Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA

River level and flood forecast · Linn County

Normal6.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Flow: 9,640 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 23.76 ft — September 27, 2016
  2. 19.9 ft — September 26, 2018
  3. 19.63 ft — March 19, 2019
  4. 17.54 ft — June 25, 2020
  5. 16.69 ft — October 1, 2016

Recent crests: 17.54 ft (June 25, 2020) · 19.63 ft (March 19, 2019) · 19.9 ft (September 26, 2018) · 16.69 ft (October 1, 2016) · 23.76 ft (September 27, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CBII4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.