Rivers in Iowa

West Fork Ditch at Moville

Woodbury County, IowaNWS WFMI4Sioux Falls office

Below flood stage
1128.7ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
1145.0 ft
Record crest
1151.3 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1151.0 ft
Moderate flood1149.0 ft
Minor flood1145.0 ft
Action1143.0 ft
  1. 1155.5 ftThe bridge on 150th St at the gauge location is overtopped.
  2. 1154.0 ftMuch of 1st St in Moville is flooded, as are nearby structures. The bridge on 180th St is overtopped.
  3. 1153.0 ftThe bridge on 140th is overtopped.
  4. 1151.0 ftHighway 20 west of Moville will be flooded and the Moville Blacktop at Highway 20 will be flooded.
  5. 1150.5 ft110th Street west of Highway 140 will be flooded.
  6. 1149.5 ftThe north lane of Highway 20 near the Moville Blacktop may begin flooding.
  7. 1149.0 ftWater approaches several structures west of 1st St in Moville and may reach as far as Miller Boulevard.
  8. 1147.0 ftThe lowest portions of 150th west of the bridge may begin to flood.
  9. 1145.0 ftFlooding begins to affect fields between Kingsley and Moville

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2019.

#DateStage
1March 14, 20191151.3 ft
2June 23, 20241134.0 ft
3July 31, 20251133.4 ft
4March 16, 20231133.1 ft
5May 28, 20201131.6 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 31, 2025: 1133.4 ft
  • June 23, 2024: 1134.0 ft
  • March 16, 2023: 1133.1 ft
  • May 28, 2020: 1131.6 ft
  • March 14, 2019: 1151.3 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.