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Little Piney Creek at Newburg

Highest listed crest 16.60 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft91 crests since 1929

The Little Piney Creek at Newburg crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2021. The highest, 16.60 ft on June 17, 1985, was major flooding, 4.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.60 ft
June 17, 1985; 23,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
6
35th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 30, 2017
15.46 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Phelps County
Near Rolla (8.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Piney Creek at Newburg
Action stage11.013Jan 11, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.015Mar 15, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.04Apr 30, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.06Dec 28, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1929 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Piney Creek at Newburg, 1929 to 2021 05101520ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft May 6, 1929: 10.22 ft, below flood stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1930: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 6,700 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1931: 6.14 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1931: 6.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1934: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 6,700 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1935: 16.26 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1936: 9.12 ft, below flood stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1937: 14.35 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1938: 10.04 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1939: 13.00 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1940: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1941: 12.50 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1942: 8.81 ft, below flood stageDec 27, 1942: 11.30 ft, action stageFeb 28, 1944: 5.94 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 1945: 15.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 14, 1946: 16.20 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1947: 11.23 ft, action stageOct 31, 1947: 5.82 ft, below flood stageFeb 15, 1949: 9.00 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 1950: 13.60 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1951: 12.00 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1952: 6.30 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 1953: 5.50 ft, below flood stageJun 9, 1954: 6.00 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 1955: 7.30 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 1956: 9.80 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 1957: 11.91 ft, action stageJul 17, 1958: 12.80 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1959: 8.90 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 1960: 8.10 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 1961: 9.84 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 1962: 7.70 ft, below flood stageMay 26, 1963: 7.80 ft, below flood stageApr 5, 1964: 9.31 ft, below flood stageSep 5, 1965: 7.95 ft, below flood stageFeb 10, 1966: 11.90 ft, action stageMay 14, 1967: 8.99 ft, below flood stageDec 21, 1968: 8.05 ft, below flood stageJan 29, 1969: 12.25 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1970: 8.76 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 1971: 5.73 ft, below flood stageDec 14, 1971: 7.27 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1973: 10.66 ft, below flood stageNov 25, 1973: 9.17 ft, below flood stageJan 10, 1975: 8.66 ft, below flood stageOct 1, 1975: 4.72 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 1977: 9.43 ft, below flood stageMar 24, 1978: 7.85 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 1979: 13.61 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1980: 3.88 ft, below flood stageJun 21, 1981: 10.28 ft, below flood stageDec 3, 1982: 16.11 ft, major floodingNov 3, 1983: 10.11 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 1985: 16.60 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1986: 11.64 ft, action stageDec 20, 1987: 10.40 ft, below flood stageNov 26, 1988: 7.02 ft, below flood stageMay 3, 1990: 9.37 ft, below flood stageMay 3, 1991: 15.52 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1992: 7.20 ft, below flood stageSep 24, 1993: 11.78 ft, action stageNov 14, 1993: 16.09 ft, major floodingMay 17, 1995: 12.86 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1996: 10.86 ft, below flood stageMay 18, 1997: 10.20 ft, below flood stageJul 26, 1998: 13.51 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1999: 11.38 ft, action stageDec 10, 1999: 3.86 ft, below flood stageApr 4, 2001: 10.87 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 2002: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 9.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2003: 8.17 ft, below flood stageJan 5, 2005: 11.02 ft, action stageMay 11, 2006: 7.86 ft, below flood stageMar 30, 2007: 7.71 ft, below flood stageMar 19, 2008: 14.60 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2009: 12.51 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2009: 11.22 ft, action stageOct 30, 2009: 14.01 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2011: 11.06 ft, action stageMar 15, 2012: 12.73 ft, minor floodingAug 7, 2013: 15.22 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 2014: 7.07 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 2015: 11.20 ft, action stageDec 28, 2015: 16.16 ft, major floodingApr 30, 2017: 15.46 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2018: 11.72 ft, action stageMay 1, 2019: 10.41 ft, below flood stageJan 11, 2020: 11.74 ft, action stageApr 29, 2021: 10.29 ft, below flood stage Highest, 16.60 ft, Jun 17, 1985 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Piney Creek at Newburg 1920s: 0 1930s: 3 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 4 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 16.70 ft on Aug 20, 1915.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Piney Creek at Newburg
1Jun 17, 198516.60+4.60Major23,300
2Jun 26, 193516.26+4.26Major—
3Aug 14, 194616.20+4.20Major32,500
4Dec 28, 201516.16+4.16Major—
5Dec 3, 198216.11+4.11Major—
6Nov 14, 199316.09+4.09Major—
7May 3, 199115.52+3.52Moderate—
8Apr 30, 201715.46+3.46Moderate—
9Aug 7, 201315.22+3.22Moderate—
10Jun 8, 194515.00+3.00Moderate—
11Mar 19, 200814.60+2.60Minor—
12Jul 19, 193714.35+2.35Minor—
13Oct 30, 200914.01+2.01Minor—
14Apr 11, 197913.61+1.61Minor—
15Jun 10, 195013.60+1.60Minor—
16Jul 26, 199813.51+1.51Minor—
17Apr 19, 200213.44+1.44Minor14,000
18Apr 16, 193913.00+1.00Minor—
19May 17, 199512.86+0.86Minor—
20Jul 17, 195812.80+0.80Minor—
21Mar 15, 201212.73+0.73Minor—
22May 8, 200912.51+0.51Minor—
23Apr 19, 194112.50+0.50Minor—
24Jan 29, 196912.25+0.25Minor—
25Jun 30, 195112.000.00Minor—
26May 23, 195711.91−0.09Action—
27Feb 10, 196611.90−0.10Action—
28Sep 24, 199311.78−0.22Action—
29Jan 11, 202011.74−0.26Action—
30Feb 24, 201811.72−0.28Action—
31Oct 2, 198611.64−0.36Action—
32May 4, 199911.38−0.62Action—
33Dec 27, 194211.30−0.70Action—
34Apr 24, 194711.23−0.77Action—
35Oct 9, 200911.22−0.78Action—
36Jun 19, 201511.20−0.80Action—
37Apr 26, 201111.06−0.94Action—
38Jan 5, 200511.02−0.98Action—
39Apr 4, 200110.87−1.13Below flood stage—
40May 5, 199610.86−1.14Below flood stage—
41Mar 11, 197310.66−1.34Below flood stage—
42May 1, 201910.41−1.59Below flood stage—
43Dec 20, 198710.40−1.60Below flood stage—
44Apr 29, 202110.29−1.71Below flood stage—
45Jun 21, 198110.28−1.72Below flood stage—
46May 6, 192910.22−1.78Below flood stage8,860
47May 18, 199710.20−1.80Below flood stage—
48Nov 3, 198310.11−1.89Below flood stage—
49May 23, 193810.04−1.96Below flood stage6,050
50Sep 13, 19349.98−2.02Below flood stage6,700

Other gauges in Phelps County

Flood gauges in Phelps County
High Gate17.025.00 ft, Jun 30, 19570
Jerome15.035.06 ft, May 1, 20175

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NEWM7, 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.