Gasconade River near Hazelgreen, MO
River level and flood forecast · Laclede County
Normal0.2 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 20.8 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 41 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (April 30, 2017) | 39.74 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 40.08 ftthis is the record crest set on May 1, 2017.
- 34.92 ftthis is the crest on March 20, 2008. Interstate 44 at mile marker 143 at the Hazelgreen Access is impassable.
- 34.46 ftthis is the crest reached on December 3, 1982.
- 32 ftflood waters impact both lanes of Interstate 44, near the gage site, at mile marker 143.
- 30 ftmajor flooding. Flood waters begins to affect the west bound lanes of Interstate 44 at mile marker 143.
- 26 ftmoderate flooding begins at the gage site. Flood waters impacts the old State Highway 66 bridge.
- 21 ftminor flooding begins at the gage site and mainly affects low lying areas along the river.
- 19 ftapproximate level Spring Road crossing upstream of gage inundated.
Highest crests on record
- 39.74 ft — April 30, 2017
- 34.92 ft — March 19, 2008
- 34.46 ft — December 4, 1982
- 33.72 ft — December 28, 2015
- 29.83 ft — April 27, 2011
Recent crests: 29.05 ft (November 6, 2024) · 26.21 ft (March 25, 2023) · 25.09 ft (May 6, 2022) · 21.63 ft (March 21, 2020) · 25.67 ft (January 12, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamGasconade River at Jerome, MO
- Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville, MO
- Roubidoux Creek near Plato 7N, MO
- Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate, MO
- Bennett Spring at Bennett Spring State Park, MO
- Big Piney near Edgar Springs, MO
- Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek, MO
- Niangua River near Macks Creek, MO
- Niangua River near Windyville, MO
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HZLM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.