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Clear Creek (IA) near Oxford

Highest listed crest 16.05 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft31 crests since 1994

The Clear Creek (IA) near Oxford crested above flood stage 26 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1994 to 2020. The highest, 16.05 ft on July 1, 2014, was minor flooding, 6.05 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Clear Creek (IA) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.05 ft
July 1, 2014; 4,630 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
26 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 10, 2020
10.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Johnson County
Near North Liberty (6.9 mi), Coralville (7.5 mi), Iowa City (11.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Clear Creek (IA) near Oxford
Action stage9.03Jan 19, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.026Jun 10, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

31 crests from 1994 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Creek (IA) near Oxford, 1994 to 2020 681012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Mar 4, 1994: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 823 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1995: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1996: 14.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1997: 14.57 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 1998: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 876 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1998: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 686 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1998: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2000: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2001: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 823 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2002: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 458 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 10.77 ft, minor flooding; 867 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2005: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 340 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2006: 9.08 ft, action stage; 619 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2007: 14.92 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2008: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,390 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2009: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2010: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2011: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 711 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2011: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 811 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 9.40 ft, action stage; 675 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 15.47 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2013: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 671 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2014: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2015: 14.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2016: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2017: 9.84 ft, action stage; 698 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2018: 12.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2018: 12.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2018: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2020: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 764 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.05 ft, Jul 1, 2014 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Creek (IA) near Oxford 1990s: 7 2000s: 7 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 1 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Clear Creek (IA) near Oxford
1Jul 1, 201416.05+6.05Minor4,630
2Mar 4, 199415.50+5.50Minor823
3Apr 18, 201315.47+5.47Minor6,000
4Jun 20, 200915.10+5.10Minor3,390
5May 5, 201514.93+4.93Minor2,740
6Jun 23, 200714.92+4.92Minor3,140
7Oct 6, 201814.91+4.91Minor3,050
8May 10, 199614.89+4.89Minor4,230
9Feb 19, 199714.57+4.57Minor—
10Jun 3, 200814.29+4.29Minor2,390
11Feb 25, 200113.79+3.79Minor1,930
12May 9, 199513.67+3.67Minor2,060
13Jun 14, 200013.05+3.05Minor1,190
14Mar 10, 201013.03+3.03Minor1,460
15Oct 18, 199812.83+2.83Minor1,190
16Feb 20, 201812.77+2.77Minor1,200
17Sep 6, 201812.61+2.61Minor1,180
18Jun 22, 201612.43+2.43Minor1,140
19Aug 28, 199811.65+1.65Minor876
20Mar 16, 200111.36+1.36Minor823
21Mar 5, 200410.77+0.77Minor867
22Oct 5, 199810.38+0.38Minor686
23Feb 17, 201110.36+0.36Minor711
24May 29, 201110.30+0.30Minor811
25Jun 10, 202010.21+0.21Minor764
26May 27, 201310.08+0.08Minor671
27Jan 19, 20179.84−0.16Action698
28Apr 15, 20129.40−0.60Action675
29Jul 12, 20069.08−0.92Action619
30Jul 27, 20028.43−1.57Below flood stage458
31Feb 4, 20057.88−2.12Below flood stage340

The worst floods along the Clear Creek (IA)

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

July 1, 2014: 16.05 ft here, minor flooding

April 18, 2013: 15.47 ft here, minor flooding

June 20, 2009: 15.10 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Clear Creek (IA)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Clear Creek (IA)
Oxford this gaugeIA10.016.05 ft, Jul 1, 20140
CoralvilleIA11.016.36 ft, Jun 17, 19900

Other gauges in Johnson County

Flood gauges in Johnson County
Coralville11.016.36 ft, Jun 17, 19900
Iowa City23.531.53 ft, Jun 15, 20082
Iowa City12.018.61 ft, Jul 1, 20140
Iowa City9.015.61 ft, Aug 10, 19930
Iowa City7.010.50 ft, Jul 14, 19620

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OXFI4, 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.