Burr Oak Creek above Perkins, IA
River level and flood forecast · Sioux County
Normal10.3 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 5.8 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 2024) | 23.06 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftHighway 75 will begin to flood and bridges on 280th St and Goldfinch Ave are overtopped.
- 21 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridges on 280th St as well as Goldfinch Ave
- 19 ftThe lower portions of 280th St east of Hwy 75 floods.
- 18 ftSignificant flooding of crop land begins.
- 16 ftFlooding of lower lying crop and pasture land begins.
Highest crests on record
- 23.06 ft — June 22, 2024
- 19.86 ft — June 21, 2018
- 19.65 ft — March 13, 2019
- 18.57 ft — June 18, 2014
- 18.06 ft — May 27, 2013
Recent crests: 23.06 ft (June 22, 2024) · 17.54 ft (March 22, 2023) · 14.38 ft (March 30, 2020) · 19.65 ft (March 13, 2019) · 19.86 ft (June 21, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BOCI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.