Joachim Creek at DeSoto

1. 19.50 ftNear this height, the bridge surface on the Kingston Street bridge will begin flooding.
2. 17.40 ftNear this height, Kingston Street will begin flooding west of the bridge.
3. 15.30 ftAt this height, Highway E near the gage will begin flooding.
4. 14.50 ftNear this height, water will begin entering the fire station at Miller and Rollins Streets.
5. 14.30 ftDeWitt Street begins flooding near this height.
6. 14.20 ftStructure on Miller Street west of the fire station and house south of fire station will begin flooding near this height.
7. 14.00 ftNear this height, the ballfield between DeWitt and Kingston will begin flooding.
8. 13.60 ftNear this height, the base of a shed and house at Kingston Street and DeWitt Street will begin flooding.
9. 13.10 ftSeveral homes near Rollins and Miller streets begin flooding near this height.
10. 13.00 ftNear this height, the bases of mobile homes downstream (north) of Kingston Street will begin flooding.
11. 11.10 ftNear this height, the red brick structure at Rollins and Miller will begin flooding.
12. 10.50 ftNear this height, the tennis courts and basketball courts at Miller Street and the parking lot just north of Miller Street will begin flooding.
13. 8.00 ftA pedestrian path along the creek begins flooding near this height about 70 yards above the gage.

Most recent crests

• March 5, 2026: 9.29 ft
• April 29, 2025: 10.07 ft
• November 5, 2024: 10.72 ft
• July 16, 2024: 11.61 ft
• May 9, 2024: 8.31 ft
• July 28, 2022: 9.93 ft
• March 30, 2022: 8.68 ft
• April 29, 2021: 9.37 ft
• January 11, 2020: 9.61 ft
• September 8, 2018: 8.20 ft

• Big River at Richwoods
• Mississippi River at Herculaneum
• Big River at Byrnesville
• Big River at Irondale
• Meramec River at Arnold
• Meramec River at Pacific
• Meramec River at Eureka
• Meramec River at Fenton

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.