Osage River at Warsaw, MO

River level and flood forecast · Benton County

Normal25.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 8.5 ft below flood stage (34 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

22.52527.53032.53537.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonFlood 34 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 stage34 ft
Record crest (May 21, 1943)44.54 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 44.54 ft — May 21, 1943
  2. 44.46 ft — June 1, 1844
  3. 40.1 ft — July 7, 1951
  4. 38.4 ft — December 1, 1895
  5. 37.4 ft — April 1, 1905

Recent crests: 32.16 ft (December 28, 2015) · 32.35 ft (June 1, 2015) · 29.99 ft (June 30, 2013) · 30.06 ft (May 29, 2012) · 30.17 ft (June 14, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WRSM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.