Missouri River at Kansas City, MO
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
The river is 17.8 ft below flood stage (32 ft).
Forecast to rise to 15.0 ft Thu 7 PM, below the 32 ft flood stage.
Flow: 66,200 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 | 49 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 35 ft |
| Flood stage | 32 ft |
| Action stage | 29 ft |
| Record crest (July 27, 1993) | 48.87 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 49.6 ftMajor levees in the Kansas City Missouri area begin to overtop.
- 48.5 ftThe levee in the Birmingham Unit begins to be overtopped.
- 43.7 ftGaps in the levees and floodwalls of the East Bottoms area must be closed.
- 40 ftGaps in the levees and floodwalls at North Kansas City must be closed.
- 39 ftGaps in levees and floodwalls in the Central Industrial District must be closed.
- 35 ftFarm levees are overtopped. Flooding of cropland, homesteads, and secondary roads behind the levees occurs.
- 32 ftMinor flooding outside of levees occurs.
Highest crests on record
- 48.87 ft — July 27, 1993
- 48 ft — June 15, 1844
- 46.2 ft — July 14, 1951
- 45 ft — June 1, 1903
- 40.6 ft — April 24, 1952
Recent crests: 33.93 ft (June 25, 2019) · 36.73 ft (June 2, 2019) · 34.41 ft (March 24, 2019) · 32.16 ft (May 28, 2016) · 32.6 ft (July 10, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMissouri River above Parkville, MO
- DownstreamMissouri River at Napoleon, MO
- Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS, KS
- Blue River at 12th Street, MO
- Brush Creek at Ward Parkway - Kansas City, MO
- Blue River at Stadium Drive, MO
- Blue River at Bannister Road, MO
- Kansas River near Lake Quivira, KS
- Indian Creek at State Line Rd., KS
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KCDM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.