Sac River near Caplinger Mills, MO
River level and flood forecast · St. Clair County
Normal4.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 11.1 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 59 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (April 12, 1994) | 30.95 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30.95 ftthis is the flood of record reached on April 12 1994.
- 27 ftflood waters affect fields along the left bank at the gage site.
- 20 ftflood waters affect low lying areas near the river including farmland along Highway N and between Highway W and Caplinger Mills. Cedar Creek...a tributary of the Sac River backwaters and floods portions of Highway 39 and south of Cedar Springs.
- 19 ftmoderate Flood Stage. Flood waters reach approximately three feet in depth at the Caplinger Mills Campground.
- 16 ftminor Flooding occurs at the gage site. The campground at Caplinger Mills floods.
Highest crests on record
- 30.95 ft — April 12, 1994
- 30.83 ft — December 28, 2015
- 30 ft — October 2, 1986
- 29.93 ft — September 25, 1993
- 29 ft — October 6, 1998
Recent crests: 25.81 ft (May 6, 2022) · 17.36 ft (April 22, 2022) · 16 ft (May 27, 2021) · 17.49 ft (May 18, 2021) · 17.14 ft (May 10, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMZM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.