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Lamine River near Otterville

Highest listed crest 29.43 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft123 crests since 1988

The Lamine River near Otterville crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 123 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1988 to 2026. The highest, 29.43 ft on May 18, 1995, was major flooding, 14.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.43 ft
May 18, 1995
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
4
52nd of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
May 20, 2026
19.46 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Cooper County
Near Sedalia (13.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lamine River near Otterville
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.053Jun 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.066May 20, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.04May 18, 1995Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

123 crests from 1988 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lamine River near Otterville, 1988 to 2026 15202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Apr 2, 1988: 19.92 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 1990: 26.55 ft, major floodingMay 13, 1991: 21.18 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 1993: 27.81 ft, major floodingApr 11, 1994: 27.98 ft, major floodingMay 18, 1995: 29.43 ft, major floodingAug 4, 1995: 16.00 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1996: 15.44 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1996: 21.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 1996: 22.99 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1997: 24.14 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 1997: 16.71 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1997: 20.64 ft, moderate floodingFeb 12, 1998: 15.47 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1998: 18.32 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1998: 18.56 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1998: 18.24 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1998: 20.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 1998: 19.06 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 1998: 25.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 31, 1998: 20.71 ft, moderate floodingOct 6, 1998: 21.47 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 1999: 18.81 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 1999: 16.07 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1999: 18.08 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1999: 15.30 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1999: 22.04 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 1999: 16.57 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2000: 15.00 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2000: 16.30 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2001: 15.73 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2001: 16.96 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2001: 19.43 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 2001: 20.14 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 2001: 21.65 ft, moderate floodingJan 31, 2002: 15.00 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2002: 21.25 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 2003: 15.49 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2004: 20.67 ft, moderate floodingJul 25, 2004: 17.33 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 2004: 15.01 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 2004: 19.57 ft, moderate floodingNov 28, 2004: 18.67 ft, moderate floodingJan 5, 2005: 20.91 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2005: 19.52 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 2005: 17.47 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 2005: 17.99 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2007: 15.99 ft, minor flooding; 12,080 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2007: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 14,467 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2008: 15.36 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2008: 17.18 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2008: 21.15 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 2008: 15.88 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2008: 15.96 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2008: 17.27 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2008: 17.83 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2008: 17.51 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2008: 15.65 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 2008: 16.85 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 24.41 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 2009: 18.57 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 2009: 18.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 2009: 22.13 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2009: 22.55 ft, moderate floodingOct 23, 2009: 16.69 ft, minor floodingOct 30, 2009: 18.45 ft, moderate floodingDec 24, 2009: 17.06 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 2010: 19.08 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2010: 16.16 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2010: 17.71 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2010: 18.36 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 2010: 18.95 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2010: 18.73 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 2011: 16.82 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2011: 19.28 ft, moderate floodingDec 20, 2011: 17.29 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2012: 16.85 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2012: 19.63 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2012: 16.84 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2013: 18.84 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 2013: 18.38 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2013: 19.48 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 2013: 15.14 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2013: 20.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 2014: 20.42 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2014: 19.16 ft, moderate floodingOct 14, 2014: 17.65 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2015: 20.48 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 2015: 22.62 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 2015: 16.93 ft, minor floodingNov 27, 2015: 19.19 ft, moderate floodingDec 14, 2015: 17.76 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 21.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2016: 17.17 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 2016: 18.12 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2016: 19.13 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 24.02 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 2017: 17.93 ft, minor floodingAug 7, 2017: 15.84 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2017: 17.98 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2019: 15.65 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2019: 19.35 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 2019: 21.01 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 2019: 16.95 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2020: 16.94 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2020: 16.71 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2020: 18.23 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 2021: 21.51 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 2021: 20.39 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 2021: 15.09 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 2021: 17.03 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2022: 16.17 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2022: 17.82 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2022: 22.68 ft, moderate floodingAug 3, 2023: 20.08 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 2024: 21.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 2024: 19.71 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 2025: 21.58 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2025: 17.52 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2026: 21.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2026: 19.78 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 2026: 19.79 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 2026: 19.46 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 29.43 ft, May 18, 1995 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lamine River near Otterville 1980s: 1 1990s: 27 2000s: 39 39 2010s: 37 2020s: 19 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 123 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lamine River near Otterville
1May 18, 199529.43+14.43Major—
2Apr 11, 199427.98+12.98Major—
3Jul 7, 199327.81+12.81Major—
4May 16, 199026.55+11.55Major—
5Jul 26, 199825.50+10.50Moderate—
6Sep 14, 200824.41+9.41Moderate—
7Feb 21, 199724.14+9.14Moderate—
8Apr 30, 201724.02+9.02Moderate—
9Jul 21, 199622.99+7.99Moderate—
10Jun 2, 202222.68+7.68Moderate—
11Jul 2, 201522.62+7.62Moderate—
12Oct 9, 200922.55+7.55Moderate—
13Jun 17, 200922.13+7.13Moderate—
14May 5, 199922.04+7.04Moderate—
15Apr 2, 202621.75+6.75Moderate—
16Jun 6, 200121.65+6.65Moderate—
17Apr 21, 202521.58+6.58Moderate—
18Mar 18, 202121.51+6.51Moderate—
19Oct 6, 199821.47+6.47Moderate—
20Dec 27, 201521.30+6.30Moderate—
21May 9, 200221.25+6.25Moderate—
22May 13, 199121.18+6.18Moderate—
23Apr 10, 200821.15+6.15Moderate—
24May 22, 201921.01+6.01Moderate—
25May 6, 199621.00+6.00Moderate—
26Apr 29, 202421.00+6.00Moderate—
27Jan 5, 200520.91+5.91Moderate—
28Jun 9, 199820.80+5.80Moderate—
29Jun 1, 201320.80+5.80Moderate—
30Jul 31, 199820.71+5.71Moderate—
31Mar 5, 200420.67+5.67Moderate—
32May 27, 199720.64+5.64Moderate—
33Jun 17, 201520.48+5.48Moderate—
34Apr 3, 201420.42+5.42Moderate20,200
35Apr 11, 202120.39+5.39Moderate—
36Apr 4, 200120.14+5.14Moderate—
37Aug 3, 202320.08+5.08Moderate—
38Apr 2, 198819.92+4.92Moderate—
39Apr 28, 202619.79+4.79Moderate—
40Apr 18, 202619.78+4.78Moderate—
41May 9, 202419.71+4.71Moderate—
42Apr 14, 201219.63+4.63Moderate—
43Nov 2, 200419.57+4.57Moderate—
44Jan 13, 200519.52+4.52Moderate—
45Apr 18, 201319.48+4.48Moderate—
46May 20, 202619.46+4.46Moderate—
47Feb 25, 200119.43+4.43Moderate—
48May 1, 201919.35+4.35Moderate—
49May 21, 201119.28+4.28Moderate—
50Nov 27, 201519.19+4.19Moderate—

Other gauges in Cooper County

Flood gauges in Cooper County
Boonville21.037.10 ft, Jul 29, 19931
Boonville16.024.38 ft, Jun 26, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OTTM7, 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.