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West Fork Little Sioux River near Lake Park

Highest listed crest 1,400.01 ftFlood stage 1,396.0 ft7 crests since 2018

The West Fork Little Sioux River near Lake Park crested above flood stage 3 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 1,400.01 ft on June 22, 2024, was moderate flooding, 4.01 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,400.01 ft
June 22, 2024
Flood stage
1,396.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,404.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2024
1,400.01 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Dickinson County
Iowa
Identifiers
NWS LPRI4
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 Little Sioux River near Lake Park
Action stage1,395.01Mar 16, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,396.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,398.03Jun 22, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,404.00—Extensive 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 West Fork Little Sioux River near Lake Park, 2018 to 2025 1392139413961398140014021404ft Flood stage 1,396.0 ftMajor 1,404.0 ft Mar 16, 2018: 1,395.90 ft, action stageJun 24, 2018: 1,399.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2019: 1,398.79 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 2020: 1,394.73 ft, below flood stageApr 4, 2023: 1,394.68 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2024: 1,400.01 ft, moderate floodingAug 18, 2025: 1,392.98 ft, below flood stage Highest, 1,400.01 ft, Jun 22, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, West Fork Little Sioux River near Lake Park 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, West Fork Little Sioux River near Lake Park
1Jun 22, 20241,400.01+4.01Moderate—
2Jun 24, 20181,399.40+3.40Moderate—
3Mar 16, 20191,398.79+2.79Moderate—
4Mar 16, 20181,395.90−0.10Action—
5May 19, 20201,394.73−1.27Below flood stage—
6Apr 4, 20231,394.68−1.32Below flood stage—
7Aug 18, 20251,392.98−3.02Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Dickinson County

Flood gauges in Dickinson County
East Okoboji Lake at East/West Okoboji Lake Channel8.58.50 ft, Jul 5, 20180
Milford13.020.40 ft, Jun 22, 20242
Montgomery1,391.01,395.88 ft, Jun 23, 20242
Spirit Lake near Orleans16.018.79 ft, Jul 18, 19930
West Okoboji Lake near Milford6.58.66 ft, Jul 17, 19930

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LPRI4, 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.