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Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35

Highest listed crest 13.41 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft14 crests since 1990

The Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35 crested above flood stage 8 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1990 to 2018. The highest, 13.41 ft on June 25, 2015, was moderate flooding, 4.41 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Walnut Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.41 ft
June 25, 2015
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.5 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 30, 2018
11.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Polk County
Near Clive (1.2 mi), Urbandale (1.8 mi), West Des Moines (4.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS CLVI4
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, Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35
Action stage8.02Jun 18, 1998The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.06Jun 30, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.52Jun 25, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1990 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35, 1990 to 2018 468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.5 ft Jun 16, 1990: 11.07 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 1990: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 1991: 7.18 ft, below flood stageJul 25, 1992: 6.66 ft, below flood stageAug 29, 1993: 11.92 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1994: 4.93 ft, below flood stageMay 9, 1995: 6.40 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 1996: 10.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1997: 8.98 ft, action stageJun 18, 1998: 8.92 ft, action stageAug 23, 2002: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2010: 12.28 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2015: 13.41 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 2018: 11.00 ft, minor flooding Highest, 13.41 ft, Jun 25, 2015 199019952000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35
1Jun 25, 201513.41+4.41Moderate—
2Aug 1, 199013.00+4.00Moderate—
3Aug 9, 201012.28+3.28Minor—
4Aug 29, 199311.92+2.92Minor—
5Aug 23, 200211.08+2.08Minor2,460
6Jun 16, 199011.07+2.07Minor—
7Jun 30, 201811.00+2.00Minor—
8May 24, 199610.54+1.54Minor—
9Feb 18, 19978.98−0.02Action—
10Jun 18, 19988.92−0.08Action—
11Jun 4, 19917.18−1.82Below flood stage—
12Jul 25, 19926.66−2.34Below flood stage—
13May 9, 19956.40−2.60Below flood stage—
14Mar 4, 19944.93−4.07Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Walnut Creek

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

June 25, 2015: 13.41 ft here, moderate flooding

August 9, 2010: 12.28 ft here, minor flooding

August 29, 1993: 11.92 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Walnut Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Walnut Creek
Clive I-80/35 this gaugeIA9.013.41 ft, Jun 25, 20150
Des Moines 63rd StIA14.019.08 ft, Jun 30, 20189
HartwickIA14.017.70 ft, Jun 1, 19470
Waukee 156th StIA9.013.34 ft, Jul 9, 19930

Other gauges in Polk County

Flood gauges in Polk County
Grimes14.016.58 ft, Jul 10, 19930
Des Moines 2nd Ave23.031.57 ft, Jun 13, 20082
Des Moines SE 6th St24.035.55 ft, Jun 13, 20086
Saylorville Reservoir884.0892.03 ft, Jul 11, 19930
Des Moines Easton Blvd12.517.51 ft, Jul 1, 20183
Ankeny NE 86th Ave11.016.17 ft, Jul 1, 20180
Des Moines Fleur Dr12.026.80 ft, Jul 11, 19931
Des Moines IA 2836.041.31 ft, Jun 13, 20083
Des Moines 63rd St14.019.08 ft, Jun 30, 20189

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLVI4, 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.