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Missouri River above Parkville, MO

River level and flood forecast · Platte County

Normal10.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 14.1 ft below flood stage (25 ft).

Forecast to rise to 11.7 ft Thu 7 PM, below the 25 ft flood stage.

Flow: 47,400 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

5101520253035TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 22 ftFlood 25 ftModerate 28 ftMajor 35 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:25 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage35 ft
Moderate flood stage28 ft
Flood stage25 ft
Action stage22 ft
Record crest (March 23, 2019)35.01 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 36 ftWater affects commercial buildings north of the railroad tracks, along Main and East Streets in Parkville.
  • 35 ftWater completely surrounds businesses west of the S Main Street and English Landing Drive intersection.
  • 34 ftWater begins to affect railroad tracks and NW River Road upstream of Parkville.
  • 32.5 ftWolcott Levee Sections 1 and 3 are overtopped.
  • 32 ftWolcott Levee Section 2 overtopped.
  • 28 ftWater reaches the bottom of the South Main Street Bridge and a significant portion of English Landing Park floods.

Highest crests on record

  1. 35.01 ft — March 23, 2019
  2. 34.68 ft — June 2, 2019
  3. 27.87 ft — October 11, 2018
  4. 27.8 ft — October 4, 2019
  5. 27.19 ft — May 10, 2019

Recent crests: 27 ft (July 5, 2024) · 27.8 ft (October 4, 2019) · 34.68 ft (June 2, 2019) · 27.19 ft (May 10, 2019) · 35.01 ft (March 23, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Platte CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 06821250

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PKVM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.