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Nodaway River at Clarinda

Highest listed crest 26.70 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft3 crests since 2008

The Nodaway River at Clarinda crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2019. The highest, 26.70 ft on May 24, 2019, was moderate flooding, 3.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Nodaway River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.70 ft
May 24, 2019; 44,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 24, 2019
26.70 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Page County
Iowa

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Nodaway River at Clarinda
Action stage21.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.03May 24, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2008 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nodaway River at Clarinda, 2008 to 2019 2224262830ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Jun 5, 2008: 26.61 ft, moderate flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 26.47 ft, moderate flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.70 ft, May 24, 2019 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nodaway River at Clarinda 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2 2000s2010s
  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, Nodaway River at Clarinda
1May 24, 201926.70+3.70Moderate44,900
2Jun 5, 200826.61+3.61Moderate47,900
3Mar 14, 201926.47+3.47Moderate43,900

The worst floods along the Nodaway River

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

May 24, 2019: 26.70 ft here, moderate flooding

June 5, 2008: 26.61 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Nodaway River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Nodaway River
Clarinda this gaugeIA23.026.70 ft, May 24, 20190
Burlington JunctionMO23.026.50 ft, Jun 6, 20080

Other gauges in Page County

Flood gauges in Page County
Yorktown92.595.24 ft, Jul 9, 19871

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ICLI4, 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.