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Upper Iowa River at Dorchester

Critical Stages
11' - Action
14' - Flood
17' - Moderate
19' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 8:00 AM CST 12/10/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 7.31 ft

Flow: 0.457 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
8:00 AM 12/10 7.31 0.457
7:45 AM 12/10 7.3 0.451
7:30 AM 12/10 7.3 0.451
7:15 AM 12/10 7.25 0.416
7:00 AM 12/10 7.26 0.423
6:45 AM 12/10 7.25 0.416
6:30 AM 12/10 7.25 0.416
6:15 AM 12/10 7.25 0.416
6:00 AM 12/10 7.25 0.416
5:45 AM 12/10 7.25 0.416
5:30 AM 12/10 7.24 0.41
5:15 AM 12/10 7.24 0.41
5:00 AM 12/10 7.24 0.41
4:45 AM 12/10 7.23 0.403
4:30 AM 12/10 7.23 0.403
4:15 AM 12/10 7.24 0.41
4:00 AM 12/10 7.23 0.403
3:45 AM 12/10 7.22 0.397
3:30 AM 12/10 7.23 0.403
3:15 AM 12/10 7.22 0.397
3:00 AM 12/10 7.22 0.397
2:45 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
2:30 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
2:15 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
2:00 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
1:45 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
1:30 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
1:15 AM 12/10 7.21 0.39
1:00 AM 12/10 7.22 0.397
12:45 AM 12/10 7.22 0.397
Hydrograph for Upper Iowa River at Dorchester
24' - Iowa Highway 76 is overtopped just north of the gage site.
22' - Iowa Highway 76 south of Dorchester may be threatened by flood waters.
15' - Significant agricultural flooding begins.
14' - Lowland agricultural areas begin to flood.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 25, 2016 24.3
Jun 9, 2008 22.46
Feb 28, 1948 22.2
May 30, 1941 21.8
Mar 5, 1937 20.89
Jun 23, 2013 20.02
Aug 17, 1993 20
Mar 7, 1950 19.34
Jul 26, 1953 19.2
Sep 6, 1946 18.95
Mar 14, 2019 18.4
Mar 15, 2019 18.12
Mar 17, 1945 17.98
Mar 12, 1976 17.67
Jun 2, 2000 17.53
Jun 13, 1947 17.5
Jun 11, 2018 17.46
Aug 6, 1951 17.32
Jun 30, 1942 17.2
Mar 31, 1993 17.16

Data provided by the National Weather Service.