Iowa River at Wapello

Last updated: Apr 2, 2025, 10:32 PM UTC

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U.S. Geological Survey
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Observed (OBS) 04/02/2025 5:00 PM CDT

Official Forecast (FCST) 04/02/2025 12:04 PM CDT

Record: 32.1 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 27.5 ft

Moderate Flooding 25 ft

Minor Flooding 21 ft

Action 18.5 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	27.5 ft
	Moderate Flooding	25 ft
	Minor Flooding	21 ft
	Action	18.5 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

42 - Water overtops the Wapello levee system which extends 3.5 to 5.0 mi downstream from the city.
41 - Water is at the bottom of the U.S. Highway 61 bridge.
38 - Water is at the bottom of the Iowa Highway 99 bridge at Wapello.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	41.1781, -91.1821
RFC	NCRFC
State	IA
WFO	DVN
County	Louisa
Data Provider(s)
U.S. Geological Survey	U.S. Geological Survey
USGS	05465500
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	24.03 ft	on 06-28-2020	(P)
2.	27.21 ft	on 05-31-2019	(P)
3.	21.49 ft	on 05-21-2019	(P)
4.	26.47 ft	on 03-21-2019	(P)
5.	26.78 ft	on 10-11-2018	(P)

Historic Crests

1.	32.15 ft	on 06-14-2008
2.	30.18 ft	on 07-03-2014
3.	29.53 ft	on 07-07-1993
4.	28.91 ft	on 06-19-1990
5.	28.63 ft	on 04-22-1973

Vertical Datum Table

type	NGVD29
major Flooding	565.67 ft
moderate Flooding	563.17 ft
minor Flooding	559.17 ft
action	556.67 ft
Latest Value	551.44 ft
Gauge Zero	538.17 ft

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1.	24.03 ft	on 06-28-2020	(P)
2.	27.21 ft	on 05-31-2019	(P)
3.	21.49 ft	on 05-21-2019	(P)
4.	26.47 ft	on 03-21-2019	(P)
5.	26.78 ft	on 10-11-2018	(P)
6.	25.81 ft	on 09-08-2018	(P)
7.	19.89 ft	on 04-08-2017
8.	27.20 ft	on 09-30-2016
9.	20.76 ft	on 06-17-2015
10.	30.18 ft	on 07-03-2014
11.	28.15 ft	on 04-20-2013
12.	18.66 ft	on 05-05-2012
13.	20.95 ft	on 06-16-2011
14.	21.17 ft	on 02-19-2011
15.	24.40 ft	on 03-19-2010
16.	23.37 ft	on 08-31-2009
17.	23.29 ft	on 03-10-2009
18.	32.15 ft	on 06-14-2008
19.	21.30 ft	on 04-28-2007
20.	21.38 ft	on 03-25-2007
21.	18.43 ft	on 04-10-2006
22.	19.62 ft	on 07-06-2005
23.	26.65 ft	on 05-31-2004
24.	19.69 ft	on 05-19-2003
25.	19.13 ft	on 06-07-2002
26.	22.75 ft	on 04-20-2001
27.	21.01 ft	on 07-19-2000
28.	25.09 ft	on 07-29-1999
29.	22.97 ft	on 07-01-1998
30.	24.70 ft	on 02-23-1997
31.	24.77 ft	on 05-12-1996
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34.	19.76 ft	on 10-01-1993
35.	28.10 ft	on 07-08-1993
36.	29.53 ft	on 07-07-1993
37.	20.55 ft	on 04-28-1992
38.	23.82 ft	on 05-26-1991
39.	28.91 ft	on 06-19-1990
40.	15.47 ft	on 09-10-1989
41.	19.32 ft	on 01-21-1988
42.	19.40 ft	on 10-27-1986
43.	25.14 ft	on 05-19-1986
44.	23.37 ft	on 02-25-1985
45.	21.78 ft	on 02-24-1984
46.	22.18 ft	on 02-15-1984
47.	22.48 ft	on 04-04-1983
48.	23.61 ft	on 07-20-1982
49.	18.15 ft	on 07-01-1981
50.	18.17 ft	on 06-08-1980
51.	25.30 ft	on 03-22-1979
52.	20.14 ft	on 03-22-1978
53.	18.23 ft	on 09-20-1977
54.	21.41 ft	on 04-27-1976
55.	21.78 ft	on 03-25-1975
56.	28.12 ft	on 05-19-1974
57.	28.63 ft	on 04-22-1973
58.	9.37 ft	on 08-08-1972	¹
59.	13.23 ft	on 02-28-1971	¹
60.	14.29 ft	on 02-22-1971	¹
61.	11.81 ft	on 03-06-1970	¹
62.	17.40 ft	on 07-15-1969	¹
63.	8.70 ft	on 08-10-1968	¹
64.	9.43 ft	on 06-09-1967	¹
65.	10.36 ft	on 05-25-1966	¹
66.	17.25 ft	on 04-13-1965	¹
67.	5.25 ft	on 06-25-1964	¹
68.	9.16 ft	on 03-21-1963	¹
69.	15.38 ft	on 04-06-1962	¹
70.	16.85 ft	on 04-03-1961	¹
71.	17.02 ft	on 04-05-1960	¹
72.	11.52 ft	on 03-22-1959	¹
73.	6.48 ft	on 02-27-1958	¹
74.	5.89 ft	on 06-22-1957	¹
75.	4.18 ft	on 09-01-1956	¹
76.	8.26 ft	on 04-25-1955	¹
77.	10.24 ft	on 02-21-1955	¹
78.	11.98 ft	on 06-29-1954	¹
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84.	14.70 ft	on 03-21-1948	¹
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91.	11.10 ft	on 08-07-1942	¹
92.	7.10 ft	on 03-25-1941	¹
93.	3.70 ft	on 03-21-1940	¹
94.	11.30 ft	on 03-14-1939	¹
95.	8.20 ft	on 06-15-1938	¹
96.	14.60 ft	on 03-07-1937	¹
97.	11.60 ft	on 03-18-1936	¹
98.	11.00 ft	on 03-12-1935	¹
99.	3.30 ft	on 04-11-1934	¹
100.	15.40 ft	on 04-07-1933	¹
101.	8.80 ft	on 12-02-1931	¹
102.	3.10 ft	on 09-27-1931	¹
103.	13.50 ft	on 06-17-1930	¹
104.	14.60 ft	on 03-21-1929	¹
105.	9.20 ft	on 02-16-1928	¹
106.	9.10 ft	on 10-09-1927	¹
107.	10.10 ft	on 05-26-1927	¹
108.	11.80 ft	on 09-25-1926	¹
109.	5.20 ft	on 06-21-1925	¹
110.	11.30 ft	on 06-28-1924	¹
111.	9.60 ft	on 04-07-1923	¹
112.	8.60 ft	on 03-02-1922	¹
113.	9.60 ft	on 09-24-1921	¹
114.	9.70 ft	on 03-29-1920	¹
115.	10.80 ft	on 03-23-1919	¹
116.	15.00 ft	on 06-08-1918	¹
117.	13.20 ft	on 03-29-1917	¹
118.	12.70 ft	on 03-28-1916	¹
119.	11.50 ft	on 02-26-1915	¹
120.	14.30 ft	on 04-03-1912	¹

1.	32.15 ft	on 06-14-2008
2.	30.18 ft	on 07-03-2014
3.	29.53 ft	on 07-07-1993
4.	28.91 ft	on 06-19-1990
5.	28.63 ft	on 04-22-1973
6.	28.15 ft	on 04-20-2013
7.	28.12 ft	on 05-19-1974
8.	28.10 ft	on 07-08-1993
9.	27.21 ft	on 05-31-2019	(P)
10.	27.20 ft	on 09-30-2016
11.	26.78 ft	on 10-11-2018	(P)
12.	26.65 ft	on 05-31-2004
13.	26.47 ft	on 03-21-2019	(P)
14.	25.81 ft	on 09-08-2018	(P)
15.	25.30 ft	on 03-22-1979
16.	25.14 ft	on 05-19-1986
17.	25.09 ft	on 07-29-1999
18.	24.77 ft	on 05-12-1996
19.	24.70 ft	on 02-23-1997
20.	24.40 ft	on 03-19-2010
21.	24.03 ft	on 06-28-2020	(P)
22.	23.82 ft	on 05-26-1991
23.	23.61 ft	on 07-20-1982
24.	23.37 ft	on 08-31-2009
25.	23.37 ft	on 02-25-1985
26.	23.29 ft	on 03-10-2009
27.	22.97 ft	on 07-01-1998
28.	22.75 ft	on 04-20-2001
29.	22.48 ft	on 04-04-1983
30.	22.18 ft	on 02-15-1984
31.	21.78 ft	on 02-24-1984
32.	21.78 ft	on 03-25-1975
33.	21.49 ft	on 05-21-2019	(P)
34.	21.41 ft	on 04-27-1976
35.	21.38 ft	on 03-25-2007
36.	21.30 ft	on 04-28-2007
37.	21.17 ft	on 02-19-2011
38.	21.01 ft	on 07-19-2000
39.	20.95 ft	on 06-16-2011
40.	20.76 ft	on 06-17-2015
41.	20.60 ft	on 04-29-1995
42.	20.55 ft	on 04-28-1992
43.	20.14 ft	on 03-22-1978
44.	19.89 ft	on 04-08-2017
45.	19.76 ft	on 10-01-1993
46.	19.69 ft	on 05-19-2003
47.	19.67 ft	on 03-12-1994
48.	19.62 ft	on 07-06-2005
49.	19.40 ft	on 10-27-1986
50.	19.32 ft	on 01-21-1988
51.	19.13 ft	on 06-07-2002
52.	18.66 ft	on 05-05-2012
53.	18.43 ft	on 04-10-2006
54.	18.23 ft	on 09-20-1977
55.	18.17 ft	on 06-08-1980
56.	18.15 ft	on 07-01-1981
57.	17.40 ft	on 07-15-1969	¹
58.	17.25 ft	on 04-13-1965	¹
59.	17.02 ft	on 04-05-1960	¹
60.	16.85 ft	on 04-03-1961	¹
61.	16.85 ft	on 06-17-1947	¹
62.	16.14 ft	on 04-14-1951	¹
63.	16.10 ft	on 06-18-1947	¹
64.	15.47 ft	on 09-10-1989
65.	15.40 ft	on 04-07-1933	¹
66.	15.38 ft	on 04-06-1962	¹
67.	15.00 ft	on 06-08-1918	¹
68.	14.80 ft	on 03-22-1945	¹
69.	14.70 ft	on 05-25-1944	¹
70.	14.70 ft	on 03-21-1948	¹
71.	14.60 ft	on 03-07-1937	¹
72.	14.60 ft	on 03-21-1929	¹
73.	14.30 ft	on 04-03-1912	¹
74.	14.29 ft	on 02-22-1971	¹
75.	14.00 ft	on 01-08-1946	¹
76.	13.50 ft	on 06-17-1930	¹
77.	13.23 ft	on 02-28-1971	¹
78.	13.20 ft	on 03-29-1917	¹
79.	12.80 ft	on 03-14-1950	¹
80.	12.70 ft	on 03-11-1949	¹
81.	12.70 ft	on 03-28-1916	¹
82.	12.10 ft	on 03-14-1952	¹
83.	11.98 ft	on 06-29-1954	¹
84.	11.81 ft	on 03-06-1970	¹
85.	11.80 ft	on 09-25-1926	¹
86.	11.60 ft	on 03-18-1936	¹
87.	11.52 ft	on 03-22-1959	¹
88.	11.50 ft	on 02-26-1915	¹
89.	11.30 ft	on 06-28-1924	¹
90.	11.30 ft	on 03-14-1939	¹
91.	11.10 ft	on 08-07-1942	¹
92.	11.00 ft	on 03-12-1935	¹
93.	10.80 ft	on 03-23-1919	¹
94.	10.42 ft	on 02-23-1953	¹
95.	10.36 ft	on 05-25-1966	¹
96.	10.24 ft	on 02-21-1955	¹
97.	10.10 ft	on 05-26-1927	¹
98.	9.70 ft	on 03-29-1920	¹
99.	9.60 ft	on 04-07-1923	¹
100.	9.60 ft	on 09-24-1921	¹
101.	9.43 ft	on 06-09-1967	¹
102.	9.37 ft	on 08-08-1972	¹
103.	9.20 ft	on 02-16-1928	¹
104.	9.16 ft	on 03-21-1963	¹
105.	9.10 ft	on 10-09-1927	¹
106.	8.80 ft	on 12-02-1931	¹
107.	8.70 ft	on 08-10-1968	¹
108.	8.70 ft	on 08-04-1943	¹
109.	8.60 ft	on 03-02-1922	¹
110.	8.26 ft	on 04-25-1955	¹
111.	8.20 ft	on 06-15-1938	¹
112.	7.10 ft	on 03-25-1941	¹
113.	6.48 ft	on 02-27-1958	¹
114.	5.89 ft	on 06-22-1957	¹
115.	5.25 ft	on 06-25-1964	¹
116.	5.20 ft	on 06-21-1925	¹
117.	4.18 ft	on 09-01-1956	¹
118.	3.70 ft	on 03-21-1940	¹
119.	3.30 ft	on 04-11-1934	¹
120.	3.10 ft	on 09-27-1931	¹