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West Fork Ditch at Moville

Highest listed crest 1,151.31 ftFlood stage 1,145.0 ft5 crests since 2019

The West Fork Ditch at Moville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2025. The highest, 1,151.31 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 6.31 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the West Fork Ditch crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,151.31 ft
March 14, 2019
Flood stage
1,145.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,151.0 ft
Crests at major
1
93rd of 203 gauges in Iowa
Most recent flood crest
March 14, 2019
1,151.31 ft, major flooding
Location
Woodbury County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS WFMI4
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, West Fork Ditch at Moville
Action stage1,143.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,145.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,149.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,151.01Mar 14, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2019 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the West Fork Ditch at Moville, 2019 to 2025 113011351140114511501155ft Flood stage 1,145.0 ftMajor 1,151.0 ft Mar 14, 2019: 1,151.31 ft, major floodingMay 28, 2020: 1,131.59 ft, below flood stageMar 16, 2023: 1,133.10 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 2024: 1,134.02 ft, below flood stageJul 31, 2025: 1,133.41 ft, below flood stage Highest, 1,151.31 ft, Mar 14, 2019 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, West Fork Ditch at Moville 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 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, West Fork Ditch at Moville
1Mar 14, 20191,151.31+6.31Major—
2Jun 23, 20241,134.02−10.98Below flood stage—
3Jul 31, 20251,133.41−11.59Below flood stage—
4Mar 16, 20231,133.10−11.90Below flood stage—
5May 28, 20201,131.59−13.41Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the West Fork Ditch

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

March 14, 2019: 1,151.31 ft here, major flooding

  • HornickIA · Mar 14, 2019 · 26.52 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the West Fork Ditch

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

Flood gauges on the West Fork Ditch
Moville this gaugeIA1,145.01,151.31 ft, Mar 14, 20191
HornickIA20.026.52 ft, Mar 14, 20191

Other gauges in Woodbury County

Flood gauges in Woodbury County
Lawton80.086.14 ft, Jun 12, 19840
Correctionville19.030.92 ft, Jun 24, 202412
Sioux City24.028.54 ft, May 19, 19901
Hornick20.026.52 ft, Mar 14, 20191

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WFMI4, 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.