Salt Creek near Elberon, IA
River level and flood forecast · Tama County
Normal8.0 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 351 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 | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (July 9, 1993) | 20.85 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 20.85 ft — July 9, 1993
- 20 ft — June 15, 1982
- 19.9 ft — June 16, 1944
- 19.75 ft — May 30, 2008
- 19.73 ft — June 22, 2020
Recent crests: 14.55 ft (July 12, 2025) · 17.64 ft (May 22, 2024) · 13.87 ft (February 27, 2023) · 12 ft (March 6, 2022) · 13.37 ft (March 8, 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 (EBRI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.