Turnback Creek near Greenfield, MO
River level and flood forecast · Dade County
Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 11 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 | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (September 25, 1993) | 26.34 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftApproximate level of the one percent chance flood. Highway O across and near the river will likely flood.
- 20 ftHighway O on the west side of the river will begin to flood.
- 15 ftLow lying areas on the north and west side of the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 26.34 ft — September 25, 1993
- 25.97 ft — August 20, 2007
- 24.5 ft — October 1, 1986
- 24.45 ft — November 1, 1972
- 23.67 ft — May 23, 2019
Recent crests: 22.39 ft (May 5, 2022) · 15.88 ft (March 15, 2021) · 15.26 ft (March 14, 2021) · 17.67 ft (March 19, 2020) · 17.49 ft (January 11, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamSac River near Caplinger Mills, MO
- Sac River near Dadeville, MO
- Little Sac River near Morrisville, MO
- Sac River at Stockton Dam, MO
- Sac River below Stockton Dam, MO
- Spring River at LaRussell, MO
- Sac River below Highway J near Stockton, MO
- Wilson Creek near Springfield, MO
- Wilson Creek near Brookline, MO
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GFZM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.