Rivers in Missouri

Bennett Spring at Bennett Spring State Park

Laclede County, MissouriNWS BNSM7USGS 06923500Springfield office

Below flood stage
1.69ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Record crest
11.00 ft1986

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood5.00 ft
Action3.50 ft
  1. 10.00 ftWater reaches lower cabins on the right bank between Bennett Spring and the dam near the hatchery at Bennett Springs State Park.
  2. 5.09 ftWater floods portions of Campground 1 near Lift Station 2 to a depth of two feet.
  3. 4.00 ftWater begins to affect roadway leading to the Spring Cabins at Bennett Springs State Park.
  4. 3.50 ftWhistle Low Water Bridge Floods.

Crest history

30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1928.

#DateStage
1October 1, 198611.00 ft
2December 27, 201510.55 ft
3May 26, 199010.42 ft
4May 5, 20229.79 ft
5May 8, 20099.27 ft
6July 2, 20159.18 ft
7April 30, 20177.46 ft
8September 25, 19937.00 ft
9June 1, 19287.00 ft
10January 11, 20206.92 ft
11September 14, 20086.47 ft
12February 24, 20186.40 ft
13February 23, 19856.30 ft
14April 25, 20116.27 ft
15August 30, 19946.26 ft
16June 19, 19816.10 ft
17June 20, 19356.08 ft
18August 20, 20075.57 ft
19May 1, 20195.29 ft
20November 26, 19885.22 ft
21May 17, 19955.13 ft
22August 8, 20135.09 ft
23June 19, 20154.73 ft
24March 21, 20124.68 ft
25October 9, 20094.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 5, 2022: 9.79 ft
  • May 27, 2021: 4.43 ft
  • March 12, 2021: 4.45 ft
  • January 11, 2020: 6.92 ft
  • May 1, 2019: 5.29 ft
  • February 24, 2018: 6.40 ft
  • April 30, 2017: 7.46 ft
  • December 27, 2015: 10.55 ft
  • July 2, 2015: 9.18 ft
  • June 19, 2015: 4.73 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

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.