North Raccoon River near Sac City, IA

River level and flood forecast · Sac County

Normal8.9 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

Flow: 519 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Flood stages

Action stage15 ft
Record crest (June 17, 1990)20.14 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.14 ft — June 17, 1990
  2. 19.41 ft — June 9, 2008
  3. 19.37 ft — March 16, 2010
  4. 19.32 ft — March 16, 2019
  5. 19.07 ft — December 15, 2015

Recent crests: 13.7 ft (July 31, 2025) · 16.04 ft (May 5, 2024) · 15.42 ft (May 14, 2023) · 16.42 ft (February 15, 2023) · 10.3 ft (May 4, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SCRI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.