Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Shaw Rd, IA
River level and flood forecast · Jones County
Normal8.1 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 6.4 ft below flood stage (14.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 6.7 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 7 AM.
Flow: 2,440 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 21.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 14.5 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (June 13, 2008) | 26.18 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26 ftCounty Roads X64 and X75 are closed.
- 22.5 ftWater reaches Shaw Road pavement.
- 21.6 ftCounty Road X64 between Oxford Junction and Oxford Mills is closed.
- 21.5 ftStone City Road is closed.
- 18.8 ftLandis Road is closed.
- 18.3 ftBuffalo Road is closed west of Anamosa.
- 18 ftMultiple village and township roads are closed.
- 17.1 ftBuffalo and Walnut Creeks begin backing up impacting local roads. 42nd Street west and east of Olin are closed.
- 16.5 ftJungle Town Road is closed.
- 14.7 ftWater affects the Camelot Campground.
- 14.5 ftLead Mine Road is completely covered.
- 14.2 ftLead Mine Road is closed.
- 14 ftWater affects the campground on Highway 38 north of Olin.
Highest crests on record
- 26.18 ft — June 13, 2008
- 23.71 ft — July 26, 2010
- 22.9 ft — July 21, 1968
- 22.82 ft — September 7, 2018
- 22.76 ft — September 27, 2016
Recent crests: 17.27 ft (May 29, 2024) · 17.37 ft (June 12, 2020) · 19.51 ft (October 4, 2018) · 22.82 ft (September 7, 2018) · 18.96 ft (July 26, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWapsipinicon River at Independence, IA
- Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA
- Indian Creek (Eastern IA) at Marion, IA
- Cedar River at Cedar Bluff, IA
- Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA
- Cedar River at Palo, IA
- North Fork Maquoketa River at Fulton, IA
- Maquoketa River at Manchester Hwy 20, IA
- Iowa River at Coralville Res Tail, IA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ANSI4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.