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Maple River at Ida Grove

Highest listed crest 1,217.76 ftFlood stage 1,208.0 ft6 crests since 2018

The Maple River at Ida Grove crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 1,217.76 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 9.76 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Maple River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,217.76 ft
March 14, 2019
Flood stage
1,208.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,216.0 ft
Crests at major
1
93rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
March 14, 2019
1,217.76 ft, major flooding
Location
Ida County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS MIGI4
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, Maple River at Ida Grove
Action stage1,206.01Jul 30, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,208.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,212.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,216.01Mar 14, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maple River at Ida Grove, 2018 to 2025 12001205121012151220ft Flood stage 1,208.0 ftMajor 1,216.0 ft Jun 20, 2018: 1,203.88 ft, below flood stageMar 14, 2019: 1,217.76 ft, major floodingJun 10, 2020: 1,201.75 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 2023: 1,201.66 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 2024: 1,205.14 ft, below flood stageJul 30, 2025: 1,206.86 ft, action stage Highest, 1,217.76 ft, Mar 14, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maple River at Ida Grove 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Maple River at Ida Grove
1Mar 14, 20191,217.76+9.76Major—
2Jul 30, 20251,206.86−1.14Action—
3May 7, 20241,205.14−2.86Below flood stage—
4Jun 20, 20181,203.88−4.12Below flood stage—
5Jun 10, 20201,201.75−6.25Below flood stage—
6Mar 1, 20231,201.66−6.34Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Maple River

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

March 14, 2019: 1,217.76 ft here, major flooding

  • MapletonIA · Mar 14, 2019 · 23.60 ft · Major

Gauges on the Maple River

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

Flood gauges on the Maple River
Ida Grove this gaugeIA1,208.01,217.76 ft, Mar 14, 20191
MapletonIA21.024.70 ft, May 31, 19592

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MIGI4, 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.