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Elliott Creek at Lawton

Highest listed crest 86.14 ftFlood stage 80.0 ft27 crests since 1967

The Elliott Creek at Lawton crested above flood stage 17 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 86.14 ft on June 12, 1984, was moderate flooding, 6.14 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
86.14 ft
June 12, 1984; 3,150 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
80.0 ft
Major flooding from 88.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
84.89 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Woodbury County
Near Sioux City (10.3 mi), South Sioux City (11.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Elliott Creek at Lawton
Action stage78.05Mar 10, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)80.013Jun 17, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage84.04Mar 13, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage88.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Elliott Creek at Lawton, 1967 to 2025 7075808590ft Flood stage 80.0 ftMajor 88.0 ft Jun 8, 1967: 83.61 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1968: 80.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1969: 84.40 ft, moderate flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1972: 85.09 ft, moderate flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1973: 83.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1975: 80.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1976: 81.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1977: 83.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1978: 79.72 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1982: 78.85 ft, action stageJun 20, 1983: 79.13 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1984: 86.14 ft, moderate flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1985: 80.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1989: 82.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1990: 81.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1992: 81.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1996: 81.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 79.68 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2009: 81.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2014: 80.89 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2017: 76.08 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2018: 74.28 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2019: 84.89 ft, moderate flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2020: 78.88 ft, action stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2023: 77.48 ft, below flood stage; 978 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2024: 74.07 ft, below flood stage; 392 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2025: 74.35 ft, below flood stage; 433 cubic feet per second Highest, 86.14 ft, Jun 12, 1984 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Elliott Creek at Lawton 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Elliott Creek at Lawton
1Jun 12, 198486.14+6.14Moderate3,150
2Jul 17, 197285.09+5.09Moderate2,810
3Mar 13, 201984.89+4.89Moderate2,750
4Jun 25, 196984.40+4.40Moderate2,650
5Jun 8, 196783.61+3.61Minor2,450
6Jul 9, 197383.28+3.28Minor2,380
7Aug 11, 197783.03+3.03Minor2,300
8Sep 7, 198982.47+2.47Minor2,100
9May 23, 199081.78+1.78Minor1,960
10Jul 18, 199681.62+1.62Minor1,900
11Sep 3, 200981.45+1.45Minor1,860
12Oct 10, 199281.35+1.35Minor1,830
13May 22, 197681.10+1.10Minor1,780
14Jun 17, 201480.89+0.89Minor1,720
15Jun 24, 196880.61+0.61Minor1,650
16Jun 18, 197580.21+0.21Minor1,500
17Apr 23, 198580.17+0.17Minor1,600
18Mar 22, 197879.72−0.28Action1,480
19May 23, 200479.68−0.32Action1,440
20Jun 20, 198379.13−0.87Action1,380
21Mar 10, 202078.88−1.12Action1,270
22Feb 23, 198278.85−1.15Action—
23Feb 27, 202377.48−2.52Below flood stage978
24Dec 26, 201776.08−3.92Below flood stage—
25Mar 7, 202574.35−5.65Below flood stage433
26Jun 25, 201874.28−5.72Below flood stage—
27Jul 28, 202474.07−5.93Below flood stage392

Other gauges in Woodbury County

Flood gauges in Woodbury County
Correctionville19.030.92 ft, Jun 24, 202412
Sioux City24.028.54 ft, May 19, 19901
Moville1,145.01,151.31 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Hornick20.026.52 ft, Mar 14, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ECLI4, 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.