Little Wapsipinicon River at North Washington (IFC)

Highest listed crest 1,100.44 ftFlood stage 1,097.5 ft2 crests since 2016

The Little Wapsipinicon River at North Washington (IFC) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2016. The highest, 1,100.44 ft on August 24, 2016, was minor flooding, 2.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,100.44 ft; August 24, 2016
Flood stage: 1,097.5 ft; Major flooding from 1,109.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 22, 2016; 1,098.86 ft, minor flooding
Location: Chickasaw County; Iowa
Identifiers: NWS NWSI4; 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 Wapsipinicon River at North Washington (IFC)

Action stage	1,095.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,097.5	2	Sep 22, 2016	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,103.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,109.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2016 to 2016. 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 Wapsipinicon River at North Washington (IFC)

1	Aug 24, 2016	1,100.44	+2.94	Minor	—
2	Sep 22, 2016	1,098.86	+1.36	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Little Wapsipinicon River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Little Wapsipinicon River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 22, 2016: 1,098.86 ft here, minor flooding

OranIA · Sep 23, 2016 · 91.17 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Little Wapsipinicon River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Little Wapsipinicon River

North Washington (IFC) this gauge	IA	1,097.5	1,100.44 ft, Aug 24, 2016	0
Oran	IA	89.0	94.49 ft, Jul 22, 2017	2

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
Saude (IFC)	1,126.0	1,129.69 ft, Aug 24, 2016	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NWSI4, 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.