Highest listed crest 20.85 ft July 9, 1993; 36,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 16.0 ft No major stage set
Crests at major 0 36 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest May 22, 2024 17.64 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Salt Creek near Elberon, 1944 to 2025 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 16.0 ft Jun 16, 1944: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1946: 15.84 ft, action stage; 8,690 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1947: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1948: 14.40 ft, below flood stage; 5,820 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1949: 14.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,500 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1950: 15.50 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1951: 13.67 ft, below flood stage; 4,250 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1952: 14.26 ft, below flood stage; 4,050 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1953: 15.40 ft, action stage; 7,000 cubic feet per second Aug 26, 1954: 15.21 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per second Oct 10, 1954: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1956: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 3,610 cubic feet per second May 31, 1957: 13.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,810 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 1958: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1959: 15.60 ft, action stage; 6,580 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 1960: 16.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1960: 16.18 ft, minor flooding Feb 19, 1961: 16.23 ft, minor flooding Jun 7, 1961: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 1962: 14.39 ft, below flood stage; 2,980 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1963: 14.42 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1964: 11.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1965: 15.75 ft, action stage; 4,680 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1966: 14.04 ft, below flood stage; 2,550 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1967: 13.31 ft, below flood stage Aug 8, 1967: 12.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 1968: 13.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per second Jul 18, 1969: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1970: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1971: 16.43 ft, minor flooding Mar 14, 1971: 14.55 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per second Feb 29, 1972: 14.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1973: 15.88 ft, action stage Apr 16, 1973: 15.18 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per second May 16, 1974: 16.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1975: 15.96 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1976: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per second Aug 28, 1977: 14.71 ft, below flood stage; 3,110 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1978: 14.67 ft, below flood stage; 3,060 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1978: 14.80 ft, below flood stage Mar 19, 1979: 17.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1980: 15.58 ft, action stage Sep 13, 1980: 14.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,480 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1981: 12.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1982: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1983: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1984: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,030 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1985: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1986: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per second Aug 27, 1987: 15.54 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1988: 14.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1989: 15.46 ft, action stage Sep 8, 1989: 14.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,420 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1990: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,730 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1991: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1992: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1993: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 1994: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1995: 14.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1996: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1997: 17.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1998: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1999: 14.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2000: 16.47 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2001: 15.25 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per second Aug 23, 2002: 11.76 ft, below flood stage; 891 cubic feet per second May 11, 2003: 14.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per second May 23, 2004: 16.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2005: 14.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per second May 16, 2006: 9.31 ft, below flood stage; 495 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2007: 15.04 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per second May 30, 2008: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per second Aug 28, 2009: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2010: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2011: 14.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2012: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per second May 30, 2013: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2014: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,430 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2015: 15.54 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 2015: 15.82 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 2017: 15.94 ft, action stage; 2,920 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 2018: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2019: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2020: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 2021: 13.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2022: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 2023: 13.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per second May 22, 2024: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2025: 14.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.85 ft, Jul 9, 1993 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek near Elberon 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 5 1970s: 4 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 2020s: 2 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. 05 Other gauges in Tama County Tama County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Iowa
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBRI4, 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.