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North Raccoon River near Perry

Highest listed crest 23.00 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft33 crests since 1979

The North Raccoon River near Perry crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2022. The highest, 23.00 ft on July 10, 1993, was major flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Raccoon River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.00 ft
July 10, 1993
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
8
33rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
March 20, 2019
18.09 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Dallas County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS PROI4
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, North Raccoon River near Perry
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.010May 24, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.08Mar 20, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.08Mar 16, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1979 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Raccoon River near Perry, 1979 to 2022 510152025ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 20, 1979: 22.70 ft, major floodingJul 3, 1983: 18.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1984: 17.70 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1984: 18.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1990: 20.00 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1991: 18.60 ft, moderate floodingJul 10, 1993: 23.00 ft, major floodingJun 25, 1996: 16.86 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1997: 15.79 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 1998: 17.65 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1999: 16.90 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2000: 7.28 ft, below flood stageMay 4, 2001: 17.92 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2002: 12.71 ft, below flood stageJul 12, 2003: 18.78 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 2004: 18.58 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 2005: 17.94 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2006: 12.35 ft, below flood stageApr 27, 2007: 20.29 ft, major floodingJun 10, 2008: 21.67 ft, major floodingJun 20, 2009: 15.92 ft, minor floodingAug 13, 2010: 20.82 ft, major floodingJul 1, 2011: 13.33 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 2012: 7.35 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 2013: 19.29 ft, moderate floodingJul 3, 2014: 15.28 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2015: 19.40 ft, moderate floodingDec 17, 2015: 20.78 ft, major floodingMay 24, 2017: 15.48 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2019: 21.15 ft, major floodingMar 20, 2019: 18.09 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 2020: 12.99 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 2022: 12.58 ft, below flood stage Highest, 23.00 ft, Jul 10, 1993 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Raccoon River near Perry 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 7 2000s: 7 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, North Raccoon River near Perry
1Jul 10, 199323.00+8.00Major—
2Mar 20, 197922.70+7.70Major—
3Jun 10, 200821.67+6.67Major—
4Mar 16, 201921.15+6.15Major—
5Aug 13, 201020.82+5.82Major—
6Dec 17, 201520.78+5.78Major—
7Apr 27, 200720.29+5.29Major—
8Jun 19, 199020.00+5.00Major—
9Jun 26, 201519.40+4.40Moderate—
10May 31, 201319.29+4.29Moderate—
11Jul 12, 200318.78+3.78Moderate—
12Jun 7, 199118.60+3.60Moderate—
13Jun 20, 200418.58+3.58Moderate—
14Jul 3, 198318.50+3.50Moderate—
15Mar 20, 201918.09+3.09Moderate—
16Jun 22, 198418.00+3.00Moderate—
17Jul 1, 200517.94+2.94Minor—
18May 4, 200117.92+2.92Minor—
19Apr 2, 198417.70+2.70Minor—
20Jun 15, 199817.65+2.65Minor—
21Apr 25, 199916.90+1.90Minor—
22Jun 25, 199616.86+1.86Minor—
23Jun 20, 200915.92+0.92Minor—
24Feb 22, 199715.79+0.79Minor—
25May 24, 201715.48+0.48Minor—
26Jul 3, 201415.28+0.28Minor—
27Jul 1, 201113.33−1.67Below flood stage—
28Mar 22, 202012.99−2.01Below flood stage—
29May 14, 200212.71−2.29Below flood stage—
30Dec 28, 202212.58−2.42Below flood stage—
31May 3, 200612.35−2.65Below flood stage—
32Jun 19, 20127.35−7.65Below flood stage—
33Jul 6, 20007.28−7.72Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the North Raccoon River

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

July 10, 1993: 23.00 ft here, major flooding

  • JeffersonIA · Jul 10, 1993 · 19.20 ft · Minor

March 16, 2019: 21.15 ft here, major flooding

  • JeffersonIA · Mar 15, 2019 · 19.74 ft · Minor

Gauges on the North Raccoon River

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

Flood gauges on the North Raccoon River
JeffersonIA19.022.30 ft, Jun 23, 19470
Perry this gaugeIA15.023.00 ft, Jul 10, 19938

Other gauges in Dallas County

Flood gauges in Dallas County
Van Meter17.026.34 ft, Jul 10, 19933
Van Meter Hwy R16--IFC857.8867.14 ft, Jul 10, 19931
Redfield20.029.04 ft, Jul 2, 19581
Waukee 156th St9.013.34 ft, Jul 9, 19930

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PROI4, 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.