Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, MO
River level and flood forecast · Ozark County
Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 12.5 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 135 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (April 30, 2017) | 33.07 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33.07 ftRecord crest occurring on April 30, 2017. Major damage to homes, resorts and roads near the river.
- 26.74 ftCrests which occurred on December 3, 1982.
- 23.01 ftGage housing begins to flood. Crest on April 26, 2011.
- 20 ftThe river will begin to spill over the second bank, on the downstream side of the left bank. The gage house also begins to flood at around 23'.
- 15 ftBetween 15 and 17 feet the river will begin to spill over the left bank of the Downstream side of Bryant Creek.
Highest crests on record
- 33.07 ft — April 30, 2017
- 29.79 ft — November 5, 2024
- 26.74 ft — December 3, 1982
- 23.92 ft — December 28, 2015
- 23.01 ft — April 26, 2011
Recent crests: 29.79 ft (November 5, 2024) · 16.16 ft (March 25, 2023) · 16.09 ft (March 25, 2023) · 16.11 ft (December 18, 2021) · 16.65 ft (January 11, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TBCM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.