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Mississippi River at St. Louis Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.19 ft at 6:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.14 ft at 8:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.12 ft at 10:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:30AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.93 ft at 12:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 12:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.84 ft at 1:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.6 ft at 3:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 4:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.47 ft at 5:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 5:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.47 ft at 6:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 6:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.58 ft at 7:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.24 ft at 10:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.36 ft at 10:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 11:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:30PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 2.61 ft at 12:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 2.77 ft at 1:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 1:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 2:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.21 ft at 5:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.41 ft at 7:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.49 ft at 7:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.51 ft at 8:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.65 ft at 9:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:30AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 12:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 1:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 2:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 3:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 4:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 5:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 6:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.24 ft at 7:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.4 ft at 8:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 9:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 9:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 10:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.75 ft at 10:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 11:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 11:30PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.02 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.01 ft at 1:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.05 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.06 ft at 2:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.13 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.23 ft at 3:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 4:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.21 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.25 ft at 5:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.3 ft at 8:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 9:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 10:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 11:30AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 2:30PM Mar 16, 2024Highest Observation: 7.44 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.19 ft at 3:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.11 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.93 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 5:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.75 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.7 ft at 6:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 9:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.39 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 10:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:30PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 12:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 1:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 3:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.88 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 5.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 5 ft 1:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 4.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 4.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 7:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 4.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 4.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 4.1 ft 1:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 4 ft 7:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 3.4 ft 1:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 3 ft 1:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 2.7 ft 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 2.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 2.5 ft 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 2.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 2.3 ft 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 2.2 ft 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 2.1 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 2 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 1.8 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 1.7 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 1.6 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesEADM7(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (5:41AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:01PM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 5.58 ft at 5:00 AM CDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 30 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 40
Moderate Flood Stage: 35
Flood Stage: 30
Action Stage: 28
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 49.58 ft on 08/01/1993
(2) 46.02 ft on 06/09/2019
(3) 43.23 ft on 04/28/1973
(4) 42.52 ft on 01/01/2016
(5) 42.00 ft on 04/01/1785
(6) 41.89 ft on 05/22/1995
(7) 41.70 ft on 05/06/2017
(8) 41.32 ft on 06/27/1844
(9) 40.52 ft on 06/04/2013
(10) 40.30 ft on 07/02/1947
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 31.46 ft on 03/21/2021 (P)
(2) 31.94 ft on 06/01/2020
(3) 30.34 ft on 03/25/2020
(4) 30.41 ft on 03/22/2020
(5) 30.59 ft on 01/13/2020
(6) 32.15 ft on 10/13/2019
(7) 46.02 ft on 06/09/2019
(8) 32.63 ft on 10/16/2018
(9) 31.76 ft on 05/25/2017
(10) 41.70 ft on 05/06/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -6.20 ft on 01/16/1940
(2) -5.80 ft on 01/26/1963
(3) -5.60 ft on 01/01/1964
(4) -5.50 ft on 12/12/1937
(5) -5.32 ft on 12/26/1989
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54 The Metro East St Louis, Chain of Rocks, and Fish Lake levees which protect 71,000 acres are overtopped. The Prairie du Pont levee protecting 9560 acres is overtopped. Also...at this height the St. Louis flood wall is overtopped.
49 Hartford Public Water supply is threatened. The last of the St. Louis City floodgates is installed at the Missouri-Pacific railroad (panel gate).
48 Hartford Public Water supply is threatened. The last of the St. Louis City floodgates is installed at the Missouri-Pacific railroad (panel gate). The Edgar Lake (3000 acres), Columbia (14,800 acres), Ft. Chartres and Ivy (15,900 acres), and Harrisonville (27,800 acres) levees are overtopped at this height.
47 The panel floodgate is installed at the CB&Q railraod. Businesses along North Commercial Street in Laclede's Landing in downtown St. Louis begin flooding.
45 Above this height, the U.S. Coast Guard will consider closing the Mississippi River to all vessel traffic between downtown St. Louis and Chester, Illinois.
44.1 Chouteau Island Pump Station begins to flood. Power to the Chouteau Island Pump Station disconnected.
43 At this level, 5 floodgates are installed: 3 floodgates at the Corps of Engineers Service Base, another at Zepp Street, and another at the railroad near Guthrie Street.
42 In Lemay, Military Road between Lemay Ferry Road and Kayser Avenue and Fannie Avenue between Military Road and Dammert Avenue will begin flooding near this height. At Riverview Boulevard, a panel floodgate is installed at this height.
41.5 Near this height, Koch Road at the Robert Koch Road intersection begins flooding.
41 At this level, St. Louis City installs a double floodgate at Branch Street in north St. Louis.
40.7 Near this level, River City Boulevard begins flooding between Lemay Ferry Road and Weber Road.
40.3 With record inflows from the Meramec, this was the stage at which U.S. Highway 61/67 at Route K west of Kimmswick was closed in both directions in December 2015.
40 Lemay Park just south of Lemay Ferry Road will begin flooding. The St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District will shut down the Watkins Creek pump station in the 11000 block of Riverview Drive in Spanish Lake.
39.1 Windsor Harbor Road bridge southeast of Kimmswick begins flooding, isolating residents south of the bridge.
39 Fannie Avenue from Military Road to the end of county maintenance and Christopher Drive near Nellie Avenue, both in south St. Louis County, begin flooding near this height. Two more St. Louis floodgates are closed at North Market Street (north St. Louis) and at Barton Street on the south side. Near this height, the Choteau Island levee is overtopped, affecting 2400 acres.
38.5 Nellie Avenue, south of Lemay Ferry Road along River des Peres, begins flooding.
38 The U.S. Coast Guard will consider closing the St. Louis harbor to navigation above this level. This is the reach of river between the south opening to the Chain of Rocks canal and downtown St. Louis. In south St. Louis county, Hoffmeister Avenue begins flooding east of Broadway. Four more floodgates are closed at Prairie Avenue, Madison Avenue, Mullanphy Street, and the railroad bed near Lesparance Street.
37.5 Near this height, Riverview Drive between Coal Bank Road and Prigge Road begins flooding. Coal Bank Road between Lilac Avenue and Riverview Drive also begins flooding. Highway 61/67 south of Pevely begins flooding at the Joachim Creek bridge within a foot of this level.
37 Three more floodgates are closed at this level: the Missouri Illinois Sand Company gate in south St. Louis, the City of St. Louis railroad gate, and a double gate at East Grand in north St. Louis. Also, with record inflow from the Meramec in December 2015, Missouri Route K west of Kimmswick was closed in both directions at Rock Creek near this height.
36.5 At this height, water will reach the base of floodgates at Poplar and at Chouteau. With record inflows from the Meramec, Missouri Route M was closed near this height from I-55 to U.S. 61/67 in December 2015.
36 Near this level, River City Casino Boulevard between Lemay Ferry Road and South Broadway begins flooding. Also, Riverview Drive begins flooding between the Northern Industrial Railroad bridge and Scranton Avenue.
35 The floodgates at Gratiot Road railroad and Chouteau Street are closed. At this height, water will reach the base of the floodgates at Carr Street.
34 Leonor K. Sullivan Bouelvard begins flooding at this level near the Eads bridge underpass. Also, flood gates at Convent Street Railroad and Rutger Street are closed.
33 Floodgates at the Rutger Street railroad and at Miller Street are closed.
32 Flood panels at Carr Street and Poplar Street are installed. Water will reach the base of the floodgates at Carr Street at 35 feet, and at Poplar Street at 36.5 feet.
31.9 The entrance to the parking garage just north of Eads bridge begins flooding.
30 Floodwall at Lacledes Landing is closed. Also at this level, the U.S. Coast Guard may prohibit all recreational vessel traffic from just above the Chain of Rocks Canal south entry to just below the mouth of the Meramec River.
25 If the river is rising at this level, the U.S. Coast Guard may restrict the use of recreation vessels from just above the Chain of Rocks Canal south entry to just below the mouth of the Meramec River. Also, southbound tows greater than 600 feet in length, excluding the towboat, should only travel during daylight hours above this height.
18.5 Riverfront parking east of Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard begins flooding.
Photos
(1) Parking garage near Eads bridge in downtown St. Louis during the flooding of 1993.
(2) Looking downstream along River des Peres from I-55 during the flooding of 1993.
(3) Flooded homes along Carondelet Boulevard adjacent to River des Peres during the flood of 1993.
(4) Flood of 1993: St. Louis Arch and Riverfront
(5) Flood of 1993: St. Louis riverboats
(6) Flood of 1993: St. Louis Riverfront
(7) Flood of 1993: Lemay, Missouri at River des Peres looking southeast from Lemay Ferry Rd.
(8) Flood of 1993: Festus, Missouri
(9) American Commercial Lines property on July 1, 2008 at a stage of 38.6 feet.
(10) American Commercial Lines storage on July 1, 2008 at a stage of 38.6 ft.
(11) American Commercial Lines loading area on July 1, 2008 at a stage of 38.6 feet.
(12) Lemay Park south of Lemay Ferry near River des Peres on July 1, 2008 at 38.6 ft.
(13) End of Nellie Avenue at Lemay Park on July 1, 2008 at a stage of 38.6 ft.
(14) Industrial property along River City Casino Boulevard on July 1, 2008 at a stage of 38.6 ft.
(15) St. Louis riverfront looking south at the steps below the rch on June 28, 2010 at 35.3 feet.
(16) Open flood gate at North Market Street on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(17) Flood gate opening at Mullanphy Street on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(18) Flood gate installed at Wharf and Chouteau Streets at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(19) Flood gates installed along Wharf Street at Rutger Street at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(20) Flood gate installed at South Wharf Street near Miller St. at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(21) Flood gate installed on Commercial St. at Carr St. at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(22) President's Casino closed on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(23) Washington Street at Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.3 feet.
(24) Parking garage at Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard and Morgan Street on June 28, 2010 at 35.3 ft.
(25) Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard looking south on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.2 feet.
(26) Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard looking south on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.28 feet.
(27) Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard looking north on June 28, 2010 at a stage of 35.28 feet.
(28) Slope gage
(29) View looking upstream
(30) View looking downstream
(31) Navigational display of daily slope gage reading
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1.0 Below this level, commercial barges may need to reduce tonnage, and dredging may be necessary to maintain a 9 foot deep channel for navigation. For up to date channel conditions from the USACE-St. Louis District visit: https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Status-Reports/
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Latitude: 38.628889° N, Longitude: 90.179722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 30 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 379.58 ft 409.58 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 379.94 ft 409.94 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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