Rivers in Missouri
Wilson Creek near Springfield
Below low-water threshold
0.43ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 7.00 ft
- Record crest
- 10.16 ft2015
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Moderate flood | 12.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 7.00 ft |
| Action | 5.00 ft |
- 10.20 ftApproximate level of the one percent chance flood.
- 7.00 ftWater floods the bridge on W. Farm Road 156 near the gage site.
- 6.00 ftLow water crossing on Farm Road 146 just south of the FR 146 bridge upstream from this gage is flooded.
Crest history
39 crests on NOAA’s list since 1977.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 26, 2015 | 10.16 ft |
| 2 | June 13, 2008 | 9.99 ft |
| 3 | July 12, 2000 | 9.49 ft |
| 4 | May 20, 1979 | 9.48 ft |
| 5 | September 27, 1977 | 9.28 ft |
| 6 | May 5, 2022 | 9.24 ft |
| 7 | May 1, 2009 | 9.19 ft |
| 8 | September 14, 2008 | 9.16 ft |
| 9 | April 29, 2017 | 9.15 ft |
| 10 | May 23, 2019 | 9.09 ft |
| 11 | May 8, 2002 | 8.98 ft |
| 12 | May 31, 2013 | 8.94 ft |
| 13 | May 21, 2019 | 8.70 ft |
| 14 | August 30, 2022 | 8.64 ft |
| 15 | June 19, 2015 | 8.63 ft |
| 16 | October 9, 2009 | 8.61 ft |
| 17 | March 14, 2016 | 8.47 ft |
| 18 | July 30, 2013 | 8.46 ft |
| 19 | January 5, 2005 | 8.37 ft |
| 20 | November 1, 2004 | 8.33 ft |
| 21 | September 15, 2005 | 8.30 ft |
| 22 | June 1, 2013 | 8.23 ft |
| 23 | November 1, 2004 | 8.17 ft |
| 24 | February 24, 2018 | 8.02 ft |
| 25 | July 2, 2015 | 7.99 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 24, 2023: 7.01 ft
- August 30, 2022: 8.64 ft
- May 5, 2022: 9.24 ft
- June 9, 2020: 7.29 ft
- May 22, 2020: 7.37 ft
- May 22, 2020: 7.60 ft
- January 11, 2020: 7.50 ft
- May 23, 2019: 9.09 ft
- May 21, 2019: 8.70 ft
- February 24, 2018: 8.02 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.