Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA
River level and flood forecast · Guthrie County
Normal11.4 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
Flow: 444 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
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (July 9, 1993) | 29.02 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 29.02 ft — July 9, 1993
- 24.94 ft — June 15, 2013
- 24.7 ft — June 30, 1986
- 23.23 ft — June 17, 1990
- 22.93 ft — March 14, 2019
Recent crests: 16.27 ft (August 10, 2025) · 18.97 ft (May 22, 2024) · 17.53 ft (February 27, 2023) · 16.1 ft (June 6, 2022) · 11.79 ft (March 25, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BAYI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.