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Beaver Creek at Bassett (IFC)

Highest listed crest 1,011.00 ftFlood stage 1,008.5 ft5 crests since 2013

The Beaver Creek at Bassett (IFC) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2025. The highest, 1,011.00 ft on September 22, 2016, was major flooding, 2.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Beaver Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,011.00 ft
September 22, 2016
Flood stage
1,008.5 ft
Major flooding from 1,010.5 ft
Crests at major
3
58th of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
August 18, 2025
1,010.77 ft, major flooding
Location
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS BSTI4
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Beaver Creek at Bassett (IFC)
Action stage1,006.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,008.52Aug 24, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,009.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,010.53Aug 18, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2013 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek at Bassett (IFC), 2013 to 2025 1008.510091009.510101010.51011ft Flood stage 1,008.5 ftMajor 1,010.5 ft Mar 11, 2013: 1,008.83 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2013: 1,010.62 ft, major floodingAug 24, 2016: 1,009.01 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2016: 1,011.00 ft, major floodingAug 18, 2025: 1,010.77 ft, major flooding Highest, 1,011.00 ft, Sep 22, 2016 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek at Bassett (IFC) 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Beaver Creek at Bassett (IFC)
1Sep 22, 20161,011.00+2.50Major—
2Aug 18, 20251,010.77+2.27Major—
3May 31, 20131,010.62+2.12Major—
4Aug 24, 20161,009.01+0.51Minor—
5Mar 11, 20131,008.83+0.33Minor—

The worst floods along the Beaver Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Beaver Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 22, 2016: 1,011.00 ft here, major flooding

  • Bassett (IFC)IA · Sep 22, 2016 · 1,045.58 ft · Moderate · its highest

May 31, 2013: 1,010.62 ft here, major flooding

  • Colwell (IFC)IA · May 31, 2013 · 1,090.18 ft · Moderate · its highest

August 24, 2016: 1,009.01 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Beaver Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Beaver Creek
Bassett (IFC) this gaugeIA1,008.51,011.00 ft, Sep 22, 20163
Colwell (IFC)IA1,089.01,090.18 ft, May 31, 20130
New HartfordIA12.515.71 ft, Jun 8, 20082
Bassett (IFC)IA1,044.01,045.58 ft, Sep 22, 20160

Other gauges in Chickasaw County

Flood gauges in Chickasaw County
Bassett (IFC)1,044.01,045.58 ft, Sep 22, 20160
Nashua (IFC)954.5961.85 ft, Sep 24, 20163
Ionia10.021.32 ft, Jun 9, 200810
Saude (IFC)1,126.01,129.69 ft, Aug 24, 20161
North Washington (IFC)1,097.51,100.44 ft, Aug 24, 20160

Chickasaw County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Iowa

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BSTI4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.