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Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt

Highest listed crest 14.32 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft118 crests since 1935

The Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt crested at major flood stage 37 times among the 118 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2026. The highest, 14.32 ft on July 2, 2014, was major flooding, 3.32 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Wapsipinicon River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.32 ft
July 2, 2014; 40,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.5 ft
Crests at major
37
1st of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2026
12.29 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Scott County
Near Bettendorf (14.1 mi), Davenport (15.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt
Action stage10.012May 8, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.017May 10, 2006Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.536Jul 10, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.537Apr 13, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

118 crests from 1935 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt, 1935 to 2026 6810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 12.5 ft Mar 12, 1935: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 8,070 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 6,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1937: 11.65 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1937: 10.80 ft, action stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1938: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 7,810 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1939: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 8,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1940: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1941: 10.20 ft, action stage; 8,130 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1942: 10.30 ft, action stage; 8,390 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1942: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1942: 10.26 ft, action stageMar 19, 1943: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 6,610 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1944: 12.07 ft, moderate flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1945: 10.20 ft, action stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1946: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1947: 11.80 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1948: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1949: 10.00 ft, action stage; 8,240 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1950: 10.10 ft, action stage; 9,700 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1951: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1953: 10.73 ft, action stage; 9,350 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1954: 8.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1954: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1955: 10.22 ft, action stageMay 30, 1956: 8.09 ft, below flood stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1957: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1958: 9.27 ft, below flood stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1959: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 11.71 ft, moderate flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1961: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1962: 11.67 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1963: 9.93 ft, below flood stage; 6,680 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1964: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 3,030 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1965: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1966: 11.88 ft, moderate floodingMar 24, 1967: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1968: 11.91 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1969: 12.30 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1970: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,960 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1971: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1972: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1973: 12.76 ft, major flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1973: 11.50 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1974: 13.07 ft, major flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1975: 11.65 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1976: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1977: 10.90 ft, action stage; 5,540 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1978: 11.55 ft, moderate flooding; 8,320 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1979: 12.45 ft, moderate flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1980: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1981: 11.92 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1982: 12.02 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1982: 11.67 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1984: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1984: 11.51 ft, moderate flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 12.00 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1986: 12.41 ft, moderate flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1987: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1988: 11.69 ft, moderate flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1989: 8.60 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 1990: 14.19 ft, major flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1990: 13.11 ft, major flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1990: 13.06 ft, major flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1991: 12.28 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1991: 11.68 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1992: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1993: 12.47 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1993: 12.48 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1993: 12.88 ft, major flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1993: 12.10 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1994: 12.49 ft, moderate floodingMay 11, 1995: 12.11 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1996: 12.59 ft, major flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1996: 12.83 ft, major flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1996: 11.55 ft, moderate flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1997: 13.12 ft, major flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1998: 12.69 ft, major flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1999: 13.66 ft, major flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1999: 12.97 ft, major flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2000: 12.36 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 12.94 ft, major floodingFeb 26, 2001: 12.40 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2002: 13.16 ft, major flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2003: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 13.79 ft, major flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2005: 10.43 ft, action stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2006: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2007: 12.36 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2008: 12.72 ft, major floodingMay 1, 2008: 13.26 ft, major floodingJun 16, 2008: 14.13 ft, major flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2009: 13.14 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2010: 13.52 ft, major flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2011: 11.89 ft, moderate flooding; 8,340 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2012: 10.15 ft, action stage; 5,020 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2013: 13.14 ft, major flooding; 19,252 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 13.70 ft, major flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2013: 13.46 ft, major flooding; 23,809 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2013: 13.44 ft, major flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2014: 14.32 ft, major flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 12.70 ft, major flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2015: 12.97 ft, major flooding; 11,844 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2016: 13.86 ft, major flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2018: 13.97 ft, major flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2018: 13.92 ft, major flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 13.16 ft, major flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2019: 13.68 ft, major flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2020: 12.57 ft, major flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2020: 13.10 ft, major flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2020: 12.83 ft, major flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2022: 11.62 ft, moderate flooding; 6,990 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2023: 11.66 ft, moderate flooding; 7,058 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2024: 13.46 ft, major flooding; 14,375 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2024: 11.88 ft, moderate flooding; 7,254 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2025: 12.21 ft, moderate flooding; 8,432 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2026: 12.60 ft, major flooding; 9,787 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2026: 12.29 ft, moderate flooding; 8,692 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.32 ft, Jul 2, 2014 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 8 1970s: 10 1980s: 10 1990s: 19 19 2000s: 12 2010s: 14 2020s: 10 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 118 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt
1Jul 2, 201414.32+3.32Major40,900
2Jun 17, 199014.19+3.19Major31,100
3Jun 16, 200814.13+3.13Major36,400
4Sep 10, 201813.97+2.97Major25,400
5Oct 7, 201813.92+2.92Major24,200
6Sep 30, 201613.86+2.86Major23,400
7May 30, 200413.79+2.79Major31,500
8Apr 19, 201313.70+2.70Major27,800
9May 30, 201913.68+2.68Major19,300
10May 24, 199913.66+2.66Major25,200
11Jul 30, 201013.52+2.52Major24,800
12Jun 4, 201313.46+2.46Major23,809
13Jun 2, 202413.46+2.46Major14,375
14Jun 30, 201313.44+2.44Major23,500
15May 1, 200813.26+2.26Major—
16Jun 8, 200213.16+2.16Major14,400
17Mar 14, 201913.16+2.16Major13,100
18Aug 29, 200913.14+2.14Major16,900
19Mar 12, 201313.14+2.14Major19,252
20Feb 22, 199713.12+2.12Major19,100
21Jun 30, 199013.11+2.11Major19,500
22Jun 17, 202013.10+2.10Major12,800
23May 17, 197413.07+2.07Major29,900
24Sep 1, 199013.06+2.06Major19,200
25Jul 30, 199912.97+1.97Major14,400
26Dec 22, 201512.97+1.97Major11,844
27Feb 10, 200112.94+1.94Major—
28Jul 8, 199312.88+1.88Major22,300
29May 29, 199612.83+1.83Major15,900
30Jun 30, 202012.83+1.83Major11,100
31Apr 22, 197312.76+1.76Major27,000
32Mar 24, 200812.72+1.72Major—
33Jun 17, 201512.70+1.70Major13,100
34Apr 6, 199812.69+1.69Major10,800
35Apr 13, 202612.60+1.60Major9,787
36May 11, 199612.59+1.59Major19,400
37Jun 6, 202012.57+1.57Major9,680
38Feb 23, 199412.49+1.49Moderate—
39Apr 8, 199312.48+1.48Moderate16,000
40Mar 5, 199312.47+1.47Moderate15,900
41Sep 5, 197912.45+1.45Moderate20,400
42Jul 11, 198612.41+1.41Moderate18,800
43Feb 26, 200112.40+1.40Moderate11,000
44Jun 15, 200012.36+1.36Moderate10,800
45Sep 2, 200712.36+1.36Moderate10,800
46Jul 9, 196912.30+1.30Moderate16,200
47Jul 10, 202612.29+1.29Moderate8,692
48Apr 19, 199112.28+1.28Moderate12,500
49May 4, 202512.21+1.21Moderate8,432
50May 11, 199512.11+1.11Moderate12,900

The worst floods along the Wapsipinicon River

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

July 2, 2014: 14.32 ft here, major flooding

June 16, 2008: 14.13 ft here, major flooding

September 10, 2018: 13.97 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Wapsipinicon River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Wapsipinicon River
TripoliIA15.018.51 ft, Aug 29, 20215
IndependenceIA12.022.35 ft, May 18, 199919
Anamosa Shaw RdIA14.526.18 ft, Jun 13, 20087
DeWitt this gaugeIA11.014.32 ft, Jul 2, 201437

Other gauges in Scott County

Flood gauges in Scott County
Bettendorf9.011.03 ft, Jun 16, 19900
Davenport Kimberly Rd12.016.34 ft, Jun 4, 20020
LeClaire11.017.75 ft, Apr 28, 196516

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DEWI4, 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.