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Bourbeuse River near High Gate

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft22 crests since 1957

The Bourbeuse River near High Gate crested above flood stage 17 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2021. The highest, 25.00 ft on June 30, 1957, was moderate flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Bourbeuse River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.00 ft
June 30, 1957
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 25, 2021
18.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Phelps County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bourbeuse River near High Gate
Action stage15.04Apr 3, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.04Jan 25, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.013Jan 11, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1957 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bourbeuse River near High Gate, 1957 to 2021 1015202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Jun 30, 1957: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 1979: 21.15 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 1982: 23.65 ft, moderate flooding; 49,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1991: 20.91 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 1993: 20.91 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 1998: 23.57 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 2003: 21.03 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2006: 14.60 ft, below flood stageMar 30, 2007: 15.95 ft, action stageSep 14, 2008: 24.38 ft, moderate flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2009: 21.04 ft, moderate floodingOct 30, 2009: 22.32 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 2011: 16.81 ft, action stageMar 17, 2012: 15.08 ft, action stageJun 1, 2013: 19.53 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2014: 16.15 ft, action stageJun 12, 2015: 18.93 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 22.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 21.66 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2018: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 20.59 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2021: 18.07 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.00 ft, Jun 30, 1957 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bourbeuse River near High Gate 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 17.25 ft on Feb 9, 1966; 17.68 ft on Jan 29, 1969; 17.11 ft on May 1, 1970; 20.58 ft on Jun 17, 1985; 19.66 ft on Oct 2, 1986.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bourbeuse River near High Gate
1Jun 30, 195725.00+8.00Moderate—
2Sep 14, 200824.38+7.38Moderate38,800
3Dec 3, 198223.65+6.65Moderate49,300
4Jul 26, 199823.57+6.57Moderate—
5Dec 27, 201522.40+5.40Moderate—
6Oct 30, 200922.32+5.32Moderate—
7Apr 30, 201721.66+4.66Moderate—
8Apr 11, 197921.15+4.15Moderate—
9May 8, 200921.04+4.04Moderate—
10Jun 11, 200321.03+4.03Moderate21,700
11Apr 15, 199120.91+3.91Moderate—
12Jul 7, 199320.91+3.91Moderate—
13Jan 11, 202020.59+3.59Moderate19,400
14Jun 1, 201319.53+2.53Minor—
15Jun 12, 201518.93+1.93Minor—
16Jan 25, 202118.07+1.07Minor11,800
17Feb 24, 201817.22+0.22Minor10,600
18May 19, 201116.81−0.19Action—
19Apr 3, 201416.15−0.85Action—
20Mar 30, 200715.95−1.05Action—
21Mar 17, 201215.08−1.92Action—
22Sep 12, 200614.60−2.40Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Bourbeuse River

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

June 30, 1957: 25.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • UnionMO · Jul 1, 1957 · 24.44 ft · Moderate

September 14, 2008: 24.38 ft here, moderate flooding

  • UnionMO · Sep 17, 2008 · 21.71 ft · Minor

December 3, 1982: 23.65 ft here, moderate flooding

  • UnionMO · Dec 5, 1982 · 33.80 ft · Major

Gauges on the Bourbeuse River

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

Flood gauges on the Bourbeuse River
High Gate this gaugeMO17.025.00 ft, Jun 30, 19570
UnionMO15.034.31 ft, Dec 29, 20155

Other gauges in Phelps County

Flood gauges in Phelps County
Jerome15.035.06 ft, May 1, 20175
Newburg12.016.60 ft, Jun 17, 19856

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HTGM7, 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.