Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek, MO

River level and flood forecast · Camden County

Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 2 PM

The river is 9.7 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Flow: 181 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10 ftFlood 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage11 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (December 28, 2015)23.45 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11 ftApproximate level where farm land along the left bank floods.

Highest crests on record

  1. 23.45 ft — December 28, 2015
  2. 18.89 ft — April 30, 2017
  3. 17.74 ft — May 6, 2022
  4. 17.06 ft — March 19, 2008
  5. 16.33 ft — January 6, 2005

Recent crests: 11.25 ft (March 25, 2023) · 11.53 ft (March 5, 2023) · 17.74 ft (May 6, 2022) · 11.68 ft (March 14, 2021) · 11.17 ft (March 21, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TUDM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.