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Marmaton River near Nevada

Highest listed crest 33.17 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft89 crests since 2007

The Marmaton River near Nevada crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2007 to 2022. The highest, 33.17 ft on July 2, 2007, was major flooding, 13.17 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Marmaton River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.17 ft
July 2, 2007; 34,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
1
94th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 7, 2022
21.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Vernon County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Marmaton River near Nevada
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.078Jun 7, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.010May 23, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.01Jul 2, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 2007 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Marmaton River near Nevada, 2007 to 2022 20253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Jul 2, 2007: 33.17 ft, major flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 20.41 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2008: 21.94 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2008: 24.72 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2008: 25.39 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2008: 22.74 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2008: 24.68 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2008: 24.37 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 2008: 23.92 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2008: 20.87 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2008: 25.89 ft, minor floodingNov 8, 2008: 21.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,117 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2009: 22.59 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2009: 20.40 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2009: 24.19 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2009: 21.09 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2009: 21.85 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2009: 25.06 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2009: 27.37 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2009: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2009: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 10,721 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 27.38 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2010: 21.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2011: 22.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 26.12 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2012: 26.01 ft, moderate flooding; 13,313 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 10,067 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2013: 22.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,432 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2013: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,261 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2013: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,907 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2013: 27.36 ft, moderate flooding; 16,094 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2013: 23.02 ft, minor flooding; 9,234 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2013: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 8,642 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2013: 22.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,281 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2013: 26.63 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2013: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 21.76 ft, minor flooding; 7,764 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2015: 22.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,129 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 24.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,381 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 8,195 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 9,026 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2015: 24.29 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 23.73 ft, minor flooding; 10,080 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 23.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,186 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 27.03 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2016: 20.47 ft, minor flooding; 7,457 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2016: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,356 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2017: 21.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,152 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 24.38 ft, minor flooding; 12,609 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 29.38 ft, moderate flooding; 22,138 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2017: 21.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,238 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2017: 20.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,546 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2017: 22.37 ft, minor flooding; 9,744 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2017: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,293 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 20.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,333 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 21.51 ft, minor flooding; 8,663 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2018: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 10,653 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2019: 22.99 ft, minor flooding; 10,583 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2019: 26.02 ft, moderate flooding; 15,336 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 24.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,781 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 29.74 ft, moderate flooding; 22,926 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2019: 20.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,963 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2019: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 8,106 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2019: 21.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,848 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2019: 21.86 ft, minor flooding; 9,443 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2019: 23.73 ft, minor flooding; 11,984 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2019: 21.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,512 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2019: 25.27 ft, minor flooding; 14,421 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 21.76 ft, minor flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2019: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,045 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2019: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 8,758 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 23.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,880 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,328 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2020: 21.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,586 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2020: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 8,586 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2020: 23.64 ft, minor flooding; 11,502 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2020: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 11,362 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2021: 20.23 ft, minor flooding; 7,194 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2021: 21.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,882 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2021: 21.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,078 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2021: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,721 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2021: 24.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,185 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2022: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,601 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2022: 25.24 ft, minor flooding; 14,010 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2022: 22.63 ft, minor flooding; 10,098 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2022: 21.34 ft, minor flooding; 8,459 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 21.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,854 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.17 ft, Jul 2, 2007 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Marmaton River near Nevada 2000s: 22 2010s: 50 50 2020s: 17 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 31 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 28.70 ft on Jun 24, 1967; 33.84 ft on May 27, 1968; 29.03 ft on May 17, 1970; 28.60 ft on Dec 17, 1971; 26.40 ft on Nov 16, 1972; 30.71 ft on Mar 26, 1973; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Marmaton River near Nevada
1Jul 2, 200733.17+13.17Major34,900
2May 23, 201929.74+9.74Moderate22,926
3May 1, 201729.38+9.38Moderate22,138
4Oct 10, 200927.38+7.38Moderate16,100
5May 10, 200927.37+7.37Moderate16,100
6Jun 2, 201327.36+7.36Moderate16,094
7Dec 29, 201527.03+7.03Moderate17,200
8Aug 7, 201326.63+6.63Moderate16,500
9Mar 22, 201226.12+6.12Moderate15,500
10May 3, 201926.02+6.02Moderate15,336
11May 2, 201226.01+6.01Moderate13,313
12Jun 11, 200825.89+5.89Minor—
13Apr 12, 200825.39+5.39Minor—
14Sep 25, 201925.27+5.27Minor14,421
15May 7, 202225.24+5.24Minor14,010
16Apr 30, 200925.06+5.06Minor—
17Jul 18, 202124.74+4.74Minor13,185
18Apr 2, 200824.72+4.72Minor—
19May 26, 201524.70+4.70Minor11,381
20May 10, 200824.68+4.68Minor—
21May 9, 201924.49+4.49Minor12,781
22Apr 23, 201724.38+4.38Minor12,609
23May 29, 200824.37+4.37Minor—
24Jul 10, 201524.29+4.29Minor12,500
25Jun 18, 200924.23+4.23Minor10,721
26Mar 31, 200924.19+4.19Minor—
27Jun 3, 200823.92+3.92Minor—
28Jan 13, 202023.91+3.91Minor11,880
29Dec 15, 201523.82+3.82Minor10,186
30Jul 3, 202123.80+3.80Minor11,721
31Nov 29, 201523.73+3.73Minor10,080
32Aug 18, 201923.73+3.73Minor11,984
33Apr 20, 201323.72+3.72Minor10,067
34Mar 21, 202023.70+3.70Minor11,586
35May 17, 202023.64+3.64Minor11,502
36May 28, 202023.54+3.54Minor11,362
37May 17, 200923.40+3.40Minor9,690
38Mar 14, 201923.04+3.04Minor10,653
39Jun 7, 201323.02+3.02Minor9,234
40Mar 31, 201922.99+2.99Minor10,583
41Jun 28, 201522.82+2.82Minor9,026
42Oct 9, 201622.82+2.82Minor10,356
43Apr 26, 200822.74+2.74Minor—
44May 27, 202222.63+2.63Minor10,098
45Feb 13, 200922.59+2.59Minor—
46Feb 26, 201122.53+2.53Minor8,650
47Jun 19, 201322.48+2.48Minor8,642
48Jul 6, 201722.37+2.37Minor9,744
49Apr 25, 201322.32+2.32Minor8,432
50May 31, 201522.14+2.14Minor8,195

The worst floods along the Marmaton River

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

July 2, 2007: 33.17 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort ScottKS · Jul 1, 2007 · 47.15 ft · Major
  • RichardsMO · Jul 1, 2007 · 34.68 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • UniontownKS · Jun 30, 2007 · 17.32 ft · Minor · its highest

May 23, 2019: 29.74 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Fort ScottKS · May 22, 2019 · 43.45 ft · Major
  • RichardsMO · May 22, 2019 · 30.00 ft · Moderate
  • UniontownKS · May 21, 2019 · 14.65 ft · Minor

May 1, 2017: 29.38 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Fort ScottKS · Apr 30, 2017 · 43.25 ft · Major
  • RichardsMO · Apr 30, 2017 · 29.84 ft · Moderate
  • UniontownKS · Apr 30, 2017 · 14.17 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Marmaton River

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

Flood gauges on the Marmaton River
UniontownKS12.017.32 ft, Jun 30, 20070
Fort ScottKS38.052.50 ft, Oct 3, 198615
RichardsMO23.034.68 ft, Jul 1, 20070
Nevada this gaugeMO20.033.17 ft, Jul 2, 20071

Other gauges in Vernon County

Flood gauges in Vernon County
Horton41.053.37 ft, Jul 2, 20072
Richards23.034.68 ft, Jul 1, 20070

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NVDM7, 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.