Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville, MO

River level and flood forecast · Pulaski County

Normal-0.6 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 7.6 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 6 ftFlood 7 ftModerate 14 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage14 ft
Flood stage7 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (November 5, 2024)19.94 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 20 ftflood waters back up into Mitchell Creek in Waynesville. Homes and businesses near the river flood.
  • 18 ftflooding occurs on Booker Road east of Highway 17 on the north side of Waynesville.
  • 9 ftthe RV Park on the west side of Roubidoux in Waynesville just north of the Business 66 bridge floods. Spring Road near I-44 floods.
  • 8 ftlow parts of Spring Road south of Business 66 in Waynesville flood.
  • 2.5 ftthe low water crossing near Cedar Hill Cemetery floods.

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.94 ft — November 5, 2024
  2. 18.45 ft — March 19, 2008
  3. 18.16 ft — April 30, 2017
  4. 14.55 ft — December 27, 2015
  5. 12.96 ft — January 11, 2020

Recent crests: 19.94 ft (November 5, 2024) · 9.33 ft (May 16, 2023) · 12.18 ft (March 25, 2023) · 10.14 ft (March 4, 2023) · 7.31 ft (February 10, 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 (RBXM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.