Cedar River at Vinton, IA
River level and flood forecast · Benton County
Normal6.3 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 8.7 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 7,150 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (June 12, 2008) | 24.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftSeveral blocks near 1st, 2nd, 3rd streets, Riverside Drive and 6th Ave are under water in Vinton affecting homes and businesses. Hinkle Creek backs up closing access over the creek via W 3rd and W 4th Streets. Several homes and businesses are inundated by water from Hinkle Creek.
- 19.5 ftWater is at the bottom of the Iowa State Highway 150 bridge.
- 19 ftHighway 150 is under water in Vinton and the bridge over the Cedar River is closed.
- 18 ftWater affects the lowest parts of Riverside Drive, and portions of East 2nd Street and North 3rd Avenue in Vinton.
- 17.5 ftFlood protection measures such as road closures and sandbagging begin. Water affects the intersections of East 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue and North 3rd Avenue and East 3rd Street in Vinton.
- 15 ftAgricultural and low land flooding is ongoing. Water affects much of 22nd Avenue Road northwest of Vinton.
- 13 ftWater affects the lowest part of 22nd Avenue Road northwest of Vinton.
- 12.5 ftWater affects the lowest part of 22nd Avenue Road northwest of Vinton.
- 10 ftWater affects low lying agricultural land north of Vinton. Water is flowing through the overflow channel north of the main channel on Highway 150.
- 8.5 ftFlow may begin into the overflow channel north of the main channel on Highway 150.
Highest crests on record
- 24.7 ft — June 12, 2008
- 21.8 ft — September 26, 2016
- 19.3 ft — March 30, 1961
- 19.2 ft — April 4, 1993
- 18.59 ft — June 1, 2013
Recent crests: 15.94 ft (June 25, 2020) · 17.72 ft (March 17, 2019) · 21.8 ft (September 26, 2016) · 12.37 ft (June 27, 2015) · 17.81 ft (June 23, 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 (VINI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.