Grand River near Pattonsburg, MO

River level and flood forecast · Daviess County

Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 21.6 ft below flood stage (25 ft).

Flow: 393 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 7:45 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage32 ft
Moderate flood stage30 ft
Flood stage25 ft
Action stage20 ft
Record crest (August 9, 1909)40 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 32 ftU.S. Highway 69 south of Pattonsburg floods.
  • 30 ftNearly all agricultural land and secondary roads in the Grand River floodplain flood.
  • 25 ftLow-lying farmland begins to flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 40 ft — August 9, 1909
  2. 37.6 ft — July 24, 1993
  3. 36.28 ft — May 30, 2019
  4. 35.94 ft — June 30, 2017
  5. 34.27 ft — May 8, 2007

Recent crests: 26.39 ft (June 12, 2026) · 31.4 ft (June 6, 2026) · 29.53 ft (May 20, 2026) · 28.8 ft (May 17, 2026) · 30.94 ft (June 26, 2025)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PATM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.