Rivers in Missouri

Bourbeuse River near High Gate

Phelps County, MissouriNWS HTGM7USGS 07015720Springfield office

Below flood stage
3.32ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
25.00 ft1957

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action15.00 ft
  1. 28.00 ftApproximate level of the one percent chance flood.
  2. 20.00 ftApproximate level where waters impact the Highway B Bridge.
  3. 17.00 ftApproximate level where flooding impacts low lying areas near the river.

Crest history

27 crests on NOAA’s list since 1957.

#DateStage
1June 30, 195725.00 ft
2September 14, 200824.38 ft
3December 3, 198223.65 ft
4July 26, 199823.57 ft
5December 27, 201522.40 ft
6October 30, 200922.32 ft
7April 30, 201721.66 ft
8April 11, 197921.15 ft
9May 8, 200921.04 ft
10June 11, 200321.03 ft
11April 15, 199120.91 ft
12July 7, 199320.91 ft
13January 11, 202020.59 ft
14June 17, 198520.58 ft
15October 2, 198619.66 ft
16June 1, 201319.53 ft
17June 12, 201518.93 ft
18January 25, 202118.07 ft
19January 29, 196917.68 ft
20February 9, 196617.25 ft
21February 24, 201817.22 ft
22May 1, 197017.11 ft
23May 19, 201116.81 ft
24April 3, 201416.15 ft
25March 30, 200715.95 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 25, 2021: 18.07 ft
  • January 11, 2020: 20.59 ft
  • February 24, 2018: 17.22 ft
  • April 30, 2017: 21.66 ft
  • December 27, 2015: 22.40 ft
  • June 12, 2015: 18.93 ft
  • April 3, 2014: 16.15 ft
  • June 1, 2013: 19.53 ft
  • March 17, 2012: 15.08 ft
  • May 19, 2011: 16.81 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central 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.