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Grand River near Pattonsburg

Highest listed crest 40.00 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft95 crests since 1909

The Grand River near Pattonsburg crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 95 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1909 to 2026. The highest, 40.00 ft on August 9, 1909, was major flooding, 15.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
40.00 ft
August 9, 1909
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
10
15th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2026
26.39 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 Pattonsburg
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.072Jun 12, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.013Jun 6, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.010Oct 1, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

95 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 Pattonsburg, 1909 to 2026 25303540ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Aug 9, 1909: 40.00 ft, major floodingJun 1, 1947: 34.25 ft, major floodingFeb 25, 1949: 25.50 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1951: 26.30 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1951: 29.30 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1951: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1951: 31.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 1952: 26.30 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1960: 30.45 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 1962: 26.05 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1962: 27.50 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1962: 25.57 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1963: 26.00 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1964: 27.31 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1964: 25.07 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1965: 27.75 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1965: 28.66 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 1965: 31.07 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 1967: 29.75 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1968: 25.55 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1969: 27.00 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1969: 25.00 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1969: 27.50 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 1970: 26.00 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1972: 29.50 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1973: 33.80 ft, major floodingMay 30, 1982: 31.95 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1982: 32.95 ft, major floodingJun 10, 1984: 30.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 1986: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 1992: 27.00 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1992: 27.60 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 1993: 37.60 ft, major floodingMay 9, 1995: 28.90 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1995: 29.50 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1995: 29.90 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 1995: 28.60 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1996: 29.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1997: 27.40 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1997: 25.00 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 28.00 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1999: 27.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2001: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2001: 26.65 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2004: 28.05 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2004: 27.50 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2007: 34.27 ft, major flooding; 60,628 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2008: 27.55 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2008: 26.86 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2008: 27.10 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 2008: 27.15 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 28.26 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2009: 25.12 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2009: 28.85 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2009: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 2009: 25.68 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 2010: 26.36 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2010: 29.15 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2010: 28.10 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2010: 27.93 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2013: 29.20 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2013: 28.60 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2014: 26.90 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2014: 32.55 ft, major floodingMay 18, 2015: 30.31 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 27.38 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2015: 29.40 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2015: 28.00 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2015: 27.80 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2015: 29.13 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2015: 29.01 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2016: 27.37 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2016: 25.73 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2017: 31.21 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 2017: 35.94 ft, major floodingJul 13, 2017: 28.27 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2018: 31.63 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 2019: 27.05 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2019: 27.25 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2019: 28.40 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 28.68 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2019: 29.78 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2019: 36.28 ft, major flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 31.29 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2019: 32.79 ft, major floodingMay 15, 2020: 26.31 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2021: 26.87 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2021: 27.59 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2022: 26.95 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2023: 26.70 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2024: 28.97 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2025: 30.94 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 2026: 29.53 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2026: 31.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 2026: 26.39 ft, minor flooding Highest, 40.00 ft, Aug 9, 1909 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Grand River near Pattonsburg 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 1960s: 15 1970s: 3 1980s: 4 1990s: 12 2000s: 14 2010s: 29 29 2020s: 10 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 95 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Grand River near Pattonsburg
1Aug 9, 190940.00+15.00Major—
2Jul 24, 199337.60+12.60Major—
3May 30, 201936.28+11.28Major40,500
4Jun 30, 201735.94+10.94Major—
5May 8, 200734.27+9.27Major60,628
6Jun 1, 194734.25+9.25Major—
7Sep 14, 197333.80+8.80Major—
8Jun 9, 198232.95+7.95Major—
9Oct 1, 201932.79+7.79Major—
10Sep 12, 201432.55+7.55Major—
11May 30, 198231.95+6.95Moderate—
12Oct 10, 201831.63+6.63Moderate—
13Jun 6, 202631.40+6.40Moderate—
14Jun 23, 201931.29+6.29Moderate—
15Apr 6, 201731.21+6.21Moderate—
16Sep 22, 196531.07+6.07Moderate—
17Jul 7, 195131.00+6.00Moderate—
18Jun 26, 202530.94+5.94Moderate—
19Jun 10, 198430.60+5.60Moderate—
20Mar 31, 196030.45+5.45Moderate—
21May 18, 201530.31+5.31Moderate28,900
22May 18, 198630.00+5.00Moderate—
23May 16, 200930.00+5.00Moderate—
24May 24, 199529.90+4.90Minor—
25May 26, 201929.78+4.78Minor—
26Jun 13, 196729.75+4.75Minor—
27May 20, 202629.53+4.53Minor—
28May 8, 197229.50+4.50Minor—
29May 14, 199529.50+4.50Minor—
30Jun 5, 201529.40+4.40Minor—
31May 2, 195129.30+4.30Minor—
32May 28, 199629.20+4.20Minor—
33Apr 18, 201329.20+4.20Minor—
34May 14, 201029.15+4.15Minor—
35Jul 30, 201529.13+4.13Minor—
36Dec 15, 201529.01+4.01Minor—
37May 3, 202428.97+3.97Minor—
38May 9, 199528.90+3.90Minor—
39Apr 28, 200928.85+3.85Minor—
40May 22, 201928.68+3.68Minor—
41Jun 3, 196528.66+3.66Minor—
42Jul 5, 199528.60+3.60Minor—
43May 28, 201328.60+3.60Minor—
44Mar 30, 201928.40+3.40Minor—
45Jul 13, 201728.27+3.27Minor—
46Sep 14, 200828.26+3.26Minor—
47Jun 7, 201028.10+3.10Minor—
48May 31, 200428.05+3.05Minor—
49Oct 5, 199828.00+3.00Minor—
50Jun 12, 201528.00+3.00Minor—

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 24, 1993: 37.60 ft here, major flooding

  • ChillicotheMO · Jul 25, 1993 · 39.60 ft · Major · its highest

May 30, 2019: 36.28 ft here, major flooding

  • SumnerMO · May 30, 2019 · 41.35 ft · Major
  • GallatinMO · May 30, 2019 · 39.18 ft · Major
  • ChillicotheMO · May 30, 2019 · 38.18 ft · Major
  • BrunswickMO · May 31, 2019 · 32.45 ft · Moderate

June 30, 2017: 35.94 ft here, major flooding

  • GallatinMO · Jul 1, 2017 · 36.82 ft · Moderate
  • SumnerMO · Jul 1, 2017 · 36.48 ft · Moderate
  • ChillicotheMO · Jun 30, 2017 · 31.67 ft · Moderate
  • BrunswickMO · Jul 2, 2017 · 24.30 ft · Minor

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
GallatinMO26.045.00 ft, Jul 8, 190912
Pattonsburg this gaugeMO25.040.00 ft, Aug 9, 190910
SumnerMO26.042.52 ft, Jul 10, 19933

Other gauges in Daviess County

Flood gauges in Daviess County
Gallatin26.045.00 ft, Jul 8, 190912

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PATM7, 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.