Cedar Creek (IA) near Oakland Mills, IA

River level and flood forecast · Henry County

Normal6.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Flow: 573 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

67891011TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 20.8 ftWater affects Cass Avenue south of County Highway H46.

Highest crests on record

  1. 24.09 ft — April 22, 1973
  2. 23.06 ft — May 29, 2019
  3. 22.63 ft — April 20, 2013
  4. 21.96 ft — September 14, 2008
  5. 21.57 ft — August 15, 2010

Recent crests: 18.31 ft (July 12, 2021) · 17.38 ft (June 11, 2020) · 23.06 ft (May 29, 2019) · 15.25 ft (September 7, 2018) · 16.25 ft (April 6, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OKMI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.