Meramec River at Valley Park

Last updated: Jul 10, 2025, 2:43 PM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 44 - This represents the level at which, with no additional protection, the Valley Park levee would be overtopped at the upper end of the flood wall.
  • 42 - Near this height, the intersection of Big Bend Road and Dougherty Ferry Road begins flooding.
  • 38.8 - Interstate 44 is closed near this height. During the December 2015 flood, this highway was closed from Bowles Avenue in Valley Park west to Missouri Route 109 exit in Eureka.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 38.5467, -90.4850
RFC NCRFC
State MO
WFO LSX
County St. Louis
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 07019130

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 19.71 ft on 04-23-2025
2. 28.74 ft on 04-08-2025
3. 31.03 ft on 11-08-2024
4. 18.41 ft on 08-06-2023
5. 23.72 ft on 03-28-2023

Historic Crests

1. 44.11 ft on 12-31-2015
2. 43.31 ft on 05-03-2017
3. 39.73 ft on 12-06-1982
4. 37.85 ft on 08-22-1915 1
5. 37.83 ft on 03-22-2008

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 418.22 ft
moderate Flooding 412.22 ft
minor Flooding 409.22 ft
action 402.22 ft
Latest Value 390.83 ft
Gauge Zero 391.22 ft

Gauge Photos

Photo 1 of 23

Valley Park at I-44 and Highway 141 underpass - March, 2008

Probability Information

No Images Available

Collaborative Agencies

The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here.

WFO Information

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