Rivers in Missouri

Osage River near Bagnell

Miller County, MissouriNWS LKBM7USGS 06926000Springfield office

Below flood stage
2.19ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
22.00 ft
Record crest
47.86 ft1946

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood22.00 ft
Action20.00 ft
  1. 32.00 ftLower portions of the Osage National Golf Course near the river flood. (581 Feet MSL)
  2. 28.00 ftLower portions of the Lazy River Campground flood. (577 Ft. MSL)
  3. 24.00 ftLower portions of the Riverview RV Park flood. (573 Ft MSL)

Crest history

93 crests on NOAA’s list since 1844.

#DateStage
1August 14, 194647.86 ft
2June 1, 184443.15 ft
3May 12, 196140.00 ft
4October 5, 194138.95 ft
5December 22, 189538.90 ft
6May 19, 194338.90 ft
7July 8, 195138.26 ft
8April 17, 192736.61 ft
9May 21, 192936.60 ft
10June 3, 193536.42 ft
11April 12, 199436.03 ft
12April 20, 194135.90 ft
13October 4, 198635.00 ft
14April 17, 194534.52 ft
15December 29, 201534.22 ft
16June 26, 194833.45 ft
17April 27, 194732.52 ft
18April 25, 197332.34 ft
19May 3, 194531.57 ft
20May 2, 197030.95 ft
21May 26, 199030.38 ft
22June 11, 193730.11 ft
23May 18, 199530.00 ft
24March 13, 197429.78 ft
25May 1, 201729.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 3, 2021: 20.79 ft
  • January 11, 2020: 21.28 ft
  • June 13, 2019: 22.79 ft
  • May 21, 2018: 17.31 ft
  • May 1, 2017: 29.40 ft
  • December 29, 2015: 34.22 ft
  • July 2, 2015: 28.49 ft
  • June 19, 2014: 16.76 ft
  • August 7, 2013: 25.44 ft
  • April 1, 2012: 17.19 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.