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Spring River near Waco, MO

River level and flood forecast · Jasper County

Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM

The river is 18.1 ft below flood stage (19 ft).

Flow: 43 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-10010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 15 ftFlood 19 ftModerate 30 ftMajor 33 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 stage33 ft
Moderate flood stage30 ft
Flood stage19 ft
Action stage15 ft
Record crest (September 26, 1993)34.06 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 34.06 ftthis is the record flood level reached on September 26, 1993. Major Flooding affects roadways and property near the gage site and along the reach of the river.
  • 33 ftmajor flooding affects roadways and property near the gage site and along the reach of the river.
  • 30.9 ftflood waters rise to one foot above the bridge deck at the gage site. Approximate level of the one percent chance flood.
  • 30 ftflood waters inundate low lying roadways near the river.
  • 29.5 ftflood waters impact the bridge deck at the gage site.
  • 27 ftthe Highway 171 Bridge downstream from the gage site floods.
  • 25.8 ftthe gage is damaged by flood waters.
  • 19 ftroads on the east side of Maple Bridge flood. Flood waters impact low areas near Galesburg upstream from the Waco forecast point. Blackberry Creek floods due to backwater effects from the Spring River.
  • 16 ftflood waters begin to impact low areas along Maple Road and County Road 270 on the east side of the bridge where the gage is located.

Highest crests on record

  1. 34.06 ft — September 26, 1993
  2. 30.94 ft — May 19, 1943
  3. 30.82 ft — December 28, 2015
  4. 29.58 ft — June 12, 2007
  5. 28.8 ft — February 24, 1985

Recent crests: 27.68 ft (May 6, 2022) · 20.9 ft (March 20, 2020) · 27.97 ft (May 24, 2019) · 25.64 ft (May 23, 2019) · 23.25 ft (May 2, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Jasper CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 07186000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WCOM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.