 22, 2018: 1366.5 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. No forecasts are available for this location Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.