Rivers in Missouri

St. Francis River near Saco

Madison County, MissouriNWS SAZM7USGS 07036100St. Charles office

Below flood stage
1.82ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
21.00 ft
Record crest
36.10 ft1993

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood27.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood21.00 ft
Action19.00 ft
  1. 34.40 ftThe Highway C bridge roadway surface begins flooding at this height.
  2. 26.33 ftMuch of the agricultural field is along the left bank upstream of the Highway C bridge is surrounded by floodwaters at this height.
  3. 22.90 ftLow spot on Highway C. Water begins covering the highway just south of the bridge.
  4. 21.00 ftAgricultural fields begin flooding along the left bank upstream of the bridge. Height estimated.

Crest history

30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1983.

#DateStage
1November 14, 199336.10 ft
2April 30, 201733.42 ft
3March 19, 200828.93 ft
4April 5, 202528.68 ft
5April 26, 201127.94 ft
6April 24, 201127.03 ft
7December 28, 201526.50 ft
8January 4, 199326.44 ft
9November 19, 198525.80 ft
10January 11, 202025.76 ft
11October 30, 200925.00 ft
12February 17, 202224.40 ft
13March 25, 202323.69 ft
14April 22, 199623.64 ft
15November 27, 198422.83 ft
16May 31, 199722.45 ft
17May 18, 199522.13 ft
18February 25, 201820.33 ft
19January 13, 201320.14 ft
20December 26, 198719.45 ft
21April 14, 199118.83 ft
22December 21, 201318.68 ft
23May 26, 199018.62 ft
24June 20, 201518.55 ft
25November 23, 198318.25 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 5, 2025: 28.68 ft
  • March 25, 2023: 23.69 ft
  • February 17, 2022: 24.40 ft
  • January 11, 2020: 25.76 ft
  • February 25, 2018: 20.33 ft
  • April 30, 2017: 33.42 ft
  • December 28, 2015: 26.50 ft
  • June 20, 2015: 18.55 ft
  • December 21, 2013: 18.68 ft
  • January 13, 2013: 20.14 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.