Rivers in Iowa

Turkey River near Eldorado

Fayette County, IowaNWS EDRI4USGS 05411850La Crosse office

Action stage
11.65ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
21.46 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action10.00 ft

Flood outlook

Significant river flooding is occurring here through September 25.

Significant flooding is already occurring or is forecast to occur during the outlook period.

The five-day outlook is from the Weather Prediction Center with the River Forecast Centers.

Crest history

20 crests on NOAA’s list since 1991.

#DateStage
1June 9, 200821.46 ft
2August 25, 201621.34 ft
3May 23, 200419.61 ft
4June 20, 201418.92 ft
5June 15, 199118.78 ft
6April 25, 200818.07 ft
7June 29, 201916.41 ft
8May 30, 201316.18 ft
9March 13, 201915.99 ft
10August 20, 202515.67 ft
11February 5, 200915.01 ft
12March 23, 200714.20 ft
13April 4, 202613.95 ft
14April 12, 200113.93 ft
15March 12, 201013.60 ft
16May 22, 202413.48 ft
17June 29, 201713.35 ft
18August 24, 200713.03 ft
19March 21, 201111.67 ft
20June 24, 201510.64 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 4, 2026: 13.95 ft
  • August 20, 2025: 15.67 ft
  • May 22, 2024: 13.48 ft
  • June 29, 2019: 16.41 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 15.99 ft
  • June 29, 2017: 13.35 ft
  • August 25, 2016: 21.34 ft
  • June 24, 2015: 10.64 ft
  • June 20, 2014: 18.92 ft
  • May 30, 2013: 16.18 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.