Rivers in Iowa
Walnut Creek near Hartwick
Below flood stage
4.34ftStage
Observed Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 14.00 ft
- Record crest
- 17.70 ft1947
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Minor flood | 14.00 ft |
| Action | 12.00 ft |
Crest history
82 crests on NOAA’s list since 1947.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1, 1947 | 17.70 ft |
| 2 | April 29, 1991 | 16.93 ft |
| 3 | July 1, 2014 | 16.92 ft |
| 4 | August 29, 1993 | 16.76 ft |
| 5 | July 2, 1983 | 16.65 ft |
| 6 | August 16, 1977 | 16.30 ft |
| 7 | March 13, 2019 | 16.27 ft |
| 8 | September 2, 2018 | 16.20 ft |
| 9 | May 10, 1996 | 16.02 ft |
| 10 | March 19, 1979 | 16.00 ft |
| 11 | May 28, 1974 | 15.90 ft |
| 12 | February 21, 1985 | 15.90 ft |
| 13 | May 27, 2013 | 15.84 ft |
| 14 | July 19, 1978 | 15.82 ft |
| 15 | July 18, 2008 | 15.80 ft |
| 16 | June 17, 1990 | 15.79 ft |
| 17 | September 3, 1958 | 15.67 ft |
| 18 | August 27, 2004 | 15.59 ft |
| 19 | August 27, 2009 | 15.55 ft |
| 20 | July 25, 1992 | 15.52 ft |
| 21 | February 18, 1997 | 15.47 ft |
| 22 | December 14, 2015 | 15.42 ft |
| 23 | August 9, 2015 | 15.34 ft |
| 24 | July 6, 2010 | 15.33 ft |
| 25 | May 27, 1984 | 15.30 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 11, 2025: 12.64 ft
- May 21, 2024: 15.16 ft
- February 27, 2023: 7.63 ft
- May 3, 2022: 6.05 ft
- March 7, 2021: 7.67 ft
- June 10, 2020: 13.73 ft
- March 13, 2019: 16.27 ft
- September 2, 2018: 16.20 ft
- April 16, 2017: 10.64 ft
- December 14, 2015: 15.42 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.
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.