Snake Creek near Yorktown, IA
River level and flood forecast · Page County
Normal79.8 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 12.7 ft below flood stage (92.5 ft).
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
| Major flood stage | 95 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 93.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 92.5 ft |
| Action stage | 92 ft |
| Record crest (July 9, 1987) | 95.24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 93.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 2 bridge.
- 92.5 ftFlooding of farm fields begins.
Highest crests on record
- 95.24 ft — July 9, 1987
- 94.83 ft — August 28, 1977
- 94.73 ft — July 21, 1978
- 94.63 ft — August 29, 1982
- 94.1 ft — March 3, 1979
Recent crests: 81.62 ft (April 25, 2025) · 83.41 ft (May 7, 2024) · 81.97 ft (May 15, 2023) · 85.27 ft (May 24, 2020) · 87.3 ft (May 28, 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 (SKYI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.