Spring Creek near Mason City US 65, IA

River level and flood forecast · Cerro Gordo County

Normal80.8 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

80.680.780.880.98181.181.2TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 92.91 ft — June 6, 2008
  2. 91.15 ft — May 22, 2004
  3. 91.05 ft — July 21, 1999
  4. 90.53 ft — September 22, 2016
  5. 90.32 ft — May 30, 1980

Recent crests: 86.52 ft (July 30, 2025) · 87.44 ft (June 22, 2024) · 83.38 ft (May 14, 2023) · 89.64 ft (April 13, 2022) · 83.82 ft (August 28, 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 (MASI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.