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Black River near Annapolis

Highest listed crest 28.73 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft117 crests since 1939

The Black River near Annapolis crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 117 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2026. The highest, 28.73 ft on July 10, 2026, was major flooding, 20.73 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.73 ft
July 10, 2026; 122,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
3
69th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
July 10, 2026
28.73 ft, major flooding
Location
Reynolds County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Black River near Annapolis
Action stage6.02Apr 26, 2003The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.085Apr 19, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.027Apr 5, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.03Jul 10, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

117 crests from 1939 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Black River near Annapolis, 1939 to 2026 51015202530ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Apr 17, 1939: 17.40 ft, moderate flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1943: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1945: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 17.63 ft, moderate flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1957: 17.45 ft, moderate flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 21.55 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 20.06 ft, moderate flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1979: 19.31 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 17.64 ft, moderate flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1983: 18.65 ft, moderate flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 19.63 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1985: 25.81 ft, major flooding; 98,500 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1993: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1993: 27.38 ft, major flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 16.76 ft, moderate flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1994: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1995: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1996: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1996: 9.39 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2000: 6.28 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2001: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2001: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 8,970 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2002: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2002: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 60,200 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2003: 7.76 ft, action stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2003: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2004: 8.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 9.69 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 10.69 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2005: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2005: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2006: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2006: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2007: 8.10 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2007: 10.04 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2007: 9.65 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2008: 13.46 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 10.41 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2008: 20.03 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2008: 10.03 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2008: 18.84 ft, moderate flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2008: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 10.67 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2009: 8.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2009: 9.72 ft, minor flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2009: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 8.78 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 2009: 11.92 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 21.54 ft, moderate flooding; 58,000 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2009: 9.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 16.85 ft, moderate flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2011: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2012: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 9.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2013: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2013: 12.41 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2013: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2013: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2015: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 6,010 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2015: 8.21 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 9.46 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2015: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 19.80 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2016: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2016: 10.72 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 8.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 23.23 ft, moderate flooding; 70,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 12,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 9.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2018: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2018: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2018: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,750 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2019: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 9.82 ft, minor flooding; 7,720 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 8.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2019: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2019: 9.33 ft, minor floodingJan 12, 2020: 14.58 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2020: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 9.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2020: 8.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2020: 9.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2021: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 10.46 ft, minor flooding; 9,080 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2021: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 9,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 15.37 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 2022: 9.26 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2022: 13.17 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2022: 9.57 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2022: 9.56 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2023: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 15.72 ft, moderate flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2023: 12.84 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2024: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2024: 22.12 ft, moderate flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 20.29 ft, moderate flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2025: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,010 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2025: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2025: 8.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2026: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2026: 9.64 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2026: 28.73 ft, major flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.73 ft, Jul 10, 2026 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Black River near Annapolis 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 4 1990s: 8 2000s: 33 2010s: 34 34 2020s: 25 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 117 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Black River near Annapolis
1Jul 10, 202628.73+20.73Major122,000
2Nov 14, 199327.38+19.38Major109,000
3Nov 19, 198525.81+17.81Major98,500
4Apr 30, 201723.23+15.23Moderate70,600
5Nov 5, 202422.12+14.12Moderate62,200
6Nov 2, 197221.55+13.55Moderate49,700
7Oct 30, 200921.54+13.54Moderate58,000
8May 13, 200221.40+13.40Moderate60,200
9Apr 5, 202520.29+12.29Moderate49,600
10Jun 8, 194520.10+12.10Moderate45,400
11Mar 28, 197720.06+12.06Moderate43,100
12Mar 19, 200820.03+12.03Moderate40,000
13Dec 29, 201519.80+11.80Moderate46,500
14Feb 24, 198519.63+11.63Moderate49,700
15Apr 12, 197919.31+11.31Moderate40,000
16Apr 4, 195719.30+11.30Moderate42,100
17May 11, 194318.90+10.90Moderate37,900
18Feb 10, 196618.90+10.90Moderate40,400
19Apr 11, 200818.84+10.84Moderate32,100
20Apr 30, 198318.65+10.65Moderate47,600
21Jan 30, 196918.43+10.43Moderate37,100
22Apr 22, 199618.00+10.00Moderate37,300
23Dec 3, 198217.64+9.64Moderate40,800
24Jan 4, 195017.63+9.63Moderate35,200
25Dec 17, 195717.45+9.45Moderate34,400
26Apr 17, 193917.40+9.40Moderate32,500
27Apr 26, 201116.85+8.85Moderate30,200
28Apr 12, 199416.76+8.76Moderate31,400
29Mar 25, 202315.72+7.72Moderate25,000
30Feb 18, 202215.37+7.37Moderate—
31Nov 18, 201514.59+6.59Minor20,600
32Jan 12, 202014.58+6.58Minor—
33Mar 4, 202314.32+6.32Minor19,700
34Mar 20, 202013.70+5.70Minor17,700
35Sep 26, 199313.67+5.67Minor20,300
36Feb 25, 201813.67+5.67Minor17,500
37Feb 27, 199713.55+5.55Minor19,100
38Feb 18, 200813.46+5.46Minor12,000
39Dec 1, 200613.42+5.42Minor17,000
40Mar 31, 202213.17+5.17Minor—
41Apr 19, 201313.16+5.16Minor16,100
42May 16, 202312.84+4.84Minor15,100
43Jul 11, 201512.78+4.78Minor15,000
44Apr 30, 199412.70+4.70Minor16,300
45Mar 13, 202112.60+4.60Minor14,500
46May 4, 201312.41+4.41Minor13,900
47Mar 9, 200212.40+4.40Minor15,100
48May 28, 201612.40+4.40Minor13,900
49Mar 18, 201312.13+4.13Minor13,200
50Nov 18, 200312.06+4.06Minor13,000

The worst floods along the Black River

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

November 14, 1993: 27.38 ft here, major flooding

  • PocahontasAR · Nov 18, 1993 · 22.11 ft · Moderate
  • Black RockAR · Nov 19, 1993 · 23.15 ft · Minor

April 30, 2017: 23.23 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Black RockAR · May 1, 2017 · 30.00 ft · Major
  • PocahontasAR · May 3, 2017 · 28.95 ft · Major · its highest
  • Poplar BluffMO · May 1, 2017 · 21.96 ft · Major
  • CorningAR · May 4, 2017 · 15.89 ft · Moderate

November 5, 2024: 22.12 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Black River

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

Flood gauges on the Black River
Annapolis this gaugeMO8.028.73 ft, Jul 10, 20263
Poplar BluffMO16.022.15 ft, Mar 20, 20085
CorningAR15.018.12 ft, Apr 28, 20112
PocahontasAR17.028.95 ft, May 3, 20179
Black RockAR14.031.90 ft, Aug 21, 191512

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ANNM7, 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.