Rivers in Iowa

Rock Creek near Orchard (IFC)

Floyd County, IowaNWS RCOI4La Crosse office

Below flood stage
1029.7ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 11:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
1034.5 ft
Record crest
1040.8 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1037.5 ft
Moderate flood1036.5 ft
Minor flood1034.5 ft
Action1032.5 ft

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1June 23, 20241040.8 ft
2September 23, 20161040.8 ft
3July 10, 20261038.2 ft
4June 20, 20141036.2 ft
5August 25, 20161035.0 ft
6August 19, 20251034.9 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 10, 2026: 1038.2 ft
  • August 19, 2025: 1034.9 ft
  • June 23, 2024: 1040.8 ft
  • September 23, 2016: 1040.8 ft
  • August 25, 2016: 1035.0 ft
  • June 20, 2014: 1036.2 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.