Rivers in Missouri
Bennett Spring at Bennett Spring State Park
Below flood stage
1.69ftStage
Observed Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 5.00 ft
- Record crest
- 11.00 ft1986
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Minor flood | 5.00 ft |
| Action | 3.50 ft |
- 10.00 ftWater reaches lower cabins on the right bank between Bennett Spring and the dam near the hatchery at Bennett Springs State Park.
- 5.09 ftWater floods portions of Campground 1 near Lift Station 2 to a depth of two feet.
- 4.00 ftWater begins to affect roadway leading to the Spring Cabins at Bennett Springs State Park.
- 3.50 ftWhistle Low Water Bridge Floods.
Crest history
30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1928.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1, 1986 | 11.00 ft |
| 2 | December 27, 2015 | 10.55 ft |
| 3 | May 26, 1990 | 10.42 ft |
| 4 | May 5, 2022 | 9.79 ft |
| 5 | May 8, 2009 | 9.27 ft |
| 6 | July 2, 2015 | 9.18 ft |
| 7 | April 30, 2017 | 7.46 ft |
| 8 | September 25, 1993 | 7.00 ft |
| 9 | June 1, 1928 | 7.00 ft |
| 10 | January 11, 2020 | 6.92 ft |
| 11 | September 14, 2008 | 6.47 ft |
| 12 | February 24, 2018 | 6.40 ft |
| 13 | February 23, 1985 | 6.30 ft |
| 14 | April 25, 2011 | 6.27 ft |
| 15 | August 30, 1994 | 6.26 ft |
| 16 | June 19, 1981 | 6.10 ft |
| 17 | June 20, 1935 | 6.08 ft |
| 18 | August 20, 2007 | 5.57 ft |
| 19 | May 1, 2019 | 5.29 ft |
| 20 | November 26, 1988 | 5.22 ft |
| 21 | May 17, 1995 | 5.13 ft |
| 22 | August 8, 2013 | 5.09 ft |
| 23 | June 19, 2015 | 4.73 ft |
| 24 | March 21, 2012 | 4.68 ft |
| 25 | October 9, 2009 | 4.52 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.