North Fork Salt River at Hagers Grove, MO
River level and flood forecast · Shelby County
Normal-0.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 12.4 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 35 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (July 21, 2010) | 21.33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftResidence just north of State Highway 151 west of the bridge begins flooding near this level.
- 19 ftRoute N near the North Fork Salt River bridge is closed when the river approaches this height.
- 17.8 ftState Highway 151 just west of the bridge begins flooding.
- 17.2 ftMissouri State Highway 151 was closed at this height on 9/10/2014 at 8:17 a.m. CDT, but the roadway inundation may have occurred overnight, yielding a lower stage of impact.
- 16.7 ftThe cornfield nearest the river just south of Highway 151 begins flooding.
- 16.3 ftState Highway 151 east of the North Fork Salt River bridge begins flooding.
- 13.4 ftThe right bank upstream (north) of the Highway 151 bridge begins flooding.
- 12.5 ftCropland along the left bank just south of State Highway 151 begins flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 21.33 ft — July 21, 2010
- 20.91 ft — May 12, 2002
- 20.88 ft — July 26, 2008
- 20.59 ft — June 12, 2026
- 19.81 ft — September 15, 2008
Recent crests: 20.59 ft (June 12, 2026) · 12.74 ft (April 27, 2026) · 13.66 ft (April 18, 2026) · 15.57 ft (April 2, 2026) · 15.61 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 (HGZM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.