Little Sugar Creek near Pineville, MO
River level and flood forecast · McDonald County
Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 31 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
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (December 28, 2015) | 22.49 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftWater reaches the deck of a restaurant located near the river. Campgrounds near this location flood. Route H downstream from the gage floods.
- 9 ftFarmland near the river begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 22.49 ft — December 28, 2015
- 21.07 ft — April 25, 2011
- 20.91 ft — April 30, 2017
- 20.77 ft — August 8, 2013
- 18.8 ft — May 24, 2011
Recent crests: 11.62 ft (September 24, 2023) · 17.63 ft (March 24, 2023) · 17.95 ft (May 5, 2022) · 11.94 ft (April 14, 2022) · 12.06 ft (December 18, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSGM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.