Otter Creek at Elgin (IFC)

Highest listed crest 805.79 ftFlood stage 799.5 ft6 crests since 2013

The Otter Creek at Elgin (IFC) crested above flood stage 6 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2017. The highest, 805.79 ft on August 26, 2016, was moderate flooding, 6.29 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 805.79 ft; August 26, 2016
Flood stage: 799.5 ft; Major flooding from 806.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: June 29, 2017; 799.69 ft, minor flooding
Location: Fayette County; Iowa
Identifiers: NWS EGNI4; 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, Otter Creek at Elgin (IFC)

Action stage	797.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	799.5	4	Jun 29, 2017	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	803.5	2	Sep 22, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	806.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2013 to 2017. 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, Otter Creek at Elgin (IFC)

1	Aug 26, 2016	805.79	+6.29	Moderate	—
2	Sep 22, 2016	804.17	+4.67	Moderate	—
3	Jun 20, 2014	802.77	+3.27	Minor	—
4	May 31, 2013	801.64	+2.14	Minor	—
5	Mar 11, 2013	799.85	+0.35	Minor	—
6	Jun 29, 2017	799.69	+0.19	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Otter Creek

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

September 22, 2016: 804.17 ft here, moderate flooding

West Union (IFC)IA · Sep 22, 2016 · 1,089.57 ft · Minor · its highest
West Union (IFC)IA · Sep 22, 2016 · 984.96 ft · Minor · its highest

May 31, 2013: 801.64 ft here, minor flooding

West Union (IFC)IA · May 31, 2013 · 983.17 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Otter Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Otter Creek

Brainard (IFC)	IA	890.0	892.37 ft, Jun 29, 2017
Elgin (IFC) this gauge	IA	799.5	805.79 ft, Aug 26, 2016
West Union (IFC)	IA	1,088.0	1,089.57 ft, Sep 22, 2016
West Union (IFC)	IA	983.0	984.96 ft, Sep 22, 2016

Other gauges in Fayette County

Flood gauges in Fayette County

Alpha (IFC)	992.5	997.76 ft, Jun 19, 2014	2
Oran	89.0	94.49 ft, Jul 22, 2017	2
Brainard (IFC)	890.0	892.37 ft, Jun 29, 2017	0
West Union (IFC)	1,088.0	1,089.57 ft, Sep 22, 2016	0
West Union (IFC)	983.0	984.96 ft, Sep 22, 2016	0
Eldorado	13.0	21.46 ft, Jun 9, 2008	6
Wadena (IFC)	852.0	861.00 ft, Jul 22, 2017	0
Randalia (IFC)	1,090.5	1,092.75 ft, Jun 29, 2017	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EGNI4, 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.