Rivers in Missouri

Roaring River near Roaring River State Park

Barry County, MissouriNWS RRSM7USGS 07050152Springfield office

Below flood stage
0.31ftStage

Observed Thu, Oct 1, 10:55 PM CDT

Flood stage
3.20 ft
Record crest
10.04 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood8.00 ft
Minor flood3.20 ft
Action2.50 ft
  1. 17.50 ftWater reaches near the bottom of the bridge at the gage site. Most campsites and some park buildings flood.
  2. 9.50 ftHighway 112 floods.
  3. 8.00 ftMuch of campgrounds 2 and 3 flood and portions of campground 1 near the tributary to Roaring River flood at Roaring River State Park.
  4. 4.80 ftPortions of campgrounds 2 and 3 flood at Roaring River State Park.
  5. 3.00 ftLower portions of Campground 3 begin to flood at Roaring River State Park.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 2009.

#DateStage
1April 29, 201710.04 ft
2April 28, 20219.75 ft
3April 25, 20119.60 ft
4July 7, 20159.40 ft
5August 8, 20139.37 ft
6December 26, 20158.90 ft
7May 5, 20227.55 ft
8June 23, 20197.27 ft
9April 13, 20227.23 ft
10October 11, 20196.79 ft
11November 7, 20196.70 ft
12March 19, 20206.60 ft
13May 27, 20215.18 ft
14April 19, 20094.98 ft
15January 10, 20204.98 ft
16October 9, 20094.67 ft
17March 21, 20122.57 ft
18June 6, 20141.80 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 5, 2022: 7.55 ft
  • April 13, 2022: 7.23 ft
  • May 27, 2021: 5.18 ft
  • April 28, 2021: 9.75 ft
  • March 19, 2020: 6.60 ft
  • January 10, 2020: 4.98 ft
  • November 7, 2019: 6.70 ft
  • October 11, 2019: 6.79 ft
  • June 23, 2019: 7.27 ft
  • April 29, 2017: 10.04 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi 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.