Rivers in Missouri

Finley River below Riverdale

Christian County, MissouriNWS FINM7USGS 07052345Springfield office

Below flood stage
0.94ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
20.73 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 20.00 ftApproximate level where the bridge on Seneca Road Floods. Also the approximate level of the one percent chance flood.
  2. 11.00 ftApproximate level where low lying areas near the gage flood.
  3. 9.00 ftOzark City Park upstream from the gage floods.
  4. 7.00 ftLow water crossing in Riverdale Road 3 miles upstream from gage floods.

Crest history

21 crests on NOAA’s list since 2002.

#DateStage
1April 30, 201720.73 ft
2July 10, 201519.32 ft
3March 19, 200818.69 ft
4April 25, 201116.68 ft
5March 24, 202316.68 ft
6May 8, 200216.31 ft
7December 28, 201516.16 ft
8June 13, 200714.62 ft
9June 1, 201314.55 ft
10February 25, 201814.30 ft
11May 6, 202213.89 ft
12October 9, 200913.52 ft
13May 17, 202013.50 ft
14May 6, 202213.23 ft
15January 11, 202012.84 ft
16May 1, 201912.22 ft
17March 20, 202012.05 ft
18April 25, 200411.06 ft
19May 10, 20067.12 ft
20December 22, 20135.40 ft
21April 7, 20035.13 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 24, 2023: 16.68 ft
  • May 6, 2022: 13.23 ft
  • May 6, 2022: 13.89 ft
  • May 17, 2020: 13.50 ft
  • March 20, 2020: 12.05 ft
  • January 11, 2020: 12.84 ft
  • May 1, 2019: 12.22 ft
  • February 25, 2018: 14.30 ft
  • April 30, 2017: 20.73 ft
  • December 28, 2015: 16.16 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. 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.