Bull Creek near Walnut Shade, MO

River level and flood forecast · Taney County

Normal0.8 ftas of Mon 3:40 PM

The river is 8.7 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).

Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-2.502.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 6 ftFlood 9.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage9.5 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (April 30, 2017)19.28 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 6 ftWater flows onto the left bank. Low water crossings upstream from the gage site flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.28 ft — April 30, 2017
  2. 17.04 ft — May 1, 2019
  3. 16.49 ft — December 27, 2015
  4. 16.38 ft — September 14, 2008
  5. 16 ft — March 19, 2008

Recent crests: 15.29 ft (March 24, 2023) · 10.81 ft (May 6, 2022) · 9.5 ft (May 6, 2022) · 12.2 ft (May 5, 2022) · 9.53 ft (December 18, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BBCM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.