Clear Creek (IA) near Coralville, IA

River level and flood forecast · Johnson County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 8.8 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Flow: 148 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10 ftFlood 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Flood stage11 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (June 17, 1990)16.36 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 19 ftWater affects the lowest portions of SE Deer Creek Road.
  • 18 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Deer Creek Road bridge deck. Water also reaches the bottom of the 22nd Avenue bridge deck.
  • 15 ftWater affects the lowest portions of 22nd Avenue.

Highest crests on record

  1. 16.36 ft — June 17, 1990
  2. 14.74 ft — July 6, 1993
  3. 14.63 ft — April 18, 2013
  4. 14.61 ft — June 15, 1982
  5. 13.93 ft — May 17, 1974

Recent crests: 8.88 ft (June 10, 2020) · 12.46 ft (March 13, 2019) · 8.55 ft (September 6, 2018) · 6.83 ft (January 20, 2017) · 7.53 ft (January 17, 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 (CRAI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.