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Mud Creek (NW IA) near Lester

Highest listed crest 1,375.89 ftFlood stage 1,375.0 ft4 crests since 2020

The Mud Creek (NW IA) near Lester crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2025. The highest, 1,375.89 ft on June 21, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.89 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,375.89 ft
June 21, 2024
Flood stage
1,375.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,380.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 21, 2024
1,375.89 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lyon County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS LMCI4
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, Mud Creek (NW IA) near Lester
Action stage1,373.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,375.01Jun 21, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,377.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,380.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2020 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mud Creek (NW IA) near Lester, 2020 to 2025 1365137013751380ft Flood stage 1,375.0 ftMajor 1,380.0 ft Jul 7, 2020: 1,368.23 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 2023: 1,372.46 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 2024: 1,375.89 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2025: 1,367.97 ft, below flood stage Highest, 1,375.89 ft, Jun 21, 2024 202020252030
  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, Mud Creek (NW IA) near Lester
1Jun 21, 20241,375.89+0.89Minor—
2Apr 3, 20231,372.46−2.54Below flood stage—
3Jul 7, 20201,368.23−6.77Below flood stage—
4Jul 30, 20251,367.97−7.03Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Lyon County

Flood gauges in Lyon County
George1,311.51,318.70 ft, Jun 22, 20241
Rock Rapids13.028.65 ft, Jun 22, 20247

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LMCI4, 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.