North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton, IA
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
Normal4.0 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 548 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
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (July 24, 2010) | 22.44 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftWater reaches the bottom of the County Road E17 bridge.
- 13 ftWater affects 145th Avenue near the County Road E17 bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 22.44 ft — July 24, 2010
- 19.87 ft — June 5, 2002
- 19.53 ft — July 29, 2011
- 19.09 ft — August 22, 2002
- 18.67 ft — June 13, 2008
Recent crests: 18.61 ft (March 14, 2019) · 13.33 ft (February 5, 2019) · 16.15 ft (June 15, 2016) · 16.91 ft (July 1, 2014) · 15.21 ft (June 30, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamMaquoketa River at Manchester Hwy 20, IA
- Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA
- Apple River near Hanover, IL
- Sinsinawa River near Menominee, IL
- Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Rd, IA
- Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt, IA
- Mississippi River at Fulton, IL
- Mississippi River at Camanche, IA
- Beaver Slough at 3rd Street at Clinton, IA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FLNI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.