Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, MO
River level and flood forecast · Nodaway County
Normal6.1 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 16.9 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Flow: 907 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 1, 8:43 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (June 6, 2008) | 26.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 39 ftWater overtops the U.S. Highway 136 bridge over the Nodaway River.
- 35 ftU.S. Highway 136 is overtopped around 0.6 miles west of Burlington Junction.
- 32.79 ftWater reaches the bottom of the U.S. Highway 136 bridge over the Nodaway River.
- 25 ftFifty-thousand acres of farmland are flooded.
- 24.4 ftTwenty-three thousand acres of farmland are flooded.
- 23 ftThe river begins to flood farm fields.
Highest crests on record
- 26.5 ft — June 6, 2008
- 25.69 ft — March 5, 1949
- 25.5 ft — September 3, 1926
- 25.4 ft — July 6, 1929
- 25 ft — June 14, 1947
Recent crests: 23.84 ft (May 29, 2019) · 26.5 ft (June 6, 2008) · 23.3 ft (October 16, 2007) · 24.4 ft (May 25, 2007) · 24.7 ft (May 7, 2007)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRLM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.