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James River (MO) at Galena

Highest listed crest 35.97 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft84 crests since 1954

The James River (MO) at Galena crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2023. The highest, 35.97 ft on April 30, 2017, was major flooding, 20.97 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the James River (MO) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.97 ft
April 30, 2017; 82,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
4
52nd of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
March 26, 2023
23.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
Stone County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, James River (MO) at Galena
Action stage11.014May 11, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.051Mar 26, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.07May 6, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.04Apr 30, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1954 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the James River (MO) at Galena, 1954 to 2023 010203040ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft May 3, 1954: 8.87 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1955: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1956: 20.98 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1957: 20.36 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1957: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1959: 11.18 ft, action stage; 7,950 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1960: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1962: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1963: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1964: 13.75 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1965: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 24.39 ft, minor flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1967: 10.55 ft, below flood stage; 7,330 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 19.01 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1970: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1970: 15.67 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 13.50 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1973: 27.97 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1973: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1974: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1976: 14.91 ft, action stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1977: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1978: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1979: 24.43 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 10.05 ft, below flood stage; 7,680 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1981: 10.67 ft, below flood stage; 9,250 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 19.92 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1982: 26.89 ft, moderate flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1984: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 25.29 ft, moderate flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1985: 14.60 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1986: 13.34 ft, action stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1987: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1989: 12.61 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1990: 19.44 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1991: 13.57 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1992: 12.20 ft, action stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1993: 33.46 ft, major flooding; 73,200 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 18.73 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 8.05 ft, below flood stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1996: 14.52 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1998: 15.07 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1999: 14.01 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2000: 12.96 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 16.46 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2002: 21.86 ft, minor flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2003: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 3,490 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2004: 14.87 ft, action stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 12.37 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2007: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2008: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2008: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 35.96 ft, major flooding; 85,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 22.18 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2008: 17.51 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2008: 18.77 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 2008: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2009: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 15.93 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2010: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 30.95 ft, moderate flooding; 66,723 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2013: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 27,375 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 26.14 ft, moderate flooding; 50,600 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2015: 19.51 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 43,078 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 34.10 ft, major floodingApr 23, 2017: 15.47 ft, minor flooding; 20,767 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 35.97 ft, major flooding; 82,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 36,580 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2018: 17.34 ft, minor flooding; 24,490 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 16.69 ft, minor flooding; 22,609 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 25,739 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 18.06 ft, minor flooding; 26,530 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2020: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 20,217 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 25.02 ft, moderate flooding; 45,636 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 18,890 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 40,957 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.97 ft, Apr 30, 2017 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, James River (MO) at Galena 1950s: 4 1960s: 7 1970s: 8 1980s: 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 13 2010s: 14 14 2020s: 6 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 32 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 9.82 ft on Apr 1, 1922; 11.40 ft on Mar 12, 1923; 15.00 ft on Jul 12, 1924; 16.25 ft on Dec 19, 1924; 9.30 ft on Sep 30, 1926; 26.63 ft on Apr 15, 1927; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, James River (MO) at Galena
1Apr 30, 201735.97+20.97Major82,800
2Mar 19, 200835.96+20.96Major85,100
3Dec 28, 201534.10+19.10Major—
4Sep 25, 199333.46+18.46Major73,200
5Apr 26, 201130.95+15.95Moderate66,723
6Jul 1, 197327.97+12.97Moderate47,000
7Dec 4, 198226.89+11.89Moderate45,400
8May 9, 196126.20+11.20Moderate41,900
9Jun 20, 201526.14+11.14Moderate50,600
10Feb 24, 198525.29+10.29Moderate45,000
11May 6, 202225.02+10.02Moderate45,636
12May 21, 197924.43+9.43Minor39,000
13Feb 10, 196624.39+9.39Minor36,700
14Apr 7, 196523.70+8.70Minor34,700
15Jul 11, 201523.70+8.70Minor43,078
16Mar 26, 202323.45+8.45Minor40,957
17Jan 30, 196922.50+7.50Minor31,300
18Apr 11, 200822.18+7.18Minor—
19Oct 10, 200922.00+7.00Minor38,100
20May 9, 200221.86+6.86Minor37,300
21Feb 25, 201821.48+6.48Minor36,580
22Dec 18, 195721.46+6.46Minor28,600
23Sep 28, 197721.30+6.30Minor31,200
24May 15, 195620.98+5.98Minor27,200
25Nov 26, 197320.49+5.49Minor28,500
26May 24, 195720.36+5.36Minor25,600
27Jan 31, 198219.92+4.92Minor28,400
28Nov 15, 199319.72+4.72Minor31,700
29Sep 15, 200819.59+4.59Minor31,400
30Jul 3, 201519.51+4.51Minor31,200
31Mar 15, 199019.44+4.44Minor30,900
32Mar 25, 197819.41+4.41Minor26,500
33Feb 2, 196819.01+4.01Minor22,100
34Jun 29, 200818.77+3.77Minor—
35Jun 10, 199518.73+3.73Minor29,100
36Mar 20, 202018.62+3.62Minor27,800
37Jan 6, 200518.38+3.38Minor28,100
38Jan 12, 202018.06+3.06Minor26,530
39Jun 2, 201318.04+3.04Minor27,375
40Feb 18, 200818.01+3.01Minor27,300
41Nov 5, 197418.00+3.00Minor23,100
42May 1, 197017.84+2.84Minor19,300
43Dec 20, 198717.80+2.80Minor26,400
44May 22, 201917.78+2.78Minor25,739
45Jun 15, 200817.51+2.51Minor—
46Mar 28, 201817.34+2.34Minor24,490
47Jun 13, 200717.28+2.28Minor26,600
48Sep 3, 201016.86+1.86Minor24,300
49May 2, 201916.69+1.69Minor22,609
50Feb 25, 200116.46+1.46Minor—

The worst floods along the James River (MO)

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

April 30, 2017: 35.97 ft here, major flooding

  • BoazMO · Apr 30, 2017 · 25.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • SpringfieldMO · Apr 30, 2017 · 20.90 ft · Major

March 19, 2008: 35.96 ft here, major flooding

  • BoazMO · Mar 19, 2008 · 23.55 ft · Moderate
  • SpringfieldMO · Mar 18, 2008 · 19.32 ft · Moderate

December 28, 2015: 34.10 ft here, major flooding

  • BoazMO · Dec 28, 2015 · 22.10 ft · Moderate
  • SpringfieldMO · Dec 27, 2015 · 18.92 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the James River (MO)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the James River (MO)
SpringfieldMO12.022.20 ft, Jun 19, 20152
BoazMO10.025.10 ft, Apr 30, 20171
Galena this gaugeMO15.035.97 ft, Apr 30, 20174

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLNM7, 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.