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South Raccoon River at Redfield

Highest listed crest 29.04 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft89 crests since 1940

The South Raccoon River at Redfield crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2025. The highest, 29.04 ft on July 2, 1958, was major flooding, 9.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.04 ft
July 2, 1958; 35,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
1
93rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
22.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dallas County
Near Waukee (13.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, South Raccoon River at Redfield
Action stage19.05Apr 26, 2007The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.012Mar 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.05Jul 28, 2008Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.01Jul 2, 1958Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the South Raccoon River at Redfield, 1940 to 2025 0102030ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Jul 31, 1940: 13.30 ft, below flood stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1941: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1942: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1943: 14.10 ft, below flood stage; 6,610 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1944: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1945: 17.20 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1946: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1947: 24.30 ft, moderate flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1948: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1949: 14.20 ft, below flood stage; 7,530 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1950: 17.90 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1951: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1952: 16.06 ft, below flood stage; 9,740 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1953: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1954: 13.84 ft, below flood stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1955: 12.86 ft, below flood stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1956: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,840 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 17.80 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1958: 29.04 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1959: 10.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1960: 15.31 ft, below flood stage; 9,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 11.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,590 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1962: 17.50 ft, below flood stageMay 29, 1962: 15.46 ft, below flood stage; 9,340 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1963: 15.25 ft, below flood stage; 9,240 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1964: 19.69 ft, action stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1965: 19.60 ft, action stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1966: 15.17 ft, below flood stage; 9,460 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1967: 17.12 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1968: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1969: 16.69 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1970: 14.50 ft, below flood stage; 9,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1971: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1972: 13.95 ft, below flood stage; 8,410 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1973: 19.97 ft, action stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1974: 21.85 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1975: 15.45 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1976: 12.71 ft, below flood stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1977: 15.90 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1978: 17.13 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1979: 22.81 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1980: 7.47 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1981: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1982: 14.22 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 1982: 12.85 ft, below flood stage; 7,740 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1983: 13.02 ft, below flood stage; 7,910 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1984: 18.58 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1985: 16.37 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1986: 25.15 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1987: 14.30 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1988: 14.31 ft, below flood stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 13.33 ft, below flood stage; 9,380 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1990: 19.05 ft, action stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1991: 16.20 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1992: 15.86 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1993: 26.98 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1994: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1995: 14.05 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1996: 15.25 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1997: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1998: 24.67 ft, moderate flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1999: 16.33 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2000: 8.61 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2001: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 7,330 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2002: 8.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2003: 11.86 ft, below flood stage; 8,430 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2004: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 17.14 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2006: 10.56 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2007: 19.87 ft, action stage; 20,700 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2008: 24.04 ft, moderate flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2009: 18.12 ft, below flood stage; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2010: 17.09 ft, below flood stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 13.34 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2013: 16.13 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2014: 14.24 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2015: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 18.25 ft, below flood stage; 21,100 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2017: 11.75 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 2017: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 6,270 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2018: 9.88 ft, below flood stage; 7,080 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 22.08 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2019: 9.91 ft, below flood stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2021: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 9,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2023: 8.79 ft, below flood stage; 4,980 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2024: 12.40 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2025: 9.37 ft, below flood stage; 6,280 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.04 ft, Jul 2, 1958 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Raccoon River at Redfield 1940s: 4 4 1950s: 3 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 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 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, South Raccoon River at Redfield
1Jul 2, 195829.04+9.04Major35,000
2Jul 10, 199326.98+6.98Moderate44,000
3Jul 1, 198625.15+5.15Moderate26,300
4Jun 15, 199824.67+4.67Moderate35,100
5Jun 12, 194724.30+4.30Moderate23,800
6Jul 28, 200824.04+4.04Moderate37,100
7May 20, 194423.80+3.80Minor20,000
8Jun 10, 195323.08+3.08Minor21,300
9Mar 19, 197922.81+2.81Minor20,400
10Jun 25, 201522.64+2.64Minor38,000
11May 23, 200422.40+2.40Minor28,300
12Mar 13, 201922.08+2.08Minor—
13May 19, 197421.85+1.85Minor20,000
14Sep 8, 194621.40+1.40Minor15,200
15Mar 19, 194821.30+1.30Minor17,600
16Feb 19, 197120.82+0.82Minor17,800
17Feb 18, 199720.26+0.26Minor9,500
18Mar 29, 195120.10+0.10Minor15,400
19Jul 4, 197319.97−0.03Action16,500
20Apr 26, 200719.87−0.13Action20,700
21Jun 23, 196419.69−0.31Action14,900
22Mar 17, 196519.60−0.40Action15,800
23Jun 16, 199019.05−0.95Action19,100
24Apr 30, 198418.58−1.42Below flood stage14,500
25Dec 14, 201518.25−1.75Below flood stage21,100
26Apr 27, 200918.12−1.88Below flood stage18,800
27Jun 19, 195017.90−2.10Below flood stage11,600
28Jun 17, 195717.80−2.20Below flood stage12,700
29Mar 19, 196217.50−2.50Below flood stage—
30May 22, 194517.20−2.80Below flood stage10,100
31May 13, 200517.14−2.86Below flood stage15,600
32Apr 17, 197817.13−2.87Below flood stage12,700
33Jun 10, 196717.12−2.88Below flood stage12,000
34Jun 27, 201017.09−2.91Below flood stage19,300
35Mar 19, 196916.69−3.31Below flood stage11,700
36Feb 21, 198516.37−3.63Below flood stage6,200
37May 21, 199916.33−3.67Below flood stage13,900
38Jun 14, 199116.20−3.80Below flood stage12,000
39Jun 15, 201316.13−3.87Below flood stage16,700
40Jun 27, 195216.06−3.94Below flood stage9,740
41Aug 26, 197715.90−4.10Below flood stage11,300
42Sep 16, 199215.86−4.14Below flood stage13,300
43May 29, 196215.46−4.54Below flood stage9,340
44Apr 28, 197515.45−4.55Below flood stage10,200
45May 7, 196015.31−4.69Below flood stage9,340
46Apr 29, 196315.25−4.75Below flood stage9,240
47Jun 21, 199615.25−4.75Below flood stage12,300
48Jun 12, 196615.17−4.83Below flood stage9,460
49May 14, 197014.50−5.50Below flood stage9,050
50Jan 30, 198814.31−5.69Below flood stage8,400

Other gauges in Dallas County

Flood gauges in Dallas County
Perry15.023.00 ft, Jul 10, 19938
Van Meter17.026.34 ft, Jul 10, 19933
Van Meter Hwy R16--IFC857.8867.14 ft, Jul 10, 19931
Waukee 156th St9.013.34 ft, Jul 9, 19930

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge REDI4, 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.