Volga River at Volga (IFC)

Highest listed crest 790.79 ftFlood stage 784.5 ft5 crests since 2014

The Volga River at Volga (IFC) crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2019. The highest, 790.79 ft on July 23, 2017, was moderate flooding, 6.29 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Volga River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 790.79 ft; July 23, 2017
Flood stage: 784.5 ft; Major flooding from 791.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: March 15, 2019; 787.30 ft, minor flooding
Location: Clayton County; Iowa
Identifiers: NWS VGAI4; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Volga River at Volga (IFC)

Action stage	781.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	784.5	4	Mar 15, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	788.5	1	Jul 23, 2017	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	791.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2014 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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

Highest listed crests, Volga River at Volga (IFC)

1	Jul 23, 2017	790.79	+6.29	Moderate	—
2	Jun 20, 2014	788.42	+3.92	Minor	—
3	Sep 23, 2016	787.35	+2.85	Minor	—
4	Mar 15, 2019	787.30	+2.80	Minor	—
5	Jun 29, 2017	786.05	+1.55	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Volga River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Volga River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 23, 2017: 790.79 ft here, moderate flooding

LittleportIA · Jul 23, 2017 · 21.13 ft · Major
Wadena (IFC)IA · Jul 22, 2017 · 861.00 ft · Moderate · its highest
Randalia (IFC)IA · Jul 22, 2017 · 1,092.69 ft · Minor

June 20, 2014: 788.42 ft here, minor flooding

Wadena (IFC)IA · Jun 20, 2014 · 858.96 ft · Moderate
LittleportIA · Jun 20, 2014 · 17.57 ft · Moderate

September 23, 2016: 787.35 ft here, minor flooding

LittleportIA · Sep 24, 2016 · 16.58 ft · Moderate
Wadena (IFC)IA · Sep 23, 2016 · 856.94 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Volga River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Volga River

Littleport	IA	12.0	25.36 ft, May 17, 1999	9
Volga (IFC) this gauge	IA	784.5	790.79 ft, Jul 23, 2017	0
Wadena (IFC)	IA	852.0	861.00 ft, Jul 22, 2017	0
Randalia (IFC)	IA	1,090.5	1,092.75 ft, Jun 29, 2017	0

Other gauges in Clayton County

Flood gauges in Clayton County

Marquette	7.0	12.38 ft, May 23, 2004	4
Clayton	620.0	627.28 ft, Apr 24, 1965	0
McGregor	16.0	25.38 ft, Apr 24, 1965	3
Lock and Dam 10 - Guttenberg	15.0	23.65 ft, Apr 24, 1965	2
Elkader (IFC)	754.5	755.15 ft, Sep 23, 2016	0
Elkader	12.0	27.77 ft, Jun 10, 2008	6
Garber	17.0	32.80 ft, May 23, 2004	28
Elgin (IFC)	766.0	775.60 ft, Aug 26, 2016	1
Littleport	12.0	25.36 ft, May 17, 1999	9

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VGAI4, 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.