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Turkey River at Elkader

Critical Stages
10' - Action
12' - Flood
16' - Moderate
20' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 9:45 PM CST 12/7/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 5.65 ft

Flow: 0.36 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
9:45 PM 12/7 5.65 0.36
9:30 PM 12/7 5.66 0.365
9:15 PM 12/7 5.66 0.365
9:00 PM 12/7 5.67 0.369
8:45 PM 12/7 5.68 0.374
8:30 PM 12/7 5.69 0.378
8:15 PM 12/7 5.7 0.383
8:00 PM 12/7 5.71 0.388
7:45 PM 12/7 5.71 0.388
7:30 PM 12/7 5.7 0.383
7:15 PM 12/7 5.69 0.378
7:00 PM 12/7 5.68 0.374
6:45 PM 12/7 5.67 0.369
6:30 PM 12/7 5.66 0.365
6:15 PM 12/7 5.64 0.356
6:00 PM 12/7 5.62 0.347
5:45 PM 12/7 5.6 0.339
5:30 PM 12/7 5.58 0.33
5:15 PM 12/7 5.56 0.321
5:00 PM 12/7 5.53 0.308
4:45 PM 12/7 5.51 0.3
4:30 PM 12/7 5.49 0.292
4:15 PM 12/7 5.46 0.279
4:00 PM 12/7 5.45 0.275
3:45 PM 12/7 5.44 0.271
3:30 PM 12/7 5.43 0.267
3:15 PM 12/7 5.42 0.264
3:00 PM 12/7 5.41 0.26
2:45 PM 12/7 5.4 0.256
2:30 PM 12/7 5.39 0.252
Hydrograph for Turkey River at Elkader
12' - Minor flooding occurs in areas near the river.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 10, 2008 27.77
Jun 15, 1991 27.32
May 23, 2004 25.57
Aug 30, 2021 22.87
Aug 26, 2016 22.57
Sep 23, 2016 20.65
May 17, 1999 19.35
Apr 2, 1993 18.9
Apr 26, 2008 18.84
Jun 20, 2014 18.82
Mar 14, 2019 18.45
Sep 20, 2018 16.67
May 31, 2013 16.09
Jun 11, 2020 15.21
Mar 12, 2010 14.42
Jun 29, 2017 14.23
Feb 27, 2023 13.77
Aug 20, 2025 13.33
Mar 23, 2007 13.12
Jul 22, 2017 12.52

Data provided by the National Weather Service.