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Big Piney near Edgar Springs

Highest listed crest 30.67 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft147 crests since 1922

The Big Piney near Edgar Springs crested above flood stage 137 times among the 147 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2024. The highest, 30.67 ft on April 30, 2017, was minor flooding, 22.17 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
30.67 ft
April 30, 2017; 90,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
137 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
November 5, 2024
29.45 ft, minor 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 near Edgar Springs
Action stage4.58Dec 22, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.5137Nov 5, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

147 crests from 1922 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Piney near Edgar Springs, 1922 to 2024 010203040ft Flood stage 8.5 ft Apr 28, 1922: 10.26 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1923: 10.10 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 1924: 6.65 ft, action stageDec 20, 1924: 12.00 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 1925: 8.40 ft, action stageApr 1, 1927: 15.50 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1928: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1929: 10.66 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 1929: 12.20 ft, minor floodingNov 21, 1930: 7.93 ft, action stageJan 17, 1932: 7.70 ft, action stageMay 14, 1933: 17.50 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1934: 4.10 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1935: 19.62 ft, minor floodingNov 10, 1935: 8.91 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1937: 12.83 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1938: 14.73 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1939: 12.40 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1940: 10.10 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1941: 13.74 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1942: 11.00 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 1942: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1944: 9.00 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1945: 19.08 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1946: 19.53 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1947: 19.00 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1948: 15.08 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1949: 16.70 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1950: 18.60 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1951: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1952: 12.50 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1953: 11.20 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1954: 6.42 ft, action stageMar 21, 1955: 15.58 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1956: 19.80 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1957: 16.30 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 1958: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1959: 8.80 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1959: 10.50 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1961: 18.10 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1962: 10.83 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1963: 14.43 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1964: 16.30 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1965: 16.24 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1966: 19.01 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1967: 7.18 ft, action stageFeb 2, 1968: 13.01 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1969: 19.28 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1970: 12.86 ft, minor floodingOct 28, 1970: 13.32 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1972: 14.72 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1973: 18.19 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 1973: 16.49 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 1975: 16.88 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1976: 10.51 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1977: 15.97 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1978: 17.91 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1979: 17.67 ft, minor floodingNov 10, 1979: 6.21 ft, action stageMay 15, 1981: 13.05 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1982: 14.69 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1982: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 81,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1989: 14.43 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1990: 17.22 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 1990: 13.74 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1992: 11.63 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1993: 19.66 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 1993: 19.81 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1995: 16.32 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1996: 13.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 2000: 4.08 ft, below flood stageFeb 25, 2001: 14.58 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2002: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2003: 8.82 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2004: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 12.37 ft, minor floodingNov 16, 2005: 8.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,513 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 13.29 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2006: 10.68 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2008: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 11,389 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 13.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,933 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 23.58 ft, minor flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2008: 9.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,983 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 21,960 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2008: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 6,679 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2008: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 6,152 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2008: 18.72 ft, minor flooding; 25,705 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 14.07 ft, minor floodingOct 31, 2009: 17.21 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2011: 18.24 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2011: 10.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,387 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2011: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,287 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 9,913 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,814 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2013: 8.93 ft, minor flooding; 5,084 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 15.79 ft, minor flooding; 16,182 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2013: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 8,252 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2013: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 19,949 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2013: 20.31 ft, minor flooding; 36,390 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2013: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,667 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 7.00 ft, action stageMay 31, 2015: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,623 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 19.37 ft, minor flooding; 29,476 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2015: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,372 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2015: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 18,598 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 10.77 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,536 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 23.18 ft, minor flooding; 65,121 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2016: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 8,075 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2016: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,953 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2016: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 9,101 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 9.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,975 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 8,458 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 30.67 ft, minor flooding; 90,200 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 17,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 21,505 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2018: 13.78 ft, minor flooding; 11,781 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2018: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 4,993 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2018: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 8,203 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,465 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 17,074 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,395 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2019: 9.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,467 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2019: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 5,313 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 25,392 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 9.14 ft, minor flooding; 5,345 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2020: 10.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,002 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 14.53 ft, minor flooding; 13,355 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2020: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,548 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2020: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 8,602 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 14.01 ft, minor flooding; 12,232 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2020: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 7,077 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2021: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 13.71 ft, minor flooding; 11,643 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2021: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 9,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 15,645 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2022: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 9,098 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2022: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,667 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,506 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2023: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 9,197 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 15.13 ft, minor flooding; 14,615 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 25,452 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2023: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,876 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2024: 29.45 ft, minor flooding; 81,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.67 ft, Apr 30, 2017 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Piney near Edgar Springs 1920s: 7 1930s: 6 1940s: 10 1950s: 10 1960s: 8 1970s: 10 1980s: 4 1990s: 7 2000s: 18 2010s: 37 37 2020s: 20 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 147 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Piney near Edgar Springs
1Apr 30, 201730.67+22.17Minor90,200
2Nov 5, 202429.45+20.95Minor81,100
3Dec 4, 198224.50+16.00Minor81,200
4Mar 19, 200823.58+15.08Minor64,000
5Dec 29, 201523.18+14.68Minor65,121
6Dec 27, 194220.70+12.20Minor32,700
7May 9, 200220.60+12.10Minor38,300
8Aug 6, 201320.31+11.81Minor36,390
9Nov 15, 199319.81+11.31Minor—
10May 16, 195619.80+11.30Minor—
11Sep 26, 199319.66+11.16Minor—
12Mar 11, 193519.62+11.12Minor—
13May 25, 194619.53+11.03Minor—
14Jul 11, 201519.37+10.87Minor29,476
15Jan 30, 196919.28+10.78Minor—
16Apr 15, 194519.08+10.58Minor—
17Feb 10, 196619.01+10.51Minor—
18Apr 25, 194719.00+10.50Minor—
19Mar 25, 202318.91+10.41Minor25,452
20Jan 12, 202018.87+10.37Minor25,392
21Sep 15, 200818.72+10.22Minor25,705
22May 11, 195018.60+10.10Minor—
23Apr 26, 201118.24+9.74Minor—
24Mar 11, 197318.19+9.69Minor—
25May 8, 196118.10+9.60Minor—
26Apr 11, 200817.99+9.49Minor21,960
27Mar 25, 197817.91+9.41Minor—
28Feb 25, 201817.71+9.21Minor21,505
29Apr 12, 197917.67+9.17Minor—
30May 14, 193317.50+9.00Minor—
31May 4, 199017.22+8.72Minor—
32Oct 31, 200917.21+8.71Minor—
33Jun 2, 201317.19+8.69Minor19,949
34Jun 9, 192817.00+8.50Minor—
35Jul 1, 195117.00+8.50Minor19,400
36Jul 18, 195817.00+8.50Minor—
37Jan 11, 197516.88+8.38Minor—
38Nov 19, 201516.73+8.23Minor18,598
39Jul 8, 194916.70+8.20Minor—
40Nov 26, 197316.49+7.99Minor—
41May 5, 201716.33+7.83Minor17,580
42Mar 8, 199516.32+7.82Minor—
43May 23, 195716.30+7.80Minor—
44Apr 6, 196416.30+7.80Minor—
45Apr 6, 196516.24+7.74Minor—
46May 2, 201916.09+7.59Minor17,074
47Mar 29, 197715.97+7.47Minor—
48Apr 19, 201315.79+7.29Minor16,182
49Apr 25, 200415.77+7.27Minor15,800
50Mar 21, 195515.58+7.08Minor—

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: 30.67 ft here, minor flooding

November 5, 2024: 29.45 ft here, minor flooding

March 19, 2008: 23.58 ft here, minor 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 Springs this gaugeMO8.530.67 ft, Apr 30, 20170
Ft. Wood - East GateMO8.031.93 ft, Apr 30, 20174

Other gauges in Pulaski County

Flood gauges in Pulaski County
Ft. Wood - East Gate8.031.93 ft, Apr 30, 20174
Waynesville7.019.94 ft, Nov 5, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PINM7, 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.