Little Blue River (MO) near Lake City, MO
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 13.6 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 24 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 | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 1961) | 27.94 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27 ftState Highway 78 west of Lake City floods.
- 18 ftLow-lying areas adjacent to the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 27.94 ft — September 14, 1961
- 27.06 ft — August 13, 1982
- 26.1 ft — September 23, 1970
- 26.1 ft — July 11, 1951
- 26.09 ft — May 18, 1974
Recent crests: 20.94 ft (July 4, 2024) · 18.53 ft (April 28, 2024) · 18.32 ft (July 31, 2020) · 23.87 ft (May 28, 2020) · 18.44 ft (May 28, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLittle Blue River (MO) at Lees Summit Road - Independence, MO
- Reservoirs Blue Springs Reservoir, MO
- Blue River at 12th Street, MO
- Blue River at Stadium Drive, MO
- Missouri River at Napoleon, MO
- Reservoirs Longview Reservoir, MO
- Missouri River at Kansas City, MO
- Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS, KS
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LKCM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.