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Soldier River at Pisgah

Highest listed crest 28.87 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft88 crests since 1940

The Soldier River at Pisgah crested above flood stage 2 times among the 88 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2025. The highest, 28.87 ft on July 17, 1996, was minor flooding, 0.87 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.87 ft
July 17, 1996; 34,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 17, 1996
28.87 ft, minor flooding
Location
Harrison County
Iowa

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Soldier River at Pisgah
Action stage26.05Mar 13, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.02Jul 17, 1996Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

88 crests from 1940 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Soldier River at Pisgah, 1940 to 2025 0102030ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jun 4, 1940: 25.70 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1941: 12.60 ft, below flood stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1942: 26.10 ft, action stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1943: 20.00 ft, below flood stage; 9,760 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1944: 25.00 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1945: 20.20 ft, below flood stage; 9,940 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1946: 22.60 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1947: 14.10 ft, below flood stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1948: 22.10 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1949: 22.00 ft, below flood stage; 9,500 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1950: 28.20 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1951: 27.46 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1952: 25.18 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1953: 16.40 ft, below flood stage; 7,860 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1954: 23.35 ft, below flood stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1955: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1956: 10.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1957: 17.64 ft, below flood stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1958: 13.70 ft, below flood stage; 5,260 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1959: 16.87 ft, below flood stage; 8,060 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1960: 14.00 ft, below flood stage; 5,580 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1961: 11.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1962: 22.40 ft, below flood stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1963: 19.14 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1964: 22.21 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1965: 19.13 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1966: 11.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1967: 19.30 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1968: 18.03 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1969: 14.08 ft, below flood stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1970: 9.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1971: 23.70 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1972: 21.87 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1973: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 3,640 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1974: 12.71 ft, below flood stage; 5,610 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1975: 11.05 ft, below flood stage; 3,950 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1976: 8.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1977: 23.85 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1978: 25.60 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1979: 18.37 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1980: 10.01 ft, below flood stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1981: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1982: 22.04 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1983: 13.21 ft, below flood stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1984: 20.35 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1984: 14.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1986: 19.69 ft, below flood stage; 9,900 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1987: 19.95 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1988: 13.39 ft, below flood stageAug 22, 1988: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 12.65 ft, below flood stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1990: 24.42 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1991: 25.04 ft, below flood stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1992: 12.17 ft, below flood stage; 5,340 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1993: 27.56 ft, action stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1994: 14.06 ft, below flood stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1995: 9.31 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1996: 28.87 ft, minor flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1997: 18.48 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1998: 13.65 ft, below flood stage; 5,530 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1999: 19.93 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2001: 19.34 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2002: 9.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2003: 11.28 ft, below flood stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2004: 9.87 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2005: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2006: 4.51 ft, below flood stage; 484 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2007: 26.64 ft, action stage; 34,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2008: 19.18 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 2008: 18.84 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2009: 13.96 ft, below flood stage; 6,470 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2010: 11.01 ft, below flood stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2011: 14.42 ft, below flood stage; 3,490 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2012: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2013: 11.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2014: 22.17 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 15.92 ft, below flood stage; 8,610 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2016: 13.37 ft, below flood stage; 5,880 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2017: 14.93 ft, below flood stage; 6,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 11.93 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2019: 27.26 ft, action stage; 29,800 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2020: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2021: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 755 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 4.93 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 2023: 13.69 ft, below flood stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2024: 11.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2025: 11.88 ft, below flood stage; 3,580 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.87 ft, Jul 17, 1996 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Soldier River at Pisgah 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 88 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Soldier River at Pisgah
1Jul 17, 199628.87+0.87Minor34,700
2Jun 12, 195028.20+0.20Minor22,500
3Jul 9, 199327.56−0.44Action23,400
4Jun 17, 195127.46−0.54Action20,400
5Mar 13, 201927.26−0.74Action29,800
6May 6, 200726.64−1.36Action34,700
7Jun 28, 194226.10−1.90Action17,800
8Jun 4, 194025.70−2.30Below flood stage17,000
9Sep 13, 197825.60−2.40Below flood stage17,900
10Jun 27, 195225.18−2.82Below flood stage17,500
11Jun 15, 199125.04−2.96Below flood stage20,800
12Jun 12, 194425.00−3.00Below flood stage15,700
13Jun 17, 199024.42−3.58Below flood stage17,200
14Aug 31, 197723.85−4.15Below flood stage13,600
15Feb 19, 197123.70−4.30Below flood stage17,000
16Jun 19, 195423.35−4.65Below flood stage15,200
17Sep 4, 194622.60−5.40Below flood stage12,400
18Aug 30, 196222.40−5.60Below flood stage15,500
19May 26, 196422.21−5.79Below flood stage15,300
20Sep 1, 201422.17−5.83Below flood stage17,200
21Feb 27, 194822.10−5.90Below flood stage11,800
22Sep 12, 198222.04−5.96Below flood stage13,500
23Mar 4, 194922.00−6.00Below flood stage9,500
24Jul 11, 197221.87−6.13Below flood stage15,000
25Jun 16, 198420.35−7.65Below flood stage11,700
26May 31, 194520.20−7.80Below flood stage9,940
27Aug 22, 194320.00−8.00Below flood stage9,760
28Jul 12, 198719.95−8.05Below flood stage10,200
29Jul 2, 199919.93−8.07Below flood stage12,200
30Apr 27, 198619.69−8.31Below flood stage9,900
31Jun 14, 200119.34−8.66Below flood stage13,000
32Jun 14, 196719.30−8.70Below flood stage12,200
33Feb 25, 200819.18−8.82Below flood stage—
34Jun 5, 196319.14−8.86Below flood stage12,000
35Mar 31, 196519.13−8.87Below flood stage12,000
36May 30, 200818.84−9.16Below flood stage12,300
37Feb 18, 199718.48−9.52Below flood stage10,500
38Mar 18, 197918.37−9.63Below flood stage11,300
39Jun 25, 196818.03−9.97Below flood stage10,600
40Jun 16, 195717.64−10.36Below flood stage9,000
41May 31, 195916.87−11.13Below flood stage8,060
42Jun 25, 195316.40−11.60Below flood stage7,860
43Dec 14, 201515.92−12.08Below flood stage8,610
44Aug 21, 201714.93−13.07Below flood stage6,440
45Feb 17, 201114.42−13.58Below flood stage3,490
46Dec 28, 198414.17−13.83Below flood stage2,900
47Sep 22, 194714.10−13.90Below flood stage5,270
48Mar 18, 196914.08−13.92Below flood stage6,980
49Feb 18, 199414.06−13.94Below flood stage5,200
50Jun 16, 196014.00−14.00Below flood stage5,580

Other gauges in Harrison County

Flood gauges in Harrison County
Logan21.025.33 ft, Mar 13, 20192

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PSGI4, 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.