Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland, MO

River level and flood forecast · Clark County

Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 13.2 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 27 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14 ftFlood 15 ftModerate 18 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (June 15, 2011)23.07 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 20.5 ftWater affects the approaches to the U.S. Highway 136 bridge.
  • 15 ftWater affects agricultural land on the south bank.

Highest crests on record

  1. 23.07 ft — June 15, 2011
  2. 21.71 ft — April 22, 1973
  3. 21.53 ft — June 29, 1933
  4. 20.66 ft — June 19, 1946
  5. 20.61 ft — September 15, 2008

Recent crests: 16.53 ft (July 12, 2021) · 15.85 ft (July 1, 2020) · 20.21 ft (May 30, 2019) · 15.91 ft (May 26, 2019) · 15.05 ft (May 22, 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 (WYLM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.