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Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate

Highest listed crest 31.93 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft67 crests since 2000

The Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 67 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2024. The highest, 31.93 ft on April 30, 2017, was major flooding, 23.93 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Big Piney crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.93 ft
April 30, 2017; 93,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
4
52nd of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
November 6, 2024
29.83 ft, major flooding
Location
Pulaski County
Missouri

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate
Action stage6.02Dec 22, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.049May 17, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.011Mar 25, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.04Nov 6, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

67 crests from 2000 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate, 2000 to 2024 010203040ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Feb 19, 2000: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 683 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 14.58 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2002: 18.89 ft, moderate flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2003: 7.26 ft, action stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2004: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 9,260 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2006: 9.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,930 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 23.45 ft, major flooding; 66,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 16.41 ft, moderate flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 17.57 ft, moderate flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2011: 9.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,155 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2011: 8.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,014 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 11.73 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 9.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,576 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2013: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 14.76 ft, minor flooding; 18,020 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2013: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 9,492 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2013: 16.27 ft, moderate flooding; 21,775 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2013: 19.51 ft, moderate flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 6.26 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 11.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 17.91 ft, moderate flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2015: 8.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,910 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2015: 15.58 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 9.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,010 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,170 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 23.21 ft, major flooding; 54,400 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2016: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,710 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2016: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,480 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2016: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 8.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,760 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,360 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 31.93 ft, major flooding; 93,500 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 15.61 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 16.76 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2018: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2018: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 10.31 ft, minor flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 9.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,346 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 14,693 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2019: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,367 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 18.10 ft, moderate flooding; 25,567 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,413 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2020: 9.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,979 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2020: 8.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2020: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2020: 9.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,154 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2021: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 9,236 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 12.88 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2021: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,339 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 14.57 ft, minor flooding; 16,055 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2022: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,153 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2022: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 9,868 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 14,609 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2023: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,879 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 15,054 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 18.54 ft, moderate flooding; 26,878 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2023: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,821 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2024: 29.83 ft, major flooding; 79,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.93 ft, Apr 30, 2017 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate 2000s: 10 2010s: 34 34 2020s: 20 2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 69 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 10.26 ft on Apr 28, 1922; 10.10 ft on May 16, 1923; 6.65 ft on Sep 20, 1924; 12.00 ft on Dec 20, 1924; 8.40 ft on Oct 17, 1925; 15.50 ft on Apr 1, 1927; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 67 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Piney at Ft. Wood - East Gate
1Apr 30, 201731.93+23.93Major93,500
2Nov 6, 202429.83+21.83Major79,800
3Mar 19, 200823.45+15.45Major66,000
4Dec 29, 201523.21+15.21Major54,400
5Aug 6, 201319.51+11.51Moderate31,100
6May 9, 200218.89+10.89Moderate43,400
7Mar 25, 202318.54+10.54Moderate26,878
8Jan 12, 202018.10+10.10Moderate25,567
9Jul 11, 201517.91+9.91Moderate26,200
10Apr 26, 201117.57+9.57Moderate25,300
11Feb 25, 201816.76+8.76Moderate21,700
12Oct 31, 200916.41+8.41Moderate22,100
13Jun 2, 201316.27+8.27Moderate21,775
14May 5, 201715.61+7.61Moderate18,600
15Nov 19, 201515.58+7.58Moderate20,000
16May 2, 201914.88+6.88Minor16,700
17Apr 20, 201314.76+6.76Minor18,020
18Feb 25, 200114.58+6.58Minor13,300
19Feb 18, 202214.57+6.57Minor16,055
20Mar 4, 202314.17+6.17Minor15,054
21Feb 12, 200914.07+6.07Minor12,400
22May 22, 201913.98+5.98Minor14,693
23May 6, 202213.94+5.94Minor14,609
24Apr 25, 200413.80+5.80Minor16,400
25Mar 21, 202013.64+5.64Minor13,979
26May 17, 202313.60+5.60Minor13,821
27May 11, 200613.29+5.29Minor13,800
28May 18, 202013.29+5.29Minor13,200
29Mar 28, 201813.01+5.01Minor12,700
30Mar 14, 202112.88+4.88Minor12,400
31Jan 14, 200512.37+4.37Minor9,260
32Mar 22, 201211.73+3.73Minor11,600
33Jan 6, 200511.51+3.51Minor11,500
34Apr 14, 202211.49+3.49Minor9,868
35Jan 26, 202111.11+3.11Minor9,236
36Apr 1, 202211.06+3.06Minor9,153
37Jun 20, 201511.01+3.01Minor10,300
38Feb 10, 202310.93+2.93Minor8,879
39Apr 23, 201710.53+2.53Minor8,360
40Apr 28, 201310.52+2.52Minor9,492
41May 6, 202010.51+2.51Minor8,330
42Dec 19, 202110.50+2.50Minor8,339
43Jul 5, 201610.38+2.38Minor8,150
44Feb 8, 201910.31+2.31Minor8,050
45May 18, 201610.06+2.06Minor7,710
46Feb 27, 201310.00+2.00Minor8,640
47Jan 31, 20139.96+1.96Minor8,576
48Jun 10, 20209.64+1.64Minor7,154
49Nov 29, 20159.60+1.60Minor8,010
50Dec 1, 20069.55+1.55Minor7,930

The worst floods along the Big Piney

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Big Piney that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 30, 2017: 31.93 ft here, major flooding

  • Edgar SpringsMO · Apr 30, 2017 · 30.67 ft · Minor · its highest

November 6, 2024: 29.83 ft here, major flooding

March 19, 2008: 23.45 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Big Piney

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Big Piney
Edgar SpringsMO8.530.67 ft, Apr 30, 20170
Ft. Wood - East Gate this gaugeMO8.031.93 ft, Apr 30, 20174

Other gauges in Pulaski County

Flood gauges in Pulaski County
Edgar Springs8.530.67 ft, Apr 30, 20170
Waynesville7.019.94 ft, Nov 5, 20240

Pulaski County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Missouri

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BIGM7, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.