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Missouri River at St. Joseph Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.72 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 10:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.72 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.73 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.81 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.83 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.86 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.87 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.88 ft at 6:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.97 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.1 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.1 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.1 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.11 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 11:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 12:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 12:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 1:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 1:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 1:45AM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 6.23 ft at 2:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 2:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 2:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.21 ft at 3:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.18 ft at 4:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.15 ft at 4:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.15 ft at 5:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.1 ft at 5:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.07 ft at 7:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.96 ft at 9:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.92 ft at 9:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.91 ft at 10:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.85 ft at 10:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.86 ft at 11:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.86 ft at 11:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 1:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.7 ft at 2:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 3:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 4:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 4:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 5:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 7:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 7:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 7:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 7:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 8:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 8:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 8:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 8:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 9:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 9:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 9:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 9:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 10:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:30PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Forecast: 5.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 02, 2023Highest Forecast: 5.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 5.5 ft 1:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 5.5 ft 7:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 5.4 ft 1:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 5.4 ft 7:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Jun 06, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSJSM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:48AM Jun 2, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:20AM Jun 1)Latest observed value: 5.52 ft at 11:30 PM CDT 1-Jun-2023. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Missouri River at St. Joseph are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical datum updated to 789.27 ft. NAVD88 or 788.95 ft. NGVD29.  More information - click here
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 27
Moderate Flood Stage: 21
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 32.07 ft on 03/22/2019
(2) 32.07 ft on 07/26/1993
(3) 29.97 ft on 06/28/2011
(4) 27.20 ft on 04/29/1881
(5) 26.82 ft on 04/22/1952
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.40 ft on 06/25/2021
(2) 19.55 ft on 05/27/2020
(3) 24.74 ft on 10/03/2019
(4) 32.07 ft on 03/22/2019
(5) 19.02 ft on 12/02/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -2.30 ft on 01/18/1957
(2) -0.08 ft on 02/28/2022
(3) 0.00 ft on 12/18/1940
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31.5 The levee system will likely be overtopped, causing flooding in the town of Elwood and the eastern edge of Wathena.
30 St. Joseph public works building on 3rd Street floods.
24 A residential area in northwest St. Joseph begins to flood.
21 Riverfront Park in St. Joseph begins to flood.
19 Backwater from the Missouri River floods property along the Nodaway river at Nodaway, Missouri.
17 Lowland flooding upstream and downstream from St. Joseph occurs.
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Latitude: 39.753250° N, Longitude: 94.856833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 789.27 ft 806.27 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 788.95 ft 805.95 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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