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Lindley Creek near Polk

Highest listed crest 25.20 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft73 crests since 1914

The Lindley Creek near Polk crested above flood stage 48 times among the 73 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1914 to 2022. The highest, 25.20 ft on September 14, 1914, was minor flooding, 8.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.20 ft
September 14, 1914; 38,460 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
48 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 5, 2022
22.62 ft, minor flooding
Location
Polk County
Near Bolivar (12.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lindley Creek near Polk
Action stage14.016Jul 8, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.048May 5, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

73 crests from 1914 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lindley Creek near Polk, 1914 to 2022 1015202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Sep 14, 1914: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 38,460 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 15.50 ft, action stageJul 16, 1958: 19.16 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1959: 16.05 ft, action stageOct 2, 1959: 17.65 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1961: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1962: 16.83 ft, action stageOct 13, 1962: 17.85 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1964: 16.70 ft, action stageSep 22, 1965: 16.97 ft, action stageFeb 9, 1966: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1967: 18.35 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1968: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1968: 14.94 ft, action stageApr 30, 1970: 19.54 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1970: 18.18 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 16.64 ft, action stageNov 1, 1972: 18.78 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1974: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,130 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1975: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,140 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1976: 14.81 ft, action stageJun 22, 1977: 15.07 ft, action stageMay 23, 1978: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1979: 17.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 11.13 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 1981: 18.98 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1982: 13.72 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 1983: 17.14 ft, minor flooding; 9,010 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1984: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1985: 17.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1986: 23.32 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1987: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1989: 14.94 ft, action stageMar 15, 1990: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1990: 13.92 ft, below flood stageFeb 14, 1992: 15.54 ft, action stageSep 24, 1993: 20.49 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1995: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1995: 16.43 ft, action stageApr 29, 1996: 15.06 ft, action stageNov 7, 1996: 17.03 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1998: 16.63 ft, action stageMay 4, 1999: 19.13 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2000: 10.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 2001: 14.85 ft, action stageMay 13, 2002: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2003: 11.73 ft, below flood stageApr 24, 2004: 12.72 ft, below flood stageJan 5, 2005: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2006: 10.30 ft, below flood stageAug 20, 2007: 18.24 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2008: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 11,680 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2008: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2009: 20.74 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2009: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 17.27 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2011: 17.17 ft, minor flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 13.34 ft, below flood stageApr 18, 2013: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 9,030 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2014: 10.91 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 2015: 21.83 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2015: 17.32 ft, minor flooding; 9,047 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 21.22 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2016: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 10,897 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2017: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 17.62 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2019: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 13,664 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 20.14 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2020: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 19,359 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2020: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 10,669 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2021: 14.93 ft, action stageMay 5, 2022: 22.62 ft, minor flooding; 27,975 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.20 ft, Sep 14, 1914 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lindley Creek near Polk 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 5 1970s: 7 1980s: 7 1990s: 5 2000s: 8 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 3 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 73 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lindley Creek near Polk
1Sep 14, 191425.20+8.20Minor38,460
2May 5, 196123.60+6.60Minor28,000
3Oct 1, 198623.32+6.32Minor31,900
4May 5, 202222.62+5.62Minor27,975
5May 13, 200221.95+4.95Minor24,600
6Jun 17, 201521.83+4.83Minor24,100
7Dec 27, 201521.22+4.22Minor21,300
8Apr 29, 201720.82+3.82Minor19,600
9Jan 11, 202020.75+3.75Minor19,359
10May 8, 200920.74+3.74Minor—
11Sep 24, 199320.49+3.49Minor—
12May 21, 201920.14+3.14Minor—
13Feb 23, 198519.61+2.61Minor17,000
14Apr 11, 199519.55+2.55Minor16,000
15Apr 30, 197019.54+2.54Minor14,100
16Jul 16, 195819.16+2.16Minor—
17May 1, 201919.14+2.14Minor13,664
18May 4, 199919.13+2.13Minor13,200
19Jun 19, 198118.98+1.98Minor12,300
20Jan 5, 200518.90+1.90Minor12,500
21Apr 10, 200818.86+1.86Minor12,400
22Nov 1, 197218.78+1.78Minor11,800
23May 23, 197818.61+1.61Minor11,200
24Mar 18, 200818.60+1.60Minor11,680
25May 14, 196718.35+1.35Minor9,700
26Aug 20, 200718.24+1.24Minor10,600
27Jul 4, 201618.21+1.21Minor10,897
28Oct 9, 197018.18+1.18Minor10,000
29Jun 9, 202018.12+1.12Minor10,669
30Dec 19, 198718.10+1.10Minor11,300
31Mar 15, 199017.92+0.92Minor11,200
32Apr 21, 198417.89+0.89Minor10,800
33Oct 13, 196217.85+0.85Minor8,240
34Nov 14, 198517.82+0.82Minor10,600
35Oct 9, 200917.71+0.71Minor9,300
36Oct 2, 195917.65+0.65Minor—
37Feb 24, 201817.62+0.62Minor—
38Jan 31, 197517.54+0.54Minor8,140
39Apr 18, 201317.42+0.42Minor9,030
40Apr 11, 197917.39+0.39Minor8,390
41Jul 10, 201517.32+0.32Minor9,047
42Feb 1, 196817.28+0.28Minor7,160
43Oct 30, 200917.27+0.27Minor—
44Feb 9, 196617.19+0.19Minor6,960
45May 21, 201117.17+0.17Minor8,640
46Apr 29, 198317.14+0.14Minor9,010
47Mar 10, 197417.10+0.10Minor6,130
48Nov 7, 199617.03+0.03Minor—
49Sep 22, 196516.97−0.03Action—
50Mar 20, 196216.83−0.17Action—

Other gauges in Polk County

Flood gauges in Polk County
Morrisville14.025.54 ft, Aug 20, 20071
Polk17.027.81 ft, Dec 27, 20152

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PLKM7, 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.