North Fabius River near Ewing, MO
River level and flood forecast · Lewis County
The river is 7.6 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 35 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sat, Oct 3, 8:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (June 28, 2015) | 25.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35.4 ftHeight of the bridge road surface.
- 30.1 ftWater reaches the bottom of the bridge.
- 24 ftState Highway A north of Monticello will flood near this height. The only two times this road has closed in recent memory was in 1973 and in 2008. The 1973 flood was reportedly two feet higher at the highway.
- 21.3 ftAt this height and the Middle Fabius at about 16.8, State Highway V began flooding in May 2010 below the confluence of the North and Middle Fabius Rivers. With an increase to 22.1 feet on the North Fabius and an increase to 17.2 feet on the Middle Fabius, water rose to a depth of about a foot on this highway. This assumes travel times of 4 hours from EWNM7 gage and 6 hours from the EWMM7 gage.
- 20.5 ftOlive Street (Lewis County Road 585) begins flooding near the intersection with 280th Street (County Road 588).
- 18 ftJuniper Avenue (Lewis County Road 513) will be flooded at this height.
- 17.6 ftLeft bank overflows at the gage.
- 17.3 ft195th Street (County Road 516) just east of Monticello will be flooded at this height.
- 17.1 ftRight bank begins flooding at the gage.
- 16.5 ftCrop damage begins near Monticello.
- 16 ftLewis County Road 532 (or 230th Street) will be flooded at this height.
- 15 ftState Highway E west of Williamstown begins to flood.
- 14 ftLeft bank begins to flood near Monticello.
Highest crests on record
- 25.5 ft — June 28, 2015
- 24.9 ft — September 16, 2008
- 24.32 ft — May 31, 2019
- 23.12 ft — April 20, 2013
- 22.19 ft — May 15, 2010
Recent crests: 14.43 ft (June 13, 2026) · 14.4 ft (July 28, 2025) · 16.95 ft (April 30, 2024) · 12.26 ft (April 3, 2024) · 12.7 ft (August 6, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EWNM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.