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Snake Creek near Yorktown

Highest listed crest 95.24 ftFlood stage 92.5 ft39 crests since 1967

The Snake Creek near Yorktown crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 95.24 ft on July 9, 1987, was major flooding, 2.74 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
95.24 ft
July 9, 1987; 3,080 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
92.5 ft
Major flooding from 95.0 ft
Crests at major
1
93rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
June 11, 2015
93.11 ft, minor 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, Snake Creek near Yorktown
Action stage92.01Jun 18, 1975The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)92.54Jun 11, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage93.56Aug 29, 1982Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage95.01Jul 9, 1987Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

39 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake Creek near Yorktown, 1967 to 2025 80859095100ft Flood stage 92.5 ftMajor 95.0 ft Jun 21, 1967: 91.38 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1969: 91.03 ft, below flood stage; 670 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1973: 93.70 ft, moderate flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1974: 94.00 ft, moderate flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1975: 92.32 ft, action stage; 970 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1976: 91.01 ft, below flood stage; 670 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1977: 94.83 ft, moderate flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1978: 94.73 ft, moderate flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 94.10 ft, moderate flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1982: 94.63 ft, moderate flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1983: 91.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1984: 92.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1986: 92.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1987: 95.24 ft, major flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 91.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1990: 91.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 88.69 ft, below flood stage; 934 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 93.33 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2003: 83.29 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 2004: 85.35 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 2005: 85.46 ft, below flood stageAug 16, 2006: 83.09 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2007: 91.03 ft, below flood stageJul 24, 2008: 91.72 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 2009: 87.14 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2010: 87.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2011: 81.05 ft, below flood stage; 216 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2012: 84.13 ft, below flood stage; 564 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2013: 86.52 ft, below flood stage; 551 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2014: 84.07 ft, below flood stage; 268 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 93.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2016: 90.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2017: 85.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2018: 83.87 ft, below flood stage; 749 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 87.30 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 2020: 85.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2023: 81.97 ft, below flood stage; 159 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2024: 83.41 ft, below flood stageApr 25, 2025: 81.62 ft, below flood stage Highest, 95.24 ft, Jul 9, 1987 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake Creek near Yorktown 1960s: 0 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Snake Creek near Yorktown
1Jul 9, 198795.24+2.74Major3,080
2Aug 28, 197794.83+2.33Moderate2,200
3Jul 21, 197894.73+2.23Moderate2,400
4Aug 29, 198294.63+2.13Moderate2,600
5Mar 3, 197994.10+1.60Moderate2,250
6Jun 9, 197494.00+1.50Moderate1,600
7Feb 1, 197393.70+1.20Moderate1,500
8Jun 14, 199893.33+0.83Minor—
9Jun 11, 201593.11+0.61Minor2,150
10Jul 12, 198692.92+0.42Minor1,860
11Jun 15, 198492.85+0.35Minor1,840
12Jun 18, 197592.32−0.18Action970
13Jun 28, 198391.88−0.62Below flood stage1,520
14Jul 24, 200891.72−0.78Below flood stage—
15Sep 8, 198991.62−0.88Below flood stage1,700
16Jun 17, 199091.51−0.99Below flood stage1,640
17Jun 21, 196791.38−1.12Below flood stage750
18Jul 17, 196991.03−1.47Below flood stage670
19May 6, 200791.03−1.47Below flood stage—
20May 22, 197691.01−1.49Below flood stage670
21Jul 18, 201690.30−2.20Below flood stage1,700
22Jun 1, 199188.69−3.81Below flood stage934
23Jun 5, 201087.38−5.12Below flood stage1,330
24May 28, 201987.30−5.20Below flood stage—
25Jun 7, 200987.14−5.36Below flood stage—
26Jun 5, 201386.52−5.98Below flood stage551
27Oct 5, 201785.75−6.75Below flood stage1,860
28May 12, 200585.46−7.04Below flood stage—
29May 30, 200485.35−7.15Below flood stage—
30May 24, 202085.27−7.23Below flood stage1,520
31Apr 14, 201284.13−8.37Below flood stage564
32Jul 5, 201484.07−8.43Below flood stage268
33Sep 3, 201883.87−8.63Below flood stage749
34May 7, 202483.41−9.09Below flood stage—
35May 9, 200383.29−9.21Below flood stage—
36Aug 16, 200683.09−9.41Below flood stage—
37May 15, 202381.97−10.53Below flood stage159
38Apr 25, 202581.62−10.88Below flood stage—
39Apr 15, 201181.05−11.45Below flood stage216

Other gauges in Page County

Flood gauges in Page County
Clarinda23.026.70 ft, May 24, 20190

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SKYI4, 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.