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Grand River near Gallatin

Highest listed crest 45.00 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft162 crests since 1909

The Grand River near Gallatin crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 162 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1909 to 2026. The highest, 45.00 ft on July 8, 1909, was major flooding, 19.00 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Grand River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
45.00 ft
July 8, 1909
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 39.0 ft
Crests at major
12
10th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 16, 2026
27.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Daviess 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 Gallatin
Action stage21.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.0126Jun 16, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.024Jul 1, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage39.012May 30, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

162 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 Gallatin, 1909 to 2026 2530354045ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 39.0 ft Jul 8, 1909: 45.00 ft, major floodingMay 1, 1914: 40.50 ft, major floodingJul 1, 1915: 31.00 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1919: 35.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 1919: 29.70 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1919: 39.30 ft, major floodingJun 5, 1919: 39.10 ft, major floodingMar 27, 1920: 32.20 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1920: 31.70 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 1926: 41.80 ft, major floodingOct 5, 1926: 38.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1927: 37.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 1927: 34.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1928: 34.79 ft, moderate floodingJul 24, 1928: 38.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 1928: 33.74 ft, moderate floodingNov 4, 1928: 36.40 ft, moderate floodingNov 19, 1928: 40.50 ft, major floodingMar 8, 1929: 33.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1929: 38.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 2, 1929: 42.02 ft, major floodingJul 8, 1929: 39.02 ft, major floodingNov 25, 1931: 38.16 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 1932: 36.36 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 1935: 38.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 1941: 32.45 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1942: 36.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1943: 29.52 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1943: 31.99 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1944: 36.55 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1944: 31.60 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1945: 33.66 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1945: 35.35 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 1945: 31.05 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 1946: 30.76 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1947: 38.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 24, 1947: 39.55 ft, major floodingJul 7, 1951: 32.50 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 1958: 28.20 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1959: 28.28 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1960: 35.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 1961: 26.50 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1961: 26.30 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1961: 34.45 ft, moderate floodingNov 4, 1961: 28.30 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1961: 29.25 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1962: 26.60 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1964: 26.84 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1965: 27.05 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1965: 27.08 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1965: 32.05 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1967: 30.25 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1967: 26.33 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1969: 26.50 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1969: 26.90 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 1970: 27.30 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1972: 28.15 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1973: 26.70 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1973: 28.85 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1973: 30.80 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1973: 27.50 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1973: 27.40 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1973: 29.05 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 1973: 26.70 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1973: 26.00 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1973: 38.22 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 1974: 28.20 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1976: 27.05 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 1977: 29.90 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 1977: 27.74 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1978: 27.75 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1978: 27.37 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1978: 30.52 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1979: 28.38 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1979: 28.80 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1982: 26.62 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1982: 26.09 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1982: 33.29 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1982: 33.03 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 1982: 26.35 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 1982: 28.23 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 1982: 27.52 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1984: 32.64 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 1984: 29.90 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 1985: 26.54 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1986: 26.22 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1986: 30.55 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1986: 27.19 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1987: 26.66 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1987: 27.54 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 1987: 27.26 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1991: 28.50 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1992: 29.60 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1993: 41.50 ft, major floodingMay 13, 1995: 31.11 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1995: 29.24 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1995: 31.13 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1995: 29.57 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1996: 26.49 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1996: 30.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1997: 28.55 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1998: 27.38 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 31.72 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1999: 28.12 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2001: 28.42 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2001: 26.48 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2001: 28.83 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2002: 27.46 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2004: 29.82 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2004: 30.70 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 39.17 ft, major flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 30.21 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2008: 26.25 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2008: 29.21 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2008: 32.01 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2008: 29.05 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2008: 31.08 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 2008: 26.42 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2009: 27.79 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2009: 31.03 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 2009: 31.62 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2009: 27.39 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2010: 28.75 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2010: 27.18 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2010: 31.48 ft, minor flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 31.20 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2010: 30.07 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2011: 27.19 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 28.41 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2013: 29.30 ft, minor flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2014: 26.60 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2014: 26.98 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2014: 32.02 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 30.05 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 27.24 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2015: 28.62 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2015: 27.52 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2015: 27.03 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2015: 28.67 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 2015: 28.84 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2016: 27.41 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2017: 31.24 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2017: 36.82 ft, moderate flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2017: 29.64 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2018: 31.80 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2019: 27.10 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2019: 27.66 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2019: 28.79 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 29.27 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2019: 39.18 ft, major flooding; 68,700 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 32.44 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2020: 27.36 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2020: 26.48 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2021: 27.31 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2021: 27.74 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2022: 26.48 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2023: 27.54 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2024: 28.86 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2025: 30.32 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2026: 30.16 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2026: 31.06 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2026: 27.16 ft, minor flooding Highest, 45.00 ft, Jul 8, 1909 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grand River near Gallatin 1900s: 1 1910s: 6 1920s: 15 1930s: 3 1940s: 12 1950s: 3 1960s: 15 1970s: 20 1980s: 16 1990s: 13 2000s: 18 2010s: 29 29 2020s: 11 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 162 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Grand River near Gallatin
1Jul 8, 190945.00+19.00Major—
2Jun 2, 192942.02+16.02Major—
3Sep 17, 192641.80+15.80Major—
4Jul 7, 199341.50+15.50Major—
5May 1, 191440.50+14.50Major—
6Nov 19, 192840.50+14.50Major—
7Jun 24, 194739.55+13.55Major—
8May 5, 191939.30+13.30Major—
9May 30, 201939.18+13.18Major68,700
10May 8, 200739.17+13.17Major76,500
11Jun 5, 191939.10+13.10Major—
12Jul 8, 192939.02+13.02Major—
13Oct 5, 192638.90+12.90Moderate—
14Jun 4, 193538.60+12.60Moderate—
15Apr 21, 192938.50+12.50Moderate—
16Jun 8, 194738.30+12.30Moderate—
17Oct 13, 197338.22+12.22Moderate—
18Nov 25, 193138.16+12.16Moderate—
19Jul 24, 192838.00+12.00Moderate—
20Apr 21, 192737.40+11.40Moderate—
21Jul 1, 201736.82+10.82Moderate59,700
22Apr 24, 194436.55+10.55Moderate—
23Nov 4, 192836.40+10.40Moderate—
24Jan 3, 193236.36+10.36Moderate—
25Jun 23, 194236.00+10.00Moderate—
26Mar 19, 191935.80+9.80Moderate—
27May 17, 194535.35+9.35Moderate—
28Mar 31, 196035.00+9.00Moderate—
29Jun 19, 192834.79+8.79Moderate—
30Sep 15, 196134.45+8.45Moderate—
31Jun 4, 192734.10+8.10Moderate—
32Sep 15, 192833.74+7.74Moderate—
33Apr 18, 194533.66+7.66Moderate—
34Mar 8, 192933.30+7.30Moderate—
35May 31, 198233.29+7.29Moderate—
36Jun 10, 198233.03+7.03Moderate—
37Jun 10, 198432.64+6.64Minor—
38Jul 7, 195132.50+6.50Minor—
39Jun 11, 194132.45+6.45Minor—
40Jun 23, 201932.44+6.44Minor—
41Mar 27, 192032.20+6.20Minor—
42Sep 23, 196532.05+6.05Minor—
43Sep 12, 201432.02+6.02Minor40,700
44Jun 25, 200832.01+6.01Minor40,700
45Jun 12, 194331.99+5.99Minor—
46Oct 11, 201831.80+5.80Minor—
47Oct 5, 199831.72+5.72Minor—
48Apr 21, 192031.70+5.70Minor—
49May 18, 200931.62+5.62Minor39,600
50May 4, 194431.60+5.60Minor—

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 8, 1909: 45.00 ft here, major flooding

  • SumnerMO · Jul 1, 1909 · 36.70 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheMO · Jul 1, 1909 · 33.60 ft · Moderate

June 2, 1929: 42.02 ft here, major flooding

  • SumnerMO · Jun 4, 1929 · 35.25 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheMO · Jun 3, 1929 · 32.10 ft · Moderate

September 17, 1926: 41.80 ft here, major flooding

  • SumnerMO · Sep 21, 1926 · 32.42 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheMO · Sep 19, 1926 · 30.30 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
ChillicotheMO24.039.60 ft, Jul 25, 199316
Gallatin this gaugeMO26.045.00 ft, Jul 8, 190912
PattonsburgMO25.040.00 ft, Aug 9, 190910
SumnerMO26.042.52 ft, Jul 10, 19933

Other gauges in Daviess County

Flood gauges in Daviess County
Pattonsburg25.040.00 ft, Aug 9, 190910

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GAZM7, 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.