Missouri River at Boonville, MO
River level and flood forecast · Cooper County
Normal11.9 ftas of Mon 3:04 PM
The river is 9.1 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Forecast to rise to 13.4 ft Sat 1 AM, below the 21 ft flood stage.
Flow: 72,100 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:25 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 34 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (July 29, 1993) | 37.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftMajor levees along the river begin to overtop. Extensive flooding of areas protected by the levees occurs. Farmland, roads, and homes behind the levees are threatened.
- 34 ftWidespread flooding affects the town of Wooldridge.
- 33 ftFlooding near 10th and Morgan Streets in Boonville.
- 31.7 ftFlooding near Rural and Hart Streets in Boonville.
- 31.5 ftFlooding begins to affect low-lying areas of Wooldridge.
- 30 ftThe Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks on the south side of the river flood. Flood waters approach the southern edge of Rocheport.
- 25 ftNumerous farm levees are overtopped. Flooding of agricultural land and secondary roads occurs. Backwater flooding on Perche Creek causes flooding in McBaine.
- 23.8 ftEasley River Road and Smith Hatchery Road begin to flood.
- 21 ftLow-lying rural areas along the river flood.
Highest crests on record
- 37.1 ft — July 29, 1993
- 33.73 ft — May 31, 2019
- 33.14 ft — May 19, 1995
- 32.7 ft — June 21, 1844
- 32.62 ft — July 17, 1951
Recent crests: 22.7 ft (June 15, 2026) · 22.99 ft (June 8, 2026) · 22.82 ft (May 21, 2026) · 21.94 ft (April 29, 2026) · 26.82 ft (July 5, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BOZM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.