Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate

1. 31.93 ftthis is the record crest estimated from high water marks on April 30 2017. The railroad bridge at Devil's Elbow is under several feet of water.
2. 29.84 ftEstimated High Water Mark Nov 2024. Big Piney inundated I-44 around MM 166.
3. 29.00 ftthe Golf Course Pro Shop floods. This is the record level that occurred at the upstream gauge at the Water Treatment Plant.
4. 28.00 ftthe East Gate Facility is under five feet of water and Training Area 259 is under four feet of water.
5. 27.10 ftthe river gage is flooded and no longer functions. The East Gate Bridge is under water.
6. 24.00 ftthe Water Treatment Plant Floods. The road on the right bank downstream from the steel bridge floods.
7. 23.00 ftmajor Flood Stage. The Fort Leonard Wood Golf Course floods.
8. 20.00 ftthe road between the Golf Course and Campgrounds begins to flood.
9. 19.00 ftflood waters affect the water intake at the Ft. Wood Water Treatment Plant.
10. 16.00 fteast Gate Road west of the river and east of the entrance gate to Fort Wood floods. High ground training area floods.
11. 15.00 ftmoderate flood stage. Water at the lower TA 250 Training Ground is three feet deep.
12. 14.00 ftwater at the lower TA 250 Training Ground is two feet deep.
13. 10.00 ftflood waters affect the lower TA 250 Training Area and Highway J east of Fort Wood East Gage.
14. 9.00 ftthe Happy Hollow Picnic Area floods.
15. 8.00 ftthe Pontoon Training Area at Ft. Wood Floods.
16. 6.00 ftfort Leonard Wood begins to move equipment from the Pontoon Training Area.
17. 5.00 ftflood waters impact the wing wall at the Water Treatment Plant. Ft. Wood EOC begins to prepare for possible evacuations of the Pontoon Training Area.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Most recent crests

• November 6, 2024: 29.83 ft
• May 17, 2023: 13.60 ft
• March 25, 2023: 18.54 ft
• March 4, 2023: 14.17 ft
• February 10, 2023: 10.93 ft
• May 6, 2022: 13.94 ft
• April 14, 2022: 11.49 ft
• April 1, 2022: 11.06 ft
• February 18, 2022: 14.57 ft
• December 19, 2021: 10.50 ft

• UpstreamBig Piney at Edgar Springs
• Roubidoux Creek at Waynesville
• Gasconade River at Jerome
• Little Piney Creek at Newburg
• Roubidoux Creek at Plato 7N
• Gasconade River at Hazelgreen
• Current River at Montauk State Park
• Meramec River at Cook Station

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.