Rivers in Iowa

Rock Creek near Osage (IFC)

Mitchell County, IowaNWS OSRI4La Crosse office

Below flood stage
1138.0ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 4:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
1142.0 ft
Record crest
1150.0 ft2014

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1144.0 ft
Moderate flood1143.0 ft
Minor flood1142.0 ft
Action1140.0 ft

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1June 20, 20141150.0 ft
2September 22, 20161143.9 ft
3July 30, 20251143.5 ft
4July 24, 20251143.4 ft
5August 24, 20161143.2 ft
6July 9, 20261142.5 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 9, 2026: 1142.5 ft
  • July 30, 2025: 1143.5 ft
  • July 24, 2025: 1143.4 ft
  • September 22, 2016: 1143.9 ft
  • August 24, 2016: 1143.2 ft
  • June 20, 2014: 1150.0 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.