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Crooked River near Richmond

Highest listed crest 30.70 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft137 crests since 1948

The Crooked River near Richmond crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 137 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2026. The highest, 30.70 ft on July 20, 1965, was major flooding, 10.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.70 ft
July 20, 1965
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
1
94th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 24, 2026
21.85 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Ray County
Near Excelsior Springs (14.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Crooked River near Richmond
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.026May 21, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.0110Apr 24, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.01Jul 20, 1965Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

137 crests from 1948 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Crooked River near Richmond, 1948 to 2026 20222426283032ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Mar 20, 1948: 20.91 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1949: 20.70 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1949: 21.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 1949: 21.70 ft, moderate floodingSep 13, 1949: 21.34 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 1951: 21.40 ft, moderate floodingJul 6, 1951: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingJul 12, 1951: 22.50 ft, moderate floodingAug 9, 1951: 21.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 1951: 23.75 ft, moderate floodingSep 5, 1951: 23.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 1952: 22.28 ft, moderate floodingAug 22, 1952: 21.26 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1953: 21.35 ft, moderate floodingFeb 19, 1955: 21.57 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1958: 20.55 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 1958: 24.56 ft, moderate floodingJul 16, 1958: 23.34 ft, moderate floodingNov 18, 1958: 23.07 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1960: 24.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1960: 22.35 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 1960: 23.95 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1961: 21.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1961: 21.12 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 1961: 26.97 ft, moderate floodingOct 30, 1961: 21.20 ft, moderate floodingNov 3, 1961: 24.28 ft, moderate floodingNov 17, 1961: 23.18 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 1962: 20.78 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1963: 21.48 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 1964: 27.83 ft, moderate floodingJul 20, 1965: 30.70 ft, major floodingSep 21, 1965: 26.39 ft, moderate floodingSep 9, 1989: 20.53 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1990: 21.84 ft, moderate floodingJun 7, 1990: 27.11 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1991: 21.19 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 1992: 25.67 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1994: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1995: 23.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1995: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 24, 1995: 23.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1995: 20.50 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1996: 22.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1996: 23.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 22, 1997: 22.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1997: 25.98 ft, moderate floodingJun 24, 1998: 21.70 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 1998: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingNov 3, 1998: 26.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1999: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1999: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1999: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1999: 25.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 1999: 20.50 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1999: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 1999: 20.36 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2001: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 2001: 22.39 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2001: 22.28 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 2001: 22.53 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 2001: 20.64 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2001: 25.81 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 2001: 20.89 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 2001: 21.63 ft, moderate floodingMay 7, 2002: 22.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 2002: 23.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2004: 24.83 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 2005: 23.41 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2005: 22.34 ft, moderate floodingMay 7, 2007: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 9,303 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2008: 20.98 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2008: 22.67 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 2008: 24.85 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 2008: 21.33 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 2009: 21.29 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 2009: 24.11 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 2009: 24.77 ft, moderate floodingJul 11, 2009: 22.46 ft, moderate floodingJul 15, 2009: 20.03 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 2009: 25.08 ft, moderate floodingNov 18, 2009: 20.23 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2010: 21.53 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 2010: 20.16 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2010: 20.09 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2010: 25.50 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2010: 24.38 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 2011: 21.38 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2011: 21.01 ft, moderate floodingMay 26, 2011: 23.04 ft, moderate floodingJun 28, 2011: 21.47 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 2012: 23.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2013: 20.91 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2013: 22.76 ft, moderate flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 21.57 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 2013: 22.69 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2014: 21.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 2014: 22.36 ft, moderate flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2014: 21.74 ft, moderate floodingOct 14, 2014: 24.33 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 2015: 26.68 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 2015: 20.70 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2015: 27.21 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2015: 23.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 2015: 20.92 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2015: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingNov 28, 2015: 22.62 ft, moderate floodingDec 14, 2015: 24.14 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 2016: 24.09 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 2016: 20.75 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2016: 21.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 13, 2016: 22.29 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 2016: 25.92 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2016: 25.53 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 2017: 24.02 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 21.27 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2018: 25.85 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2019: 20.74 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2019: 20.12 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2019: 21.63 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 2019: 25.93 ft, moderate floodingJun 24, 2019: 25.78 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 2020: 20.94 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2020: 23.70 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 2020: 20.71 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2020: 21.75 ft, moderate floodingAug 9, 2020: 21.28 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 2021: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 2021: 23.95 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 2022: 23.37 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 2023: 20.50 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2024: 20.42 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2024: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 2024: 25.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 2025: 20.53 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 2025: 21.99 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 2026: 21.85 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 30.70 ft, Jul 20, 1965 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Crooked River near Richmond 1940s: 5 1950s: 14 1960s: 14 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 23 2000s: 25 2010s: 40 40 2020s: 15 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 137 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Crooked River near Richmond
1Jul 20, 196530.70+10.70Major—
2Jul 6, 195128.80+8.80Moderate—
3Jun 25, 202128.00+8.00Moderate—
4Jun 22, 196427.83+7.83Moderate—
5Jun 5, 201527.21+7.21Moderate11,000
6Jun 7, 199027.11+7.11Moderate—
7Oct 5, 199827.00+7.00Moderate—
8Sep 14, 196126.97+6.97Moderate—
9Nov 3, 199826.90+6.90Moderate—
10May 7, 200726.70+6.70Moderate9,303
11May 18, 201526.68+6.68Moderate—
12Sep 21, 196526.39+6.39Moderate—
13Apr 12, 199725.98+5.98Moderate—
14May 22, 201925.93+5.93Moderate—
15Aug 28, 201625.92+5.92Moderate—
16Oct 9, 201825.85+5.85Moderate—
17Jun 7, 200125.81+5.81Moderate—
18Jun 24, 201925.78+5.78Moderate—
19Apr 20, 199225.67+5.67Moderate—
20May 6, 199925.60+5.60Moderate—
21Sep 15, 201625.53+5.53Moderate—
22May 14, 201025.50+5.50Moderate—
23Apr 29, 202425.50+5.50Moderate—
24Aug 18, 200925.08+5.08Moderate—
25Apr 23, 199925.00+5.00Moderate—
26Sep 14, 200824.85+4.85Moderate—
27Mar 5, 200424.83+4.83Moderate—
28May 16, 200924.77+4.77Moderate—
29Mar 28, 196024.75+4.75Moderate—
30Jul 12, 195824.56+4.56Moderate—
31Sep 23, 201024.38+4.38Moderate—
32Oct 14, 201424.33+4.33Moderate—
33Mar 15, 202424.30+4.30Moderate—
34Nov 3, 196124.28+4.28Moderate—
35Dec 14, 201524.14+4.14Moderate—
36Apr 28, 200924.11+4.11Moderate—
37Apr 28, 201624.09+4.09Moderate—
38Apr 6, 201724.02+4.02Moderate—
39Apr 28, 199424.00+4.00Moderate—
40Apr 16, 199924.00+4.00Moderate—
41Jul 1, 196023.95+3.95Moderate—
42Jun 30, 202123.95+3.95Moderate—
43May 12, 200223.80+3.80Moderate—
44Aug 28, 195123.75+3.75Moderate—
45May 29, 202023.70+3.70Moderate—
46May 17, 199523.50+3.50Moderate—
47Feb 14, 200523.41+3.41Moderate—
48Sep 5, 195123.40+3.40Moderate—
49Jun 21, 201523.40+3.40Moderate—
50Jun 1, 202223.37+3.37Moderate—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RICM7, 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.