Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Perry Creek at Sioux City

Highest listed crest 28.54 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft42 crests since 1981

The Perry Creek at Sioux City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 42 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1981 to 2025. The highest, 28.54 ft on May 19, 1990, was major flooding, 4.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.54 ft
May 19, 1990; 8,670 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
1
93rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
June 17, 2014
25.04 ft, minor flooding
Location
Woodbury County
Near Sioux City (2.9 mi), South Sioux City (5.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Perry Creek at Sioux City
Action stage20.01Mar 13, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.01Jun 17, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.01May 19, 1990Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

42 crests from 1981 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Perry Creek at Sioux City, 1981 to 2025 51015202530ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Jul 3, 1981: 13.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1982: 14.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1983: 13.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1984: 18.16 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1985: 19.20 ft, below flood stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1986: 15.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1987: 11.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1988: 10.41 ft, below flood stage; 351 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1989: 17.93 ft, below flood stage; 3,390 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1990: 28.54 ft, major flooding; 8,670 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 17.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1992: 12.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1993: 12.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1994: 16.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 12.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1996: 14.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1997: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 421 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1998: 13.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1999: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 390 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2000: 12.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2001: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2002: 15.06 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2003: 12.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2004: 14.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2006: 12.44 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 2007: 11.66 ft, below flood stage; 975 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2008: 12.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2009: 15.47 ft, below flood stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2010: 19.44 ft, below flood stage; 4,050 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 13.29 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 2014: 25.04 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2015: 8.80 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 2016: 9.20 ft, below flood stageOct 6, 2017: 10.34 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2018: 14.37 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2019: 22.85 ft, action stageJul 6, 2020: 8.58 ft, below flood stageAug 26, 2021: 8.27 ft, below flood stageJul 7, 2022: 8.03 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 2023: 9.78 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 2024: 8.84 ft, below flood stageJul 30, 2025: 13.60 ft, below flood stage Highest, 28.54 ft, May 19, 1990 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Perry Creek at Sioux City 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 31 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.33 ft on May 27, 1939; 17.30 ft on Jun 4, 1940; 14.05 ft on Sep 15, 1941; 10.40 ft on Jun 19, 1942; 11.35 ft on Jul 20, 1943; 30.50 ft on Jul 7, 1944; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Perry Creek at Sioux City
1May 19, 199028.54+4.54Major8,670
2Jun 17, 201425.04+1.04Minor—
3Mar 13, 201922.85−1.15Action—
4Jul 30, 201019.44−4.56Below flood stage4,050
5Apr 23, 198519.20−4.80Below flood stage3,940
6Jun 20, 198418.16−5.84Below flood stage3,500
7Jul 18, 198917.93−6.07Below flood stage3,390
8Jun 1, 199117.88−6.12Below flood stage3,360
9Feb 18, 199416.92−7.08Below flood stage2,810
10Mar 17, 198615.96−8.04Below flood stage2,440
11Feb 9, 200915.47−8.53Below flood stage2,470
12May 29, 200215.06−8.94Below flood stage2,280
13Feb 23, 198214.60−9.40Below flood stage2,120
14Jul 17, 199614.42−9.58Below flood stage2,000
15Jun 25, 201814.37−9.63Below flood stage—
16May 22, 200414.18−9.82Below flood stage1,890
17Jul 3, 198113.99−10.01Below flood stage1,910
18Jun 20, 198313.87−10.13Below flood stage1,870
19Jul 30, 202513.60−10.40Below flood stage—
20Jun 21, 201113.29−10.71Below flood stage—
21May 30, 199813.15−10.85Below flood stage1,480
22May 28, 199512.65−11.35Below flood stage1,300
23May 18, 200012.60−11.40Below flood stage1,200
24Jun 25, 200312.47−11.53Below flood stage1,240
25Jun 17, 200612.44−11.56Below flood stage—
26Jun 17, 199212.38−11.62Below flood stage1,200
27Mar 8, 199312.14−11.86Below flood stage1,120
28May 29, 200812.03−11.97Below flood stage1,090
29May 25, 198711.94−12.06Below flood stage1,060
30Aug 2, 200111.79−12.21Below flood stage1,010
31Mar 11, 200711.66−12.34Below flood stage975
32Feb 18, 198810.41−13.59Below flood stage351
33Oct 6, 201710.34−13.66Below flood stage—
34Feb 27, 20239.78−14.22Below flood stage—
35Mar 9, 19979.49−14.51Below flood stage421
36Jul 21, 19999.34−14.66Below flood stage390
37May 24, 20169.20−14.80Below flood stage—
38May 7, 20248.84−15.16Below flood stage—
39Aug 28, 20158.80−15.20Below flood stage—
40Jul 6, 20208.58−15.42Below flood stage—
41Aug 26, 20218.27−15.73Below flood stage—
42Jul 7, 20228.03−15.97Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Perry Creek

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

June 17, 2014: 25.04 ft here, minor flooding

  • HintonIA · Jun 17, 2014 · 32.68 ft · Major · its highest
  • MillnervilleIA · Jun 17, 2014 · 14.54 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Perry Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Perry Creek
MillnervilleIA8.014.54 ft, Jun 17, 20143
HintonIA28.032.68 ft, Jun 17, 20141
Sioux City this gaugeIA24.028.54 ft, May 19, 19901

Other gauges in Woodbury County

Flood gauges in Woodbury County
Lawton80.086.14 ft, Jun 12, 19840
Correctionville19.030.92 ft, Jun 24, 202412
Moville1,145.01,151.31 ft, Mar 14, 20191
Hornick20.026.52 ft, Mar 14, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SIOI4, 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.