Rivers in Iowa

Willow Creek near Soldier

Monona County, IowaNWS WCSI4USGS 06609560Valley office

Below flood stage
65.30ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
81.50 ft
Record crest
81.18 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood95.00 ft
Minor flood81.50 ft
Action80.00 ft
  1. 95.00 ftWater begins to flow over Highway 37 and possibly the bridge at the gage site.
  2. 83.00 ftWater begins to overflow the left bank.
  3. 81.50 ftWater begins to overflow the right bank.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2017.

#DateStage
1March 13, 201981.18 ft
2February 27, 202375.01 ft
3August 21, 201774.01 ft
4August 9, 202573.97 ft
5May 21, 202472.58 ft
6June 18, 202071.68 ft
7February 26, 201871.25 ft
8March 2, 202168.81 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 9, 2025: 73.97 ft
  • May 21, 2024: 72.58 ft
  • February 27, 2023: 75.01 ft
  • March 2, 2021: 68.81 ft
  • June 18, 2020: 71.68 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 81.18 ft
  • February 26, 2018: 71.25 ft
  • August 21, 2017: 74.01 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.