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Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland

Highest listed crest 23.07 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft44 crests since 1933

The Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2021. The highest, 23.07 ft on June 15, 2011, was major flooding, 8.07 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.07 ft
June 15, 2011; 26,210 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
7
29th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
July 12, 2021
16.53 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clark County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.021Jul 12, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.016Feb 24, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.07May 30, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

44 crests from 1933 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland, 1933 to 2021 141618202224ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jun 29, 1933: 21.53 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1935: 19.38 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1946: 20.66 ft, major flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1947: 19.12 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 1960: 20.17 ft, major flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1970: 19.84 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 1973: 21.71 ft, major flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1976: 19.96 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1984: 17.90 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1986: 18.70 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 1986: 18.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 11, 1993: 18.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 1995: 17.80 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 1995: 17.90 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1996: 18.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2001: 16.21 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2001: 16.09 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2001: 17.78 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2002: 18.39 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2002: 16.88 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2003: 16.85 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 2003: 15.01 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2004: 18.37 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2008: 20.61 ft, major floodingJul 21, 2010: 19.39 ft, moderate floodingFeb 17, 2011: 16.04 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2011: 16.08 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2011: 23.07 ft, major flooding; 26,210 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2011: 16.96 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2011: 18.14 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 2012: 18.54 ft, moderate flooding; 11,246 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 11,910 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2013: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,422 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2014: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 8,070 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2014: 15.52 ft, minor flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2015: 19.15 ft, moderate flooding; 12,379 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 18.66 ft, moderate flooding; 11,442 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2019: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 8,445 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2019: 15.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,534 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,752 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2019: 15.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,678 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2019: 20.21 ft, major flooding; 15,292 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2020: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,612 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2021: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,387 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.07 ft, Jun 15, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 9 2010s: 18 18 2020s: 2 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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 19.10 ft on Oct 1, 1927; 20.00 ft on Nov 18, 1928.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Fox River (IA/MO) at Wayland
1Jun 15, 201123.07+8.07Major26,210
2Apr 22, 197321.71+6.71Major26,400
3Jun 29, 193321.53+6.53Major25,000
4Jun 19, 194620.66+5.66Major19,900
5Sep 15, 200820.61+5.61Major—
6May 30, 201920.21+5.21Major15,292
7Mar 30, 196020.17+5.17Major13,400
8Apr 25, 197619.96+4.96Moderate13,400
9Sep 23, 197019.84+4.84Moderate—
10Jul 21, 201019.39+4.39Moderate—
11Jun 2, 193519.38+4.38Moderate—
12Jun 26, 201519.15+4.15Moderate12,379
13Jun 7, 194719.12+4.12Moderate—
14May 27, 199618.90+3.90Moderate—
15Apr 19, 201318.90+3.90Moderate11,910
16May 19, 198618.70+3.70Moderate—
17Feb 24, 201918.66+3.66Moderate11,442
18May 5, 201218.54+3.54Moderate11,246
19May 13, 200218.39+3.39Moderate—
20Aug 28, 200418.37+3.37Moderate—
21Jul 11, 199318.30+3.30Moderate—
22Jun 27, 201118.14+3.14Moderate—
23Sep 22, 198618.10+3.10Moderate—
24Nov 2, 198417.90+2.90Minor—
25Jul 5, 199517.90+2.90Minor—
26May 25, 199517.80+2.80Minor—
27May 15, 200117.78+2.78Minor—
28Jun 21, 201116.96+1.96Minor—
29Jun 13, 200216.88+1.88Minor—
30Jul 11, 200316.85+1.85Minor—
31Mar 10, 201916.58+1.58Minor8,445
32May 31, 201316.56+1.56Minor8,422
33Jul 12, 202116.53+1.53Minor8,387
34Feb 21, 201416.26+1.26Minor8,070
35Feb 10, 200116.21+1.21Minor—
36Mar 16, 200116.09+1.09Minor—
37May 26, 201116.08+1.08Minor—
38Feb 17, 201116.04+1.04Minor—
39May 26, 201915.91+0.91Minor7,678
40Jul 1, 202015.85+0.85Minor7,612
41Mar 30, 201915.78+0.78Minor7,534
42Sep 10, 201415.52+0.52Minor7,250
43May 22, 201915.05+0.05Minor6,752
44Dec 10, 200315.01+0.01Minor—

Other gauges in Clark County

Flood gauges in Clark County
Gregory Landing15.028.49 ft, Jul 9, 19934

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WYLM7, 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.