Rivers in Missouri

Osage River at Warsaw

Benton County, MissouriNWS WRSM7USGS 06922500Springfield office

Below flood stage
26.36ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
34.00 ft
Record crest
44.54 ft1943

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood34.00 ft

Crest history

20 crests on NOAA’s list since 1844.

#DateStage
1May 21, 194344.54 ft
2June 1, 184444.46 ft
3July 7, 195140.10 ft
4December 1, 189538.40 ft
5April 1, 190537.40 ft
6February 1, 191635.50 ft
7April 12, 192234.90 ft
8May 19, 192934.80 ft
9November 2, 194134.50 ft
10April 17, 192734.45 ft
11August 14, 194634.40 ft
12June 3, 193534.10 ft
13June 1, 201532.35 ft
14December 28, 201532.16 ft
15June 12, 200931.78 ft
16June 14, 201130.17 ft
17May 29, 201230.06 ft
18June 30, 201329.99 ft
19October 9, 192728.20 ft
20February 9, 193016.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 28, 2015: 32.16 ft
  • June 1, 2015: 32.35 ft
  • June 30, 2013: 29.99 ft
  • May 29, 2012: 30.06 ft
  • June 14, 2011: 30.17 ft
  • June 12, 2009: 31.78 ft
  • July 7, 1951: 40.10 ft
  • August 14, 1946: 34.40 ft
  • May 21, 1943: 44.54 ft
  • November 2, 1941: 34.50 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.