Mississippi River at Camanche, IA
River level and flood forecast · Clinton County
Normal9.6 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Forecast to fall to 9.2 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 7 AM.
Flow: 27,900 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (April 28, 1965) | 24.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftWater reaches the top of the flood wall which protects almost all of Clinton. Water also reaches the top of the Fulton flood wall.
- 28 ftWater overtops the Meredosia levee.
- 24 ftWater affects the grain elevator on Illinois Highway 84 at Albany.
- 23 ftWater affects U.S. Highway 67 at the mouth of the Wapsipinicon River at Folletts.
- 22.8 ftWater reaches the bottom of the railroad bridge.
- 22 ftWater affects houses and commercial businesses on the Clinton riverfront between 27th Avenue and 36th Avenue North. In Fulton, water affects houses north of the levee north of 3rd Avenue.
- 21.4 ftWater affects Illinois Highway 84 near Albany.
- 21 ftWater affects many homes in Camanche and is at the base of the Camanche water treatment plant.
- 20 ftWater affects South Washington Boulevard in Camanche. Water also affects the Camanche Marina. Water also affects several homes in Albany.
- 19.5 ftWater affects marina facilities at River View Park in Clinton.
- 19 ftWater affects homes in the Camanche Swan Slough area, the boat ramp, and 9th Street by Hazel Lake. Water affects Union Pacific Railroad maintenance buildings in Clinton.
- 17 ftWater affects low-lying residences at Albany.
- 16.5 ftWater affects the city owned baseball stadium in Clinton.
Highest crests on record
- 24.65 ft — April 28, 1965
- 23.62 ft — April 24, 2001
- 23.55 ft — April 23, 2001
- 22.98 ft — July 8, 1993
- 22.87 ft — July 7, 1993
Recent crests: 21.42 ft (July 9, 2024) · 22.86 ft (April 30, 2023) · 19.13 ft (April 10, 2020) · 21.23 ft (June 1, 2019) · 22.77 ft (May 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMMI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.