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Waterman Creek near Sutherland

Highest listed crest 1,244.95 ftFlood stage 1,236.0 ft7 crests since 2018

The Waterman Creek near Sutherland crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 1,244.95 ft on June 22, 2024, was major flooding, 8.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,244.95 ft
June 22, 2024
Flood stage
1,236.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,242.0 ft
Crests at major
2
70th of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
1,244.95 ft, major flooding
Location
O'Brien County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS SWCI4
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, Waterman Creek near Sutherland
Action stage1,235.01Jul 1, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,236.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,239.01Mar 14, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,242.02Jun 22, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Waterman Creek near Sutherland, 2018 to 2025 12301235124012451250ft Flood stage 1,236.0 ftMajor 1,242.0 ft Jul 1, 2018: 1,235.50 ft, action stageSep 20, 2018: 1,242.20 ft, major floodingMar 14, 2019: 1,239.83 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2020: 1,233.08 ft, below flood stageMar 16, 2023: 1,233.69 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2024: 1,244.95 ft, major floodingJun 18, 2025: 1,234.99 ft, below flood stage Highest, 1,244.95 ft, Jun 22, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Waterman Creek near Sutherland 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Waterman Creek near Sutherland
1Jun 22, 20241,244.95+8.95Major—
2Sep 20, 20181,242.20+6.20Major—
3Mar 14, 20191,239.83+3.83Moderate—
4Jul 1, 20181,235.50−0.50Action—
5Jun 18, 20251,234.99−1.01Below flood stage—
6Mar 16, 20231,233.69−2.31Below flood stage—
7May 27, 20201,233.08−2.92Below flood stage—

Other gauges in O'Brien County

Flood gauges in O'Brien County
Sheldon12.019.96 ft, Jun 7, 19531
Sanborn87.090.56 ft, Jun 22, 20240

O'Brien County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Iowa

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SWCI4, 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.