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Fishing River near Mosby

Highest listed crest 33.80 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft87 crests since 1947

The Fishing River near Mosby crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 87 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2026. The highest, 33.80 ft on July 19, 1965, was major flooding, 15.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.80 ft
July 19, 1965
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
6
35th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 24, 2026
23.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clay County
Near Kearney (3.4 mi), Excelsior Springs (4.1 mi), Liberty (7.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS MBYM7
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fishing River near Mosby
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.072Apr 24, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.09Aug 22, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.06Aug 27, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

87 crests from 1947 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fishing River near Mosby, 1947 to 2026 1520253035ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Jun 22, 1947: 22.80 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1950: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1951: 21.80 ft, minor floodingJul 19, 1965: 33.80 ft, major floodingMay 18, 1974: 29.60 ft, major floodingSep 13, 1977: 27.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 20, 1995: 25.80 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1996: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1996: 25.40 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 1996: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 1997: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1998: 22.50 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1998: 24.60 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 29.50 ft, major floodingOct 18, 1998: 23.20 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 1998: 25.00 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 1998: 19.40 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1999: 20.90 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1999: 25.60 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1999: 20.20 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1999: 23.00 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1999: 21.00 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2000: 20.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2001: 21.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2001: 19.00 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2001: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2001: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 2001: 19.70 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2001: 20.50 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2001: 25.20 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2002: 23.10 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2002: 20.70 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2004: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2004: 22.50 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2004: 18.30 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 2004: 22.90 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2004: 25.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2005: 21.00 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2005: 18.70 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2005: 20.50 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2005: 21.50 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2007: 29.70 ft, major flooding; 30,801 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2007: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2008: 20.00 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2008: 23.00 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2008: 25.90 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2009: 24.50 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2009: 27.50 ft, moderate floodingAug 17, 2009: 21.60 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2010: 20.70 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2010: 26.10 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2010: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 2013: 19.50 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2013: 21.70 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2014: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2015: 30.10 ft, major floodingMay 24, 2015: 23.20 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2015: 28.90 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 2015: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2015: 27.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 2015: 22.00 ft, minor floodingDec 13, 2015: 22.20 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2016: 25.20 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2016: 24.80 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2016: 24.50 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2016: 23.00 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 2016: 29.80 ft, major floodingSep 14, 2016: 24.70 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2017: 22.30 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2017: 20.00 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 2017: 18.00 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2017: 26.90 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2018: 23.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2019: 18.68 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2019: 20.65 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2019: 24.20 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2019: 23.70 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2021: 19.20 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2021: 19.75 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2021: 24.47 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2021: 22.56 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2022: 25.50 ft, minor floodingAug 13, 2023: 20.21 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2024: 22.50 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2024: 24.80 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2025: 20.51 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2026: 23.76 ft, minor flooding Highest, 33.80 ft, Jul 19, 1965 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fishing River near Mosby 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 16 2000s: 27 2010s: 28 28 2020s: 10 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 87 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fishing River near Mosby
1Jul 19, 196533.80+15.80Major—
2May 17, 201530.10+12.10Major—
3Aug 27, 201629.80+11.80Major—
4May 7, 200729.70+11.70Major30,801
5May 18, 197429.60+11.60Major—
6Oct 5, 199829.50+11.50Major—
7Jun 4, 201528.90+10.90Moderate—
8Sep 13, 197727.50+9.50Moderate—
9May 15, 200927.50+9.50Moderate—
10Jun 26, 201527.50+9.50Moderate—
11Jul 21, 199627.20+9.20Moderate—
12Aug 22, 201726.90+8.90Moderate—
13Jun 6, 200126.80+8.80Moderate—
14Sep 22, 201026.20+8.20Moderate—
15May 13, 201026.10+8.10Moderate—
16Sep 13, 200825.90+7.90Minor—
17Jul 20, 199525.80+7.80Minor—
18Apr 23, 199925.60+7.60Minor—
19May 31, 202225.50+7.50Minor—
20Jun 17, 199625.40+7.40Minor—
21Sep 18, 200425.40+7.40Minor—
22Sep 17, 200125.20+7.20Minor—
23Apr 27, 201625.20+7.20Minor—
24Jan 1, 195025.10+7.10Minor—
25Apr 11, 199725.00+7.00Minor—
26Nov 2, 199825.00+7.00Minor—
27Jun 21, 201525.00+7.00Minor—
28May 27, 201624.80+6.80Minor—
29Apr 28, 202424.80+6.80Minor—
30Sep 14, 201624.70+6.70Minor—
31Sep 14, 199824.60+6.60Minor—
32Apr 27, 200924.50+6.50Minor—
33Jul 3, 201624.50+6.50Minor—
34Jun 25, 202124.47+6.47Minor—
35May 21, 201924.20+6.20Minor—
36Apr 24, 202623.76+5.76Minor—
37Jun 23, 201923.70+5.70Minor—
38Mar 15, 200123.40+5.40Minor—
39Oct 10, 201823.30+5.30Minor—
40Oct 18, 199823.20+5.20Minor—
41May 24, 201523.20+5.20Minor—
42May 6, 200223.10+5.10Minor—
43May 5, 199923.00+5.00Minor—
44Jul 30, 200823.00+5.00Minor—
45Jul 12, 201623.00+5.00Minor—
46Jul 16, 200422.90+4.90Minor—
47Jun 22, 194722.80+4.80Minor—
48Mar 5, 200422.80+4.80Minor—
49Jun 29, 202122.56+4.56Minor—
50Jun 23, 199822.50+4.50Minor—

Other gauges in Clay County

Flood gauges in Clay County
Smithville27.046.49 ft, Jul 20, 19655

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MBYM7, 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.