Missouri River at St. Charles

Last updated: Jun 20, 2025, 2:37 PM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 42.2 - This is the approximate minimum level of protection provided by the Monarch levee protecting Chesterfield Valley. Since this gage is affected by Mississippi River backwater, the actual level of overtopping may be higher.
  • 38 - Floor of the gage house.
  • 37 - Residences north of St. Charles become cut off near this height.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 38.7889, -90.4708
RFC MBRFC
State MO
WFO LSX
County St. Louis
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 06935965

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 27.61 ft on 05-01-2024
2. 25.27 ft on 06-04-2022
3. 26.84 ft on 05-06-2022
4. 29.21 ft on 06-29-2021
5. 26.42 ft on 04-13-2021

Historic Crests

1. 40.11 ft on 06-24-1844
2. 40.04 ft on 08-02-1993
3. 37.50 ft on 10-07-1986
4. 37.30 ft on 07-20-1951
5. 36.80 ft on 06-07-1903

Low Water Records

1. 3.20 ft on 12-24-1963
2. 3.45 ft on 12-26-1879
3. 4.03 ft on 11-28-2006
4. 4.17 ft on 12-15-2005
5. 4.18 ft on 01-01-2023
(P) -  Preliminary values subject to further review
¹ -  Gauge datum changed during this year

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 449.47 ft
moderate Flooding 443.47 ft
minor Flooding 438.47 ft
action 436.47 ft
Latest Value 430.94 ft
Gauge Zero 413.47 ft

Gauge Photos

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Boat ramp and roadside park on September 17, 2008 with the St. Charles gage at 30.7 ft.

Probability Information

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WFO Information

Weather Forecast Office
St. Louis
12 Missouri Research Park Drive
St. Charles, MO 63304
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