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Grand River near Chillicothe

Highest listed crest 39.60 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft323 crests since 1909

The Grand River near Chillicothe crested at major flood stage 16 times among the 323 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1909 to 2026. The highest, 39.60 ft on July 25, 1993, was major flooding, 15.60 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Grand River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
39.60 ft
July 25, 1993
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
16
5th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2026
32.94 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Livingston County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Grand River near Chillicothe
Action stage19.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.0152Jul 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.0155Jun 12, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.016May 30, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

323 crests from 1909 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Grand River near Chillicothe, 1909 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Jul 1, 1909: 33.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1915: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 17, 1915: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 5, 1915: 27.10 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1916: 24.30 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1916: 27.00 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1916: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1916: 25.60 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1917: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1917: 31.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 1919: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1919: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1919: 29.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 1920: 26.90 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1920: 25.80 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1922: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 22, 1922: 26.30 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1922: 24.60 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1922: 26.20 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1924: 28.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1925: 24.20 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1926: 24.40 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1926: 24.60 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 1926: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingOct 7, 1926: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1927: 26.40 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1927: 25.70 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1927: 28.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1927: 25.60 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1928: 27.80 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1928: 27.40 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1928: 27.80 ft, minor floodingNov 6, 1928: 27.80 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 1928: 30.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 1929: 26.40 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1929: 26.00 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1929: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 1929: 32.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1929: 26.00 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1931: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingNov 25, 1931: 29.80 ft, moderate floodingFeb 2, 1932: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1932: 24.50 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 1934: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1935: 26.70 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1935: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 1935: 29.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 1935: 26.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1936: 25.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1937: 27.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1937: 27.20 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1937: 25.20 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1939: 25.70 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1939: 26.60 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1941: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingNov 3, 1941: 27.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1942: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 1942: 25.30 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1942: 24.30 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1942: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 1942: 30.80 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 1942: 27.90 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1943: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 1943: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1943: 29.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1944: 26.20 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1944: 24.40 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1944: 31.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1944: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1944: 27.00 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1944: 27.30 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1945: 26.10 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1945: 27.00 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1945: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1945: 31.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1945: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1945: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 7, 1946: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 1946: 27.30 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1946: 25.50 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1947: 26.70 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1947: 30.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1947: 26.10 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1947: 27.40 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1947: 33.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 1947: 29.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 24, 1947: 33.40 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 1947: 24.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1948: 24.80 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1948: 27.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1949: 27.10 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1949: 24.00 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1949: 24.60 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1950: 25.40 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1951: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1951: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1951: 27.60 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1951: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 1951: 28.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1952: 27.70 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1952: 24.30 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1953: 26.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1955: 25.40 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 1956: 30.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1958: 25.80 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 1958: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 1, 1958: 29.10 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 1958: 26.20 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 1958: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1959: 27.50 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1959: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 2, 1959: 28.50 ft, moderate floodingAug 9, 1959: 27.90 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 1959: 27.60 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1959: 28.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 1959: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1960: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1960: 31.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1960: 27.20 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1960: 29.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1960: 24.40 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1960: 30.40 ft, moderate floodingOct 31, 1960: 24.80 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 1960: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingFeb 19, 1961: 25.00 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1961: 28.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1961: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1961: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1961: 31.80 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 1961: 28.10 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 1961: 26.20 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 1961: 31.50 ft, moderate floodingNov 17, 1961: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 1962: 26.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1962: 27.20 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1962: 28.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1962: 25.70 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1962: 28.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 1962: 27.50 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1963: 28.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 1963: 24.50 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1964: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingSep 7, 1964: 27.80 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 1965: 27.90 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1965: 29.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 1965: 25.20 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1967: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1967: 33.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 1967: 33.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1967: 26.40 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1968: 30.40 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 1969: 27.10 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1969: 28.70 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 1969: 24.20 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1969: 24.10 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1969: 26.70 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1969: 26.90 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1970: 26.80 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1970: 27.10 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1970: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1971: 26.10 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1972: 27.30 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1972: 24.20 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1972: 26.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1973: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 1973: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 1973: 31.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1973: 30.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 1973: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 1973: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1973: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 1973: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 1973: 27.40 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1973: 27.30 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1973: 32.10 ft, moderate floodingNov 22, 1973: 25.30 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1973: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 22, 1974: 26.40 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1974: 25.60 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1974: 27.70 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1974: 29.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1975: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1976: 27.60 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1982: 33.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1983: 29.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1984: 34.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 23, 1985: 29.30 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 1985: 32.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1986: 32.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1991: 35.30 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1993: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1993: 39.10 ft, major floodingJul 25, 1993: 39.60 ft, major floodingMay 14, 1995: 34.09 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 1995: 36.40 ft, major floodingJul 6, 1995: 33.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 11, 1996: 32.19 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1996: 35.00 ft, major floodingJun 3, 1996: 27.30 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1996: 29.89 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 1996: 25.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1997: 32.88 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1997: 29.51 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1997: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1997: 26.21 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1998: 30.31 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1998: 31.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 1998: 24.60 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1998: 28.73 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 1998: 24.82 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1998: 34.60 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 1998: 28.36 ft, moderate floodingNov 4, 1998: 28.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1999: 31.07 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 2000: 24.23 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2000: 24.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2001: 26.58 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2001: 31.02 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2001: 28.57 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 2001: 27.57 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2001: 33.29 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2001: 24.20 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2002: 24.90 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2002: 33.75 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2004: 26.67 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2004: 24.51 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2004: 29.83 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 2004: 32.19 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 2005: 28.88 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 2007: 24.44 ft, minor flooding; 26,651 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2007: 37.14 ft, major floodingMar 4, 2008: 32.35 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 2008: 29.22 ft, moderate floodingApr 19, 2008: 31.15 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 2008: 26.88 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2008: 26.64 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2008: 31.57 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 2008: 24.54 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2008: 35.32 ft, major floodingJul 27, 2008: 32.73 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2008: 35.19 ft, major floodingOct 24, 2008: 27.34 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2008: 30.56 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 2009: 30.88 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 2009: 30.71 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 2009: 33.69 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 2009: 35.22 ft, major floodingMay 27, 2009: 24.20 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2009: 26.94 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2009: 26.64 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 2009: 28.67 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 2009: 30.38 ft, moderate floodingOct 23, 2009: 28.29 ft, moderate floodingOct 30, 2009: 27.42 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 2009: 30.05 ft, moderate floodingJan 24, 2010: 28.62 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 2010: 33.13 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 2010: 25.11 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2010: 33.05 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 2010: 36.45 ft, major floodingMay 21, 2010: 26.69 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 2010: 25.67 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2010: 35.72 ft, major floodingJun 16, 2010: 33.10 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2010: 31.66 ft, moderate floodingFeb 18, 2011: 26.55 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2011: 29.68 ft, moderate floodingJun 28, 2011: 26.07 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2012: 26.22 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2013: 35.77 ft, major floodingMay 29, 2013: 34.78 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2013: 28.27 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2014: 33.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 18, 2014: 24.52 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2014: 35.92 ft, major floodingOct 14, 2014: 27.62 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 2015: 29.09 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2015: 29.93 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2015: 26.46 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2015: 25.01 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 2015: 31.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 30, 2015: 33.72 ft, moderate floodingAug 9, 2015: 25.71 ft, minor floodingNov 27, 2015: 27.20 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2015: 27.72 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2015: 33.72 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2016: 27.46 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2016: 24.54 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2016: 24.72 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2016: 25.59 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 2016: 25.25 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2017: 35.10 ft, major floodingJun 30, 2017: 31.67 ft, moderate floodingJul 14, 2017: 30.83 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2018: 37.00 ft, major floodingDec 3, 2018: 26.44 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2019: 28.22 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2019: 29.69 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 2019: 29.77 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2019: 30.34 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 2019: 30.81 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 2019: 25.01 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 33.76 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2019: 38.18 ft, major floodingJun 24, 2019: 33.71 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 2020: 29.13 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2020: 32.14 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2021: 27.38 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2021: 33.40 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 2021: 26.15 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2021: 25.10 ft, minor floodingNov 12, 2021: 28.07 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 2022: 24.35 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2022: 26.61 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2023: 30.94 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 2024: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 2024: 32.62 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 2024: 24.93 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2025: 28.08 ft, moderate floodingJul 27, 2025: 26.63 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2026: 33.68 ft, moderate floodingJun 7, 2026: 28.07 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 2026: 32.94 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 39.60 ft, Jul 25, 1993 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grand River near Chillicothe 1900s: 1 1910s: 12 1920s: 26 1930s: 15 1940s: 39 1950s: 23 1960s: 41 1970s: 26 1980s: 6 1990s: 25 2000s: 41 2010s: 50 50 2020s: 18 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 323 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Grand River near Chillicothe
1Jul 25, 199339.60+15.60Major—
2Jul 9, 199339.10+15.10Major—
3May 30, 201938.18+14.18Major—
4May 10, 200737.14+13.14Major—
5Oct 10, 201837.00+13.00Major—
6May 14, 201036.45+12.45Major—
7May 25, 199536.40+12.40Major—
8Sep 12, 201435.92+11.92Major—
9Apr 20, 201335.77+11.77Major—
10Jun 9, 201035.72+11.72Major—
11Jun 26, 200835.32+11.32Major—
12May 6, 199135.30+11.30Major—
13May 17, 200935.22+11.22Major—
14Sep 15, 200835.19+11.19Major—
15Apr 6, 201735.10+11.10Major—
16May 28, 199635.00+11.00Major—
17May 29, 201334.78+10.78Moderate—
18Oct 6, 199834.60+10.60Moderate—
19May 14, 199534.09+10.09Moderate—
20Jun 10, 198434.00+10.00Moderate—
21Jun 7, 194733.80+9.80Moderate—
22May 22, 201933.76+9.76Moderate—
23May 13, 200233.75+9.75Moderate—
24Jul 30, 201533.72+9.72Moderate—
25Dec 15, 201533.72+9.72Moderate—
26Jun 24, 201933.71+9.71Moderate—
27Apr 28, 200933.69+9.69Moderate—
28May 20, 202633.68+9.68Moderate—
29Jul 1, 190933.60+9.60Moderate—
30Jun 10, 198233.60+9.60Moderate—
31Jul 6, 199533.60+9.60Moderate—
32Jun 24, 194733.40+9.40Moderate—
33Jun 26, 202133.40+9.40Moderate—
34Jun 7, 200133.29+9.29Moderate—
35Mar 12, 201033.13+9.13Moderate—
36Jun 1, 196733.10+9.10Moderate—
37Jun 14, 196733.10+9.10Moderate—
38Jun 16, 201033.10+9.10Moderate—
39Apr 26, 201033.05+9.05Moderate—
40Jun 5, 201433.00+9.00Moderate—
41Jun 12, 202632.94+8.94Moderate—
42Feb 22, 199732.88+8.88Moderate—
43Jul 27, 200832.73+8.73Moderate—
44May 3, 202432.62+8.62Moderate—
45May 19, 198632.40+8.40Moderate—
46Mar 4, 200832.35+8.35Moderate—
47May 11, 199632.19+8.19Moderate—
48Aug 28, 200432.19+8.19Moderate—
49May 29, 202032.14+8.14Moderate—
50Jun 3, 192932.10+8.10Moderate—

The worst floods along the Grand River

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

July 25, 1993: 39.60 ft here, major flooding

July 9, 1993: 39.10 ft here, major flooding

  • SumnerMO · Jul 10, 1993 · 42.52 ft · Major · its highest
  • GallatinMO · Jul 7, 1993 · 41.50 ft · Major
  • BrunswickMO · Jul 13, 1993 · 34.40 ft · Major · its highest

May 30, 2019: 38.18 ft here, major flooding

  • SumnerMO · May 30, 2019 · 41.35 ft · Major
  • GallatinMO · May 30, 2019 · 39.18 ft · Major
  • PattonsburgMO · May 30, 2019 · 36.28 ft · Major
  • BrunswickMO · May 31, 2019 · 32.45 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Grand River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Grand River
BrunswickMO19.034.40 ft, Jul 13, 19931
Chillicothe this gaugeMO24.039.60 ft, Jul 25, 199316
GallatinMO26.045.00 ft, Jul 8, 190912
PattonsburgMO25.040.00 ft, Aug 9, 190910
SumnerMO26.042.52 ft, Jul 10, 19933

Other gauges in Livingston County

Flood gauges in Livingston County
Sumner26.042.52 ft, Jul 10, 19933

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHZM7, 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.