Rivers in Missouri

Grand River near Pattonsburg

Daviess County, MissouriNWS PATM7USGS 06896900Pleasant Hill office

Below flood stage
4.68ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 8:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
25.00 ft
Record crest
40.00 ft1909

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood32.00 ft
Moderate flood30.00 ft
Minor flood25.00 ft
Action20.00 ft
  1. 32.00 ftU.S. Highway 69 south of Pattonsburg floods.
  2. 30.00 ftNearly all agricultural land and secondary roads in the Grand River floodplain flood.
  3. 25.00 ftLow-lying farmland begins to flood.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding38%
Moderate flooding20%
Major flooding17%

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

Crest history

98 crests on NOAA’s list since 1909.

#DateStage
1August 9, 190940.00 ft
2July 24, 199337.60 ft
3May 30, 201936.28 ft
4June 30, 201735.94 ft
5May 8, 200734.27 ft
6June 1, 194734.25 ft
7September 14, 197333.80 ft
8June 9, 198232.95 ft
9October 1, 201932.79 ft
10September 12, 201432.55 ft
11May 30, 198231.95 ft
12October 10, 201831.63 ft
13June 6, 202631.40 ft
14June 23, 201931.29 ft
15April 6, 201731.21 ft
16September 22, 196531.07 ft
17July 7, 195131.00 ft
18June 26, 202530.94 ft
19June 10, 198430.60 ft
20March 31, 196030.45 ft
21May 18, 201530.31 ft
22May 16, 200930.00 ft
23May 18, 198630.00 ft
24May 24, 199529.90 ft
25May 26, 201929.78 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 12, 2026: 26.39 ft
  • June 6, 2026: 31.40 ft
  • May 20, 2026: 29.53 ft
  • May 17, 2026: 28.80 ft
  • June 26, 2025: 30.94 ft
  • May 3, 2024: 28.97 ft
  • August 5, 2023: 26.70 ft
  • June 8, 2022: 26.95 ft
  • June 26, 2021: 27.59 ft
  • March 15, 2021: 26.87 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Stage may be affected by ice. 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. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.