Little Turkey River near Saude (IFC)

Highest listed crest 1,129.69 ftFlood stage 1,126.0 ft5 crests since 2013

The Little Turkey River near Saude (IFC) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2019. The highest, 1,129.69 ft on August 24, 2016, was major flooding, 3.69 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,129.69 ft; August 24, 2016
Flood stage: 1,126.0 ft; Major flooding from 1,129.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 93rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest: May 19, 2019; 1,126.38 ft, minor flooding
Location: Chickasaw County; Iowa
Identifiers: NWS SDEI4; 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, Little Turkey River near Saude (IFC)

Action stage	1,123.0	2	May 30, 2013	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,126.0	1	May 19, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,128.0	1	Sep 22, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,129.0	1	Aug 24, 2016	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2013 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Little Turkey River near Saude (IFC)

1	Aug 24, 2016	1,129.69	+3.69	Major	—
2	Sep 22, 2016	1,128.85	+2.85	Moderate	—
3	May 19, 2019	1,126.38	+0.38	Minor	—
4	Mar 11, 2013	1,124.70	−1.30	Action	—
5	May 30, 2013	1,124.45	−1.55	Action	—

Other gauges in Chickasaw County

Flood gauges in Chickasaw County

Bassett (IFC)	1,008.5	1,011.00 ft, Sep 22, 2016	3
Bassett (IFC)	1,044.0	1,045.58 ft, Sep 22, 2016	0
Nashua (IFC)	954.5	961.85 ft, Sep 24, 2016	3
Ionia	10.0	21.32 ft, Jun 9, 2008	10
North Washington (IFC)	1,097.5	1,100.44 ft, Aug 24, 2016	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SDEI4, 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.