Turkey River near Cresco (IFC)
Highest listed crest 1,135.43 ftFlood stage 1,128.5 ft3 crests since 2016
The Turkey River near Cresco (IFC) crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2025. The highest, 1,135.43 ft on August 24, 2016, was moderate flooding, 6.93 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Turkey River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 1,135.43 ft
- August 24, 2016
- Flood stage
- 1,128.5 ft
- Major flooding from 1,137.5 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 3 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- August 19, 2025
- 1,130.95 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 1,125.5 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 1,128.5 | 2 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Moderate flood stage | 1,132.5 | 1 | Aug 24, 2016 |
| Major flood stage | 1,137.5 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
3 crests from 2016 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- 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.
Highest crests
| 1 | Aug 24, 2016 | 1,135.43 | +6.93 | Moderate |
| 2 | Sep 23, 2016 | 1,132.04 | +3.54 | Minor |
| 3 | Aug 19, 2025 | 1,130.95 | +2.45 | Minor |
The worst floods along the Turkey River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Turkey River that crested above flood stage within a week.
August 24, 2016: 1,135.43 ft here, moderate flooding
- Elgin (IFC)IA · Aug 26, 2016 · 775.60 ft · Major · its highest
- GarberIA · Aug 27, 2016 · 23.60 ft · Major
- ElkaderIA · Aug 26, 2016 · 22.57 ft · Major
- EldoradoIA · Aug 25, 2016 · 21.34 ft · Major
- SpillvilleIA · Aug 24, 2016 · 20.25 ft · Major · its highest
September 23, 2016: 1,132.04 ft here, minor flooding
- GarberIA · Sep 23, 2016 · 25.60 ft · Major
- ElkaderIA · Sep 23, 2016 · 20.65 ft · Major
- Elgin (IFC)IA · Sep 24, 2016 · 772.98 ft · Moderate
August 19, 2025: 1,130.95 ft here, minor flooding
- EldoradoIA · Aug 20, 2025 · 15.67 ft · Moderate
- SpillvilleIA · Aug 18, 2025 · 11.23 ft · Moderate
- Elgin (IFC)IA · Aug 20, 2025 · 767.78 ft · Minor
- ElkaderIA · Aug 20, 2025 · 13.33 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Turkey River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Elkader | IA | 27.77 ft, Jun 10, 2008 | 6 |
| Garber | IA | 32.80 ft, May 23, 2004 | 28 |
| Spillville | IA | 20.25 ft, Aug 24, 2016 | 12 |
| Cresco (IFC) this gauge | IA | 1,135.43 ft, Aug 24, 2016 | 0 |
| Eldorado | IA | 21.46 ft, Jun 9, 2008 | 6 |
| Elgin (IFC) | IA | 775.60 ft, Aug 26, 2016 | 1 |
Other gauges in Winneshiek County
| Fort Atkinson (IFC) | 1,015.93 ft, Jun 29, 2017 | 0 |
| Spillville | 20.25 ft, Aug 24, 2016 | 12 |
| Bluffton | 15.49 ft, Jun 9, 2008 | 1 |
| Decorah | 17.90 ft, Jun 9, 2008 | 2 |
Winneshiek County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Iowa
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TCGI4, 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.