Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA

River level and flood forecast · Clayton County

Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 12 PM

The river is 2.8 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

Flow: 26 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

3456789TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 6 ftFlood 7 ftModerate 8 ftMajor 9 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage9 ft
Moderate flood stage8 ft
Flood stage7 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (May 23, 2004)12.38 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 12.38 ft — May 23, 2004
  2. 10.04 ft — June 22, 2013
  3. 9.61 ft — July 18, 2007
  4. 9.15 ft — June 8, 2008
  5. 8.55 ft — September 22, 2016

Recent crests: 7.49 ft (October 2, 2019) · 7.12 ft (May 30, 2019) · 8.55 ft (September 22, 2016) · 7.49 ft (August 24, 2016) · 8.11 ft (June 19, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MBRI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.