Cuivre River at Old Monroe, MO
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal16.2 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (24 ft).
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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 24 ft |
| Action stage | 22 ft |
| Record crest (December 4, 1982) | 37.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 37.4 ftThis is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on December 4 1982.
- 37 ftThe levee protecting Old Monroe is overtopped, though this levee level of protection is closer to 35.5 at the old 79 bridge.
- 35.79 ftMain Street in Old Monroe is flooded. At this height there is nothing left to prevent water from moving across town. This is the height of the pavement on the Old Monroe side of the old Highway 79 bridge.
- 35.5 ftWater will begin moving across the lawn of the first Main Street home adjacent to the old Highway 79 bridge.
- 33.79 ftLow Steel Elevation on Old 79 Highway Bridge is reached.
- 33 ftNear this height, Missouri State Highway 79 is closed south of the Cuivre River bridge.
- 31.8 ftOld Highway 79 floods between Old Monroe and Highway 79.
- 31.25 ftLow steel on the BNSF railroad bridge is reached.
- 30.8 ftThe Corner of Sycamore St. and First Street is flooded.
- 30 ftMajor flooding begins. Residential flooding in Old Monroe.
- 28.1 ftDyer Road upstream from the gage begins flooding just downstream of the new Highway 79 bridge.
- 27 ftRight bank overflows.
- 24.5 ftExtensive left bank agricultural flooding develops upstream of the gage. A utility road is flooded along the Old Monroe levee along the left bank upstream of the gage.
- 24 ftInitial flooding upstream.
- 23.5 ftMinor agricultural land begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 37.4 ft — December 4, 1982
- 36.6 ft — May 18, 1975
- 35.5 ft — August 1, 1993
- 34.14 ft — June 5, 2019
- 33.9 ft — February 24, 1985
Recent crests: 24.86 ft (May 8, 2023) · 24.78 ft (May 7, 2022) · 26.01 ft (July 2, 2021) · 31.09 ft (June 27, 2021) · 24.29 ft (April 12, 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 (OMNM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.