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Crow Creek at Bettendorf

Highest listed crest 11.03 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft94 crests since 1978

The Crow Creek at Bettendorf crested above flood stage 6 times among the 94 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1978 to 2007. The highest, 11.03 ft on June 16, 1990, was minor flooding, 2.03 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.03 ft
June 16, 1990; 7,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 19, 1990
9.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Scott County
Near Bettendorf (1.6 mi), East Moline (4.1 mi), Moline (5.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Crow Creek at Bettendorf
Action stage8.03Jun 4, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.06Aug 19, 1990Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

94 crests from 1978 to 2007. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Crow Creek at Bettendorf, 1978 to 2007 4681012ft Flood stage 9.0 ft May 13, 1978: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 284 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1979: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1979: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 272 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1979: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1979: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 412 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1980: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 269 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1981: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 255 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1981: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1981: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 281 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1981: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 354 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1981: 6.15 ft, below flood stage; 534 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1981: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 354 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1982: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 293 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1982: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1982: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 622 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1982: 5.28 ft, below flood stage; 281 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1982: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 387 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1982: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 449 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1982: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 323 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1982: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 401 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1983: 5.86 ft, below flood stage; 479 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1983: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 286 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1983: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1984: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 233 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1985: 5.24 ft, below flood stage; 288 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1985: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 387 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1986: 6.00 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1986: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 553 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1986: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 420 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1987: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 893 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1987: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1987: 7.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1988: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 472 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1989: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1989: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 487 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1990: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 582 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1990: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 392 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1990: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 465 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1990: 11.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1990: 10.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,090 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1990: 5.42 ft, below flood stage; 438 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1990: 9.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1991: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1991: 5.55 ft, below flood stage; 503 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1991: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 250 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1992: 6.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1992: 8.74 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1992: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 906 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1992: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1992: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 357 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1993: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1993: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 254 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1993: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1993: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 638 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1993: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1993: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 357 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 495 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1995: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 442 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1995: 5.82 ft, below flood stage; 551 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1996: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1996: 8.95 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1996: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 6.18 ft, below flood stage; 643 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 411 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1998: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 495 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1998: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 612 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1998: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 557 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1998: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 875 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1999: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 675 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1999: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 384 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1999: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 407 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2000: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 341 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2000: 6.24 ft, below flood stage; 675 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2000: 6.17 ft, below flood stage; 638 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2000: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 458 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2000: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2000: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 261 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2001: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 664 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2001: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2001: 7.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2002: 5.46 ft, below flood stage; 381 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2002: 8.98 ft, action stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2002: 6.37 ft, below flood stage; 819 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2002: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 418 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2003: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 359 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2003: 5.15 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2003: 5.99 ft, below flood stage; 607 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2004: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 359 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2004: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 407 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 5.21 ft, below flood stage; 279 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2005: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 84 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2006: 5.74 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2007: 7.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.03 ft, Jun 16, 1990 198019851990199520002005

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Crow Creek at Bettendorf 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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

The 50 highest of 94 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Crow Creek at Bettendorf
1Jun 16, 199011.03+2.03Minor7,700
2Jun 29, 199010.42+1.42Minor6,090
3Jun 15, 198210.24+1.24Minor2,490
4Aug 20, 197910.20+1.20Minor2,460
5Jun 29, 19839.36+0.36Minor1,960
6Aug 19, 19909.28+0.28Minor2,190
7Jun 4, 20028.98−0.02Action3,290
8May 28, 19968.95−0.05Action3,050
9Jul 16, 19928.74−0.26Action2,760
10May 10, 19967.89−1.11Below flood stage1,930
11Mar 22, 19937.74−1.26Below flood stage1,140
12Aug 26, 19877.51−1.49Below flood stage1,350
13Mar 2, 19917.25−1.75Below flood stage1,480
14Jun 14, 20017.22−1.78Below flood stage1,330
15Jun 13, 20007.20−1.80Below flood stage1,320
16Jul 4, 20077.18−1.82Below flood stage1,300
17Aug 21, 19877.09−1.91Below flood stage1,120
18May 30, 20046.95−2.05Below flood stage1,180
19Jul 7, 19926.76−2.24Below flood stage1,120
20May 20, 19876.61−2.39Below flood stage893
21Oct 17, 19986.58−2.42Below flood stage875
22Jun 19, 19936.55−2.45Below flood stage638
23Jul 6, 19826.48−2.52Below flood stage622
24Sep 9, 19926.40−2.60Below flood stage906
25Jul 27, 20026.37−2.63Below flood stage819
26Apr 3, 19996.24−2.76Below flood stage675
27Apr 20, 20006.24−2.76Below flood stage675
28Feb 24, 20016.22−2.78Below flood stage664
29Jul 9, 19866.18−2.82Below flood stage553
30Feb 21, 19976.18−2.82Below flood stage643
31May 18, 20006.17−2.83Below flood stage638
32Sep 26, 19816.15−2.85Below flood stage534
33Jun 29, 19986.12−2.88Below flood stage612
34Aug 4, 19986.01−2.99Below flood stage557
35May 17, 19866.00−3.00Below flood stage500
36Jul 10, 20035.99−3.01Below flood stage607
37Jun 18, 19985.87−3.13Below flood stage495
38Apr 2, 19835.86−3.14Below flood stage479
39Jul 27, 19825.83−3.17Below flood stage449
40Aug 18, 19955.82−3.18Below flood stage551
41Sep 24, 19865.81−3.19Below flood stage420
42Mar 14, 19905.78−3.22Below flood stage582
43May 31, 20005.78−3.22Below flood stage458
44Apr 30, 20065.74−3.26Below flood stage470
45Aug 27, 19795.71−3.29Below flood stage412
46Aug 22, 19965.71−3.29Below flood stage430
47Dec 2, 19825.70−3.30Below flood stage401
48May 8, 19955.69−3.31Below flood stage495
49Mar 31, 19985.66−3.34Below flood stage411
50Jul 19, 19825.65−3.35Below flood stage387

Other gauges in Scott County

Flood gauges in Scott County
Davenport Kimberly Rd12.016.34 ft, Jun 4, 20020
LeClaire11.017.75 ft, Apr 28, 196516
DeWitt11.014.32 ft, Jul 2, 201437

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRWI4, 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.