Current River at Doniphan, MO
River level and flood forecast · Ripley County
Normal-0.7 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 13.7 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to hold near -0.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 1,160 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:17 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (May 1, 2017) | 33.13 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftMuch of Jefferson Street is flooded along with structures along Willow Street and West Water Street.
- 24 ftWater begins to flood State Highway 142 and impacts structures along Washington Street.
- 22 ftWater flows across State Highway Y and impacts structures along Ripley Y-1.
- 18 ftWater begins to flood homes in Doniphan and water reaches County Road 142.
- 17 ftWater flows across Jefferson Street and elevated homes are surrounded by water along River Valley Road and County Road 21.
- 15 ftMuch of County Road 142E is impacted by flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 33.13 ft — May 1, 2017
- 26.8 ft — March 1, 1904
- 25.49 ft — December 3, 1982
- 24.11 ft — March 19, 2008
- 23.8 ft — August 1, 1915
Recent crests: 22.82 ft (April 6, 2025) · 21 ft (November 7, 2024) · 19.08 ft (March 26, 2023) · 15.64 ft (March 21, 2020) · 15.2 ft (May 3, 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 (DNZM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.