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Chariton River near Novinger

Highest listed crest 28.60 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft105 crests since 1917

The Chariton River near Novinger crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 105 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2024. The highest, 28.60 ft on June 1, 1917, was major flooding, 8.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.60 ft
June 1, 1917
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
12
10th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 28, 2024
21.04 ft, minor flooding
Location
Adair County
Near Kirksville (6.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chariton River near Novinger
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.059Apr 28, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.034Jun 26, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.012May 29, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

105 crests from 1917 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chariton River near Novinger, 1917 to 2024 202224262830ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Jun 1, 1917: 28.60 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1931: 22.60 ft, minor floodingNov 24, 1931: 26.03 ft, major floodingDec 25, 1932: 22.02 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1935: 24.98 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1937: 23.84 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1939: 25.09 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 1941: 23.90 ft, moderate floodingNov 2, 1941: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1943: 24.28 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1944: 25.86 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1945: 26.34 ft, major floodingJun 23, 1946: 26.00 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1947: 28.50 ft, major floodingMar 20, 1948: 25.23 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 1949: 23.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 1950: 26.22 ft, major floodingJun 20, 1950: 26.66 ft, major floodingFeb 20, 1951: 24.12 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1951: 24.16 ft, moderate floodingJul 23, 1951: 24.32 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1952: 23.87 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 1955: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 29, 1957: 20.60 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 1958: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1959: 23.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1960: 26.65 ft, major floodingApr 7, 1960: 24.04 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1961: 20.70 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1961: 20.53 ft, minor floodingNov 16, 1961: 20.93 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1962: 20.20 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1963: 22.03 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1964: 20.20 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1965: 20.10 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1965: 20.97 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 1965: 22.14 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1967: 20.83 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1967: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1969: 21.90 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1970: 20.35 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 1970: 21.90 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1970: 22.80 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 1970: 21.17 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1973: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 2, 1973: 23.05 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1973: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 1973: 20.60 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 1973: 23.28 ft, moderate floodingDec 5, 1973: 24.14 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1974: 22.70 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1974: 21.25 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1976: 22.72 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1978: 21.95 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1978: 21.76 ft, minor floodingDec 9, 1980: 20.54 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 1981: 23.07 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1982: 20.20 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1982: 21.05 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 1982: 21.37 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 1982: 21.10 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1983: 22.87 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 1984: 20.85 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1985: 23.31 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 1985: 23.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 1986: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 1990: 21.74 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1991: 22.27 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1993: 25.71 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1995: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1995: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1995: 22.15 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 1995: 21.42 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1996: 20.76 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1996: 23.16 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 2001: 20.37 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2001: 20.30 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2002: 24.68 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 2004: 21.44 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2007: 22.75 ft, minor flooding; 21,505 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2008: 22.36 ft, minor floodingJul 25, 2008: 28.44 ft, major floodingSep 14, 2008: 26.37 ft, major floodingMar 8, 2009: 21.36 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2009: 25.32 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2010: 20.07 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2010: 23.87 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2010: 21.39 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 2010: 28.36 ft, major floodingSep 24, 2010: 20.49 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2011: 21.29 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 23.43 ft, moderate flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2013: 21.65 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2014: 23.37 ft, moderate flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2014: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2014: 22.00 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2014: 21.56 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2015: 25.42 ft, moderate flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 20.31 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2019: 20.94 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2019: 27.80 ft, major floodingJun 23, 2019: 21.54 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2020: 20.11 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2021: 21.18 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2024: 21.04 ft, minor flooding Highest, 28.60 ft, Jun 1, 1917 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chariton River near Novinger 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 6 1940s: 9 1950s: 10 1960s: 14 1970s: 15 1980s: 11 1990s: 9 2000s: 10 2010s: 17 17 2020s: 3 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 105 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chariton River near Novinger
1Jun 1, 191728.60+8.60Major—
2Jun 7, 194728.50+8.50Major—
3Jul 25, 200828.44+8.44Major—
4Jul 21, 201028.36+8.36Major—
5May 29, 201927.80+7.80Major—
6Jun 20, 195026.66+6.66Major—
7Apr 2, 196026.65+6.65Major—
8Sep 14, 200826.37+6.37Major—
9Jun 17, 194526.34+6.34Major—
10Jun 15, 195026.22+6.22Major—
11Nov 24, 193126.03+6.03Major—
12Jun 23, 194626.00+6.00Major—
13Apr 23, 194425.86+5.86Moderate—
14Jul 4, 199325.71+5.71Moderate—
15Jun 26, 201525.42+5.42Moderate25,700
16May 16, 200925.32+5.32Moderate—
17Mar 20, 194825.23+5.23Moderate—
18Mar 17, 193925.09+5.09Moderate—
19Jun 2, 193524.98+4.98Moderate—
20May 12, 200224.68+4.68Moderate—
21Jul 23, 195124.32+4.32Moderate—
22May 21, 194324.28+4.28Moderate—
23Apr 21, 197324.20+4.20Moderate—
24Apr 8, 195124.16+4.16Moderate—
25Dec 5, 197324.14+4.14Moderate—
26Feb 20, 195124.12+4.12Moderate—
27Apr 7, 196024.04+4.04Moderate—
28Jun 11, 194123.90+3.90Moderate—
29Mar 13, 195223.87+3.87Moderate—
30May 13, 201023.87+3.87Moderate—
31Feb 21, 193723.84+3.84Moderate—
32Jun 16, 194923.60+3.60Moderate—
33May 27, 197323.50+3.50Moderate—
34Apr 18, 201323.43+3.43Moderate22,300
35Oct 10, 198523.40+3.40Moderate—
36Jun 4, 201423.37+3.37Moderate22,200
37Mar 4, 198523.31+3.31Moderate—
38Oct 3, 197323.28+3.28Moderate—
39Jun 1, 195923.20+3.20Moderate—
40May 27, 199623.16+3.16Moderate—
41Jan 6, 195523.10+3.10Moderate—
42Aug 2, 195823.10+3.10Moderate—
43Jun 14, 196723.10+3.10Moderate—
44May 18, 198623.10+3.10Moderate—
45Jul 5, 198123.07+3.07Moderate—
46May 2, 197323.05+3.05Moderate—
47Apr 2, 198322.87+2.87Minor—
48Sep 23, 197022.80+2.80Minor—
49May 7, 200722.75+2.75Minor21,505
50Apr 25, 197622.72+2.72Minor—

The worst floods along the Chariton River

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

June 7, 1947: 28.50 ft here, major flooding

  • MoultonIA · Jun 1, 1947 · 45.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • CharitonIA · Jun 5, 1947 · 21.65 ft · Minor

July 25, 2008: 28.44 ft here, major flooding

July 21, 2010: 28.36 ft here, major flooding

  • Prairie HillMO · Jul 23, 2010 · 23.23 ft · Major
  • MoultonIA · Jul 21, 2010 · 37.12 ft · Moderate
  • CharitonIA · Jul 20, 2010 · 20.23 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Chariton River

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

Flood gauges on the Chariton River
CharitonIA19.529.32 ft, Sep 15, 19921
Rathbun ReservoirIA926.0927.16 ft, Jul 28, 19930
MoultonIA36.045.00 ft, Jun 1, 19471
Novinger this gaugeMO20.028.60 ft, Jun 1, 191712
Prairie HillMO15.024.26 ft, May 31, 201923

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NVZM7, 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.