Middle Fork Salt River near Holliday, MO

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 29.6 ftThe bridge at Highway A north of Holliday begins flooding.
• 28.3 ftFaith Walk Ministries church begins flooding at this height, based on July 2008 crest just below the top of the church foundation.
• 28.1 ftBridge at Bridge Street begins flooding. Crest of bridge road surface remained dry during July 2008 flood.
• 27 ftThe intersection of Washington and Smith Streets begin flooding. In July 2008, the water was about 2 ft deep.
• 26.5 ftSenior Center in Paris was evacuated near this elevation in July 2008, when water was about 3 ft deep.
• 26.4 ftTransformer near the corner of Hill and Madison Streets began flooding in July 2008, when water was about 3 ft deep.
• 26 ftBasements in homes near Smith and Fox Streets begin flooding. Basement of home at East Madison and Hill Streets had 4 to 5 ft of water in July 2008.
• 25.5 ftEast Caldwell Street just below bridge over Town Branch begins flooding. This location had about 4 feet of water in July 2008.
• 24.5 ftThe intersection of East Locust Street and Baskett Street begins flooding. Water was about 6 ft deep in July 2008.
• 24 ftNear this height, water will begin flowing over north Main Street (Business U.S. Highway 24 or Highway 15) just north of Paris. In July 2008, the water was 7+ ft deep at this location.
• 23 ftHouse and trailer home below bridge on Bridge Street floods. Water was 6-8 ft deep at this house in July 2008. Bridge Street likely floods at this height.
• 19 ftWastewater lift station begins flooding at about this height. Water was 16 ft deep in July 2008.
• 18.1 ftWater exits the left bank downstream of the State Highway A bridge. Adjacent fields begin to flood.
• 17.5 ftWater exits the right bank downstream of the State Highway A bridge.
• 14.7 ftWater begins leaving the banks at the State Highway A bridge north of Holliday.

Highest crests on record

1. 28.17 ft — July 26, 2008
2. 23.64 ft — April 19, 2013
3. 21.53 ft — May 9, 2002
4. 21.5 ft — June 27, 2008
5. 21.31 ft — May 30, 2019

Recent crests: 19.36 ft (June 14, 2026) · 18.08 ft (April 2, 2026) · 19.18 ft (April 21, 2025) · 17.86 ft (April 3, 2025) · 20.71 ft (April 29, 2024)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamSalt River (MO) at New London, MO
• North Fork Salt River at Hagers Grove, MO
• Reservoirs at Long Branch Reservoir, MO
• Chariton River near Prairie Hill, MO
• Moniteau Creek near Fayette, MO
• North River (MO) at Palmyra, MO
• South Fabius River near Taylor, MO
• Middle Fabius River near Ewing, MO