Rivers in Missouri

St. Francis River near Roselle

Madison County, MissouriNWS ROZM7USGS 07034000St. Charles office

Below flood stage
1.56ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
26.50 ft1993

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 36.46 ftHighway 72 bridge surface is flooded.
  2. 32.90 ftService road upstream of the gage along the right bank begins flooding at the bottom.
  3. 31.40 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge floor at this height.
  4. 10.80 ftWater begins leaving the channel along the right bank downstream of the gage.

Crest history

34 crests on NOAA’s list since 1986.

#DateStage
1November 14, 199326.50 ft
2April 5, 202521.26 ft
3May 13, 200221.19 ft
4April 30, 201721.02 ft
5April 22, 199618.80 ft
6November 18, 200318.58 ft
7April 10, 200818.52 ft
8April 26, 201118.22 ft
9March 19, 200818.16 ft
10May 8, 200217.61 ft
11May 17, 200217.01 ft
12April 24, 201116.75 ft
13October 30, 200916.73 ft
14March 25, 202316.21 ft
15May 30, 199715.53 ft
16March 24, 202315.46 ft
17May 18, 199515.35 ft
18January 4, 199315.22 ft
19April 14, 199114.98 ft
20May 26, 199013.38 ft
21December 25, 200912.94 ft
22February 27, 198912.27 ft
23May 9, 200912.23 ft
24December 25, 198612.17 ft
25April 20, 200912.03 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 5, 2025: 21.26 ft
  • March 25, 2023: 16.21 ft
  • March 24, 2023: 15.46 ft
  • April 30, 2017: 21.02 ft
  • April 26, 2011: 18.22 ft
  • April 24, 2011: 16.75 ft
  • December 25, 2009: 12.94 ft
  • October 30, 2009: 16.73 ft
  • May 9, 2009: 12.23 ft
  • April 28, 2009: 10.81 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.

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.