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Beaver Creek near Bassett (IFC)

Highest listed crest 1,045.58 ftFlood stage 1,044.0 ft5 crests since 2016

The Beaver Creek near Bassett (IFC) crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2025. The highest, 1,045.58 ft on September 22, 2016, was moderate flooding, 1.58 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
1,045.58 ft
September 22, 2016
Flood stage
1,044.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,046.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2025
1,044.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS BASI4
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 near Bassett (IFC)
Action stage1,042.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,044.04Jun 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,045.01Sep 22, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,046.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2016 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek near Bassett (IFC), 2016 to 2025 10441044.510451045.51046ft Flood stage 1,044.0 ftMajor 1,046.0 ft Aug 24, 2016: 1,044.65 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2016: 1,045.58 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 2019: 1,044.21 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2024: 1,044.25 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2025: 1,044.61 ft, minor flooding Highest, 1,045.58 ft, Sep 22, 2016 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek near Bassett (IFC) 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 2 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 near Bassett (IFC)
1Sep 22, 20161,045.58+1.58Moderate—
2Aug 24, 20161,044.65+0.65Minor—
3Jun 13, 20251,044.61+0.61Minor—
4May 22, 20241,044.25+0.25Minor—
5May 19, 20191,044.21+0.21Minor—

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: 1,045.58 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Bassett (IFC)IA · Sep 22, 2016 · 1,011.00 ft · Major · its highest

August 24, 2016: 1,044.65 ft here, minor flooding

May 22, 2024: 1,044.25 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)IA1,008.51,011.00 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) this gaugeIA1,044.01,045.58 ft, Sep 22, 20160

Other gauges in Chickasaw County

Flood gauges in Chickasaw County
Bassett (IFC)1,008.51,011.00 ft, Sep 22, 20163
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 BASI4, 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.