Rivers in Missouri

Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown

Madison County, MissouriNWS FRZM7USGS 07035000St. Charles office

Below flood stage
0.63ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
26.50 ft1993

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action12.00 ft
  1. 30.27 ftThe Business 72 bridge begins flooding near this height.
  2. 29.20 ftThe AutoZone store on Business 72 begins flooding.
  3. 26.50 ftThe AutoZone parking lot along the left bank on Business 72 begins flooding.
  4. 17.39 ftNatural gas utility fencing begins flooding along the left bank.
  5. 14.00 ftWater exits the main channel along the left bank immediately downstream of the Business 72 bridge.
  6. 12.00 ftWater exits the river bank upstream of the gage along the left bank.
  7. 10.40 ftThe middle of the flood plain along the left bank upstream of the bridge.

Crest history

36 crests on NOAA’s list since 1982.

#DateStage
1November 14, 199326.50 ft
2December 3, 198224.50 ft
3April 30, 201724.09 ft
4May 18, 199522.71 ft
5April 26, 201122.39 ft
6May 16, 198622.22 ft
7April 5, 202521.33 ft
8January 4, 199321.00 ft
9March 19, 200820.81 ft
10August 4, 202220.49 ft
11December 28, 201519.86 ft
12April 24, 201119.76 ft
13April 22, 199619.55 ft
14October 30, 200918.81 ft
15March 24, 202318.76 ft
16November 5, 202417.45 ft
17November 27, 198417.36 ft
18May 16, 199017.29 ft
19April 5, 202516.61 ft
20April 9, 201516.36 ft
21August 3, 202316.22 ft
22March 30, 201816.14 ft
23January 13, 201315.91 ft
24May 4, 201315.80 ft
25April 23, 201115.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 5, 2025: 16.61 ft
  • April 5, 2025: 21.33 ft
  • November 5, 2024: 17.45 ft
  • August 3, 2023: 16.22 ft
  • March 24, 2023: 18.76 ft
  • August 4, 2022: 20.49 ft
  • February 7, 2019: 12.31 ft
  • March 30, 2018: 16.14 ft
  • April 30, 2017: 24.09 ft
  • April 27, 2017: 14.25 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

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.