Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, MO
River level and flood forecast · Cedar County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 18.5 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 0 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (July 29, 1909) | 27.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftApproximate level of the one percent chance flood. Water affects the lower portion of the bridge at the gage site.
- 27.35 ftCrest reached on July 17, 1958.
- 23 ftPortions of Highway 39 near the river and south of the gage site flood.
- 21 ftWater begins to overflow the right bank near the gage site.
- 20 ftThe low water crossing near the gage site becomes impassable.
Highest crests on record
- 27.7 ft — July 29, 1909
- 27.36 ft — April 12, 1994
- 27.35 ft — July 17, 1958
- 27.28 ft — October 1, 1986
- 26.65 ft — December 28, 2015
Recent crests: 23.91 ft (May 6, 2022) · 20.98 ft (March 15, 2021) · 19.74 ft (March 20, 2020) · 21.4 ft (July 6, 2019) · 25.26 ft (May 24, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PVUM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.