Middle Raccoon River Tributary near Carroll, IA

River level and flood forecast · Carroll County

Normal15.2 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

1515.115.215.315.415.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 25.88 ft — July 17, 1996
  2. 25.79 ft — July 9, 1993
  3. 25.29 ft — May 23, 1976
  4. 24.81 ft — June 29, 1986
  5. 24.81 ft — July 1, 1973

Recent crests: 20.65 ft (March 10, 2025) · 21.77 ft (May 21, 2024) · 22.18 ft (February 27, 2023) · 18.43 ft (January 1, 2022) · 18.43 ft (January 1, 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 (CLLI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.