West Fork Ditch near Hornick

Last updated: Jun 10, 2025, 7:15 PM UTC

No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Data collection discontinued due to loss of funding. Please see USGS for more information.

Official

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 26.5 ft

Moderate Flooding 22 ft

Minor Flooding 20 ft

Action 18 ft
Data collection discontinued due to loss of funding. Please see USGS for more information.

	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	26.5 ft
	Moderate Flooding	22 ft
	Minor Flooding	20 ft
	Action	18 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

26.5 - Grundy Avenue and 300th Street will be flooded near Holly Springs, and 310th Street near Grundy Avenue will be flooded. The water reaches the bottom of the bridge at Holly Springs and the bridge 1 mile southeast of Hornick. The levees along the West Fork Ditch will be overtopped resulting in flooding in Hornick and Holly Springs.
22 - all agricultural land immediately adjacent to the ditch will be flooded and the communities of Hornick and Holly Springs will have flood problems if the levees fail.
20 - large areas of agricultural land will flood if the levees fail.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	42.2269, -96.0778
RFC	MBRFC
State	IA
WFO	FSD
County	Woodbury
Data Provider(s)
USGS	06602020

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	18.74 ft	on 02-27-2023
2.	7.82 ft	on 03-25-2021
3.	13.77 ft	on 12-29-2019
4.	26.52 ft	on 03-14-2019
5.	21.84 ft	on 06-18-2016

Historic Crests

1.	26.52 ft	on 03-14-2019
2.	25.87 ft	on 06-22-1996
3.	25.20 ft	on 03-30-1960	¹
4.	23.70 ft	on 08-18-2015
5.	23.59 ft	on 06-17-2014

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	1072.81 ft
moderate Flooding	1068.31 ft
minor Flooding	1066.31 ft
action	1064.31 ft
Latest Value	N/A
Gauge Zero	1046.31 ft

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Unique Local Info

Forecast services were discontinued in December 2024 due to the loss of the USGS river gauge.

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1.	18.74 ft	on 02-27-2023
2.	7.82 ft	on 03-25-2021
3.	13.77 ft	on 12-29-2019
4.	26.52 ft	on 03-14-2019
5.	21.84 ft	on 06-18-2016
6.	23.70 ft	on 08-18-2015
7.	23.59 ft	on 06-17-2014
8.	21.77 ft	on 05-28-2013
9.	11.70 ft	on 05-26-2012
10.	18.80 ft	on 06-28-2011
11.	18.19 ft	on 06-13-2010
12.	16.83 ft	on 02-07-2009
13.	17.55 ft	on 05-30-2008
14.	20.03 ft	on 03-13-2007
15.	8.45 ft	on 05-01-2006
16.	11.77 ft	on 02-14-2005
17.	18.97 ft	on 05-23-2004
18.	17.02 ft	on 06-24-2003
19.	14.94 ft	on 06-12-2002
20.	18.76 ft	on 03-21-2001
21.	12.86 ft	on 06-14-2000
22.	12.88 ft	on 06-11-1999
23.	14.40 ft	on 06-24-1998
24.	19.32 ft	on 02-19-1997
25.	25.87 ft	on 06-22-1996
26.	14.99 ft	on 05-28-1995
27.	21.28 ft	on 02-19-1994
28.	19.47 ft	on 03-28-1993
29.	13.39 ft	on 07-13-1992
30.	16.41 ft	on 06-15-1991
31.	20.47 ft	on 05-19-1990
32.	17.67 ft	on 03-10-1989
33.	11.40 ft	on 08-23-1988
34.	13.19 ft	on 07-19-1987
35.	22.23 ft	on 03-18-1986
36.	19.78 ft	on 04-22-1985
37.	22.80 ft	on 06-19-1984
38.	18.58 ft	on 06-21-1983
39.	18.80 ft	on 02-23-1982
40.	14.55 ft	on 06-15-1981
41.	11.95 ft	on 10-31-1979
42.	20.05 ft	on 03-20-1979
43.	15.20 ft	on 06-23-1978
44.	15.20 ft	on 06-23-1977
45.	10.05 ft	on 05-22-1976
46.	15.30 ft	on 06-22-1975
47.	17.76 ft	on 06-26-1969	¹
48.	11.47 ft	on 06-25-1968	¹
49.	16.10 ft	on 06-10-1967	¹
50.	16.20 ft	on 02-10-1966	¹
51.	18.29 ft	on 04-02-1965	¹
52.	14.76 ft	on 05-25-1964	¹
53.	18.33 ft	on 06-02-1963	¹
54.	22.46 ft	on 03-28-1962	¹
55.	12.07 ft	on 06-14-1961	¹
56.	25.20 ft	on 03-30-1960	¹
57.	18.00 ft	on 05-29-1959	¹
58.	11.31 ft	on 02-25-1958	¹
59.	14.24 ft	on 06-14-1957	¹
60.	6.90 ft	on 05-29-1956	¹
61.	11.30 ft	on 07-10-1955	¹
62.	22.91 ft	on 06-20-1954	¹
63.	18.89 ft	on 06-09-1953	¹
64.	18.75 ft	on 07-08-1952	¹
65.	22.28 ft	on 03-28-1951	¹
66.	22.20 ft	on 06-19-1950	¹
67.	17.20 ft	on 06-01-1949	¹
68.	17.20 ft	on 02-29-1948	¹
69.	15.90 ft	on 06-25-1947	¹
70.	17.70 ft	on 02-07-1946	¹
71.	22.40 ft	on 08-06-1945	¹
72.	19.70 ft	on 07-08-1944	¹
73.	18.00 ft	on 07-19-1943	¹
74.	13.70 ft	on 06-30-1942	¹
75.	19.00 ft	on 09-15-1941	¹
76.	19.80 ft	on 06-04-1940	¹
77.	15.00 ft	on 08-03-1939	¹

1.	26.52 ft	on 03-14-2019
2.	25.87 ft	on 06-22-1996
3.	25.20 ft	on 03-30-1960	¹
4.	23.70 ft	on 08-18-2015
5.	23.59 ft	on 06-17-2014
6.	22.91 ft	on 06-20-1954	¹
7.	22.80 ft	on 06-19-1984
8.	22.46 ft	on 03-28-1962	¹
9.	22.40 ft	on 08-06-1945	¹
10.	22.28 ft	on 03-28-1951	¹
11.	22.23 ft	on 03-18-1986
12.	22.20 ft	on 06-19-1950	¹
13.	21.84 ft	on 06-18-2016
14.	21.77 ft	on 05-28-2013
15.	21.28 ft	on 02-19-1994
16.	20.47 ft	on 05-19-1990
17.	20.05 ft	on 03-20-1979
18.	20.03 ft	on 03-13-2007
19.	19.80 ft	on 06-04-1940	¹
20.	19.78 ft	on 04-22-1985
21.	19.70 ft	on 07-08-1944	¹
22.	19.47 ft	on 03-28-1993
23.	19.32 ft	on 02-19-1997
24.	19.00 ft	on 09-15-1941	¹
25.	18.97 ft	on 05-23-2004
26.	18.89 ft	on 06-09-1953	¹
27.	18.80 ft	on 02-23-1982
28.	18.80 ft	on 06-28-2011
29.	18.76 ft	on 03-21-2001
30.	18.75 ft	on 07-08-1952	¹
31.	18.74 ft	on 02-27-2023
32.	18.58 ft	on 06-21-1983
33.	18.33 ft	on 06-02-1963	¹
34.	18.29 ft	on 04-02-1965	¹
35.	18.19 ft	on 06-13-2010
36.	18.00 ft	on 05-29-1959	¹
37.	18.00 ft	on 07-19-1943	¹
38.	17.76 ft	on 06-26-1969	¹
39.	17.70 ft	on 02-07-1946	¹
40.	17.67 ft	on 03-10-1989
41.	17.55 ft	on 05-30-2008
42.	17.20 ft	on 02-29-1948	¹
43.	17.20 ft	on 06-01-1949	¹
44.	17.02 ft	on 06-24-2003
45.	16.83 ft	on 02-07-2009
46.	16.41 ft	on 06-15-1991
47.	16.20 ft	on 02-10-1966	¹
48.	16.10 ft	on 06-10-1967	¹
49.	15.90 ft	on 06-25-1947	¹
50.	15.30 ft	on 06-22-1975
51.	15.20 ft	on 06-23-1977
52.	15.20 ft	on 06-23-1978
53.	15.00 ft	on 08-03-1939	¹
54.	14.99 ft	on 05-28-1995
55.	14.94 ft	on 06-12-2002
56.	14.76 ft	on 05-25-1964	¹
57.	14.55 ft	on 06-15-1981
58.	14.40 ft	on 06-24-1998
59.	14.24 ft	on 06-14-1957	¹
60.	13.77 ft	on 12-29-2019
61.	13.70 ft	on 06-30-1942	¹
62.	13.39 ft	on 07-13-1992
63.	13.19 ft	on 07-19-1987
64.	12.88 ft	on 06-11-1999
65.	12.86 ft	on 06-14-2000
66.	12.07 ft	on 06-14-1961	¹
67.	11.95 ft	on 10-31-1979
68.	11.77 ft	on 02-14-2005
69.	11.70 ft	on 05-26-2012
70.	11.47 ft	on 06-25-1968	¹
71.	11.40 ft	on 08-23-1988
72.	11.31 ft	on 02-25-1958	¹
73.	11.30 ft	on 07-10-1955	¹
74.	10.05 ft	on 05-22-1976
75.	8.45 ft	on 05-01-2006
76.	7.82 ft	on 03-25-2021
77.	6.90 ft	on 05-29-1956	¹