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Meramec River near Steelville

Highest listed crest 28.71 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft123 crests since 1917

The Meramec River near Steelville crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 123 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2026. The highest, 28.71 ft on May 1, 2017, was major flooding, 16.71 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Meramec River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.71 ft
May 1, 2017; 62,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
6
35th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
July 11, 2026
19.25 ft, minor flooding
Location
Crawford County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Meramec River near Steelville
Action stage10.014Apr 30, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.075Jul 11, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.011Jun 30, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.06Nov 6, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

123 crests from 1917 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Meramec River near Steelville, 1917 to 2026 0102030ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Apr 8, 1917: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1918: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1919: 10.90 ft, action stage; 9,790 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1919: 24.10 ft, moderate flooding; 55,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1921: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1922: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1923: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1924: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1924: 10.00 ft, action stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1925: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,270 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1927: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1928: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1929: 14.25 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1930: 14.34 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1931: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1932: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1933: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1934: 14.34 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1935: 23.90 ft, moderate flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1935: 9.96 ft, below flood stage; 8,160 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1937: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1938: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1939: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1940: 10.53 ft, action stage; 8,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1941: 16.92 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1942: 14.28 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1942: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1944: 10.02 ft, action stage; 7,190 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1945: 24.20 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1946: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1947: 20.35 ft, moderate flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1948: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 18.74 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1951: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1952: 11.59 ft, action stage; 9,210 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 8.39 ft, below flood stage; 5,160 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1954: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1955: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1956: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 6,640 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1957: 17.36 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1958: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1959: 6.03 ft, below flood stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1959: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1963: 11.82 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1964: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1965: 11.69 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1967: 11.30 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1970: 10.68 ft, action stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1971: 8.03 ft, below flood stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1973: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1975: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1976: 3.30 ft, below flood stage; 973 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1978: 12.57 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1979: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1980: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1981: 9.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,420 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1982: 25.60 ft, major floodingMay 1, 1983: 18.40 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1984: 10.92 ft, action stage; 9,380 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1985: 26.15 ft, major flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1985: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1986: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1987: 10.70 ft, action stage; 9,180 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1988: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1990: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 16.00 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1992: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1993: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 15.97 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1995: 15.60 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1996: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1998: 27.22 ft, major flooding; 55,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1999: 15.01 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1999: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1999: 14.69 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 9,050 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2002: 18.93 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2003: 11.64 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2004: 10.31 ft, action stage; 8,490 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 11,150 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 14.92 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 13.82 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2007: 8.57 ft, below flood stage; 6,430 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 26.84 ft, major flooding; 52,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2008: 14.12 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2008: 15.29 ft, minor floodingSep 5, 2008: 12.15 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 2008: 17.35 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2009: 17.35 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2009: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 19,976 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 16.79 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2010: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 16.17 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2013: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 14.86 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2013: 14.97 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 24.87 ft, moderate flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 28.71 ft, major flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 15.31 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 14.12 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2024: 11.06 ft, action stage; 9,720 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2024: 28.23 ft, major flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2025: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2026: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2026: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 26,670 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.71 ft, May 1, 2017 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Meramec River near Steelville 1910s: 2 1920s: 7 1930s: 7 1940s: 8 1950s: 6 1960s: 6 1970s: 4 1980s: 6 1990s: 11 2000s: 13 13 2010s: 11 2020s: 11 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 26.50 ft on Aug 20, 1915.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 123 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Meramec River near Steelville
1May 1, 201728.71+16.71Major62,200
2Nov 6, 202428.23+16.23Major59,300
3Jul 27, 199827.22+15.22Major55,800
4Mar 19, 200826.84+14.84Major52,700
5Jun 18, 198526.15+14.15Major51,200
6Dec 4, 198225.60+13.60Major—
7Dec 29, 201524.87+12.87Moderate44,700
8Jun 9, 194524.20+12.20Moderate47,000
9Oct 27, 191924.10+12.10Moderate55,000
10Jun 26, 193523.90+11.90Moderate47,800
11Nov 15, 199323.20+11.20Moderate40,500
12Jan 30, 196923.00+11.00Moderate37,800
13Jun 30, 202522.15+10.15Moderate35,400
14Dec 28, 194222.00+10.00Moderate36,100
15Jul 14, 195121.40+9.40Moderate30,100
16Feb 10, 196620.80+8.80Moderate32,800
17Apr 25, 194720.35+8.35Moderate30,100
18Apr 1, 192719.40+7.40Minor36,000
19Jul 11, 202619.25+7.25Minor26,670
20Apr 12, 197919.20+7.20Minor27,600
21Nov 20, 198519.00+7.00Minor31,200
22May 14, 200218.93+6.93Minor26,700
23Jan 4, 195018.74+6.74Minor24,900
24Apr 25, 191818.70+6.70Minor33,400
25May 1, 198318.40+6.40Minor—
26Apr 6, 202518.00+6.00Minor23,300
27Jun 10, 192817.90+5.90Minor30,300
28Apr 17, 193917.67+5.67Minor25,100
29Apr 17, 192217.50+5.50Minor29,000
30May 14, 193317.50+5.50Minor23,800
31Sep 26, 199317.50+5.50Minor22,300
32Feb 25, 201817.45+5.45Minor21,900
33May 24, 195717.36+5.36Minor21,400
34Sep 15, 200817.35+5.35Minor—
35May 9, 200917.35+5.35Minor21,600
36Feb 14, 194617.10+5.10Minor20,300
37Apr 20, 194116.92+4.92Minor22,600
38Oct 31, 200916.79+4.79Minor20,200
39Mar 28, 192116.70+4.70Minor26,000
40Jun 16, 200916.70+4.70Minor19,976
41Feb 16, 194916.68+4.68Minor19,300
42Nov 26, 197316.67+4.67Minor20,700
43Apr 23, 199616.50+4.50Minor21,200
44Mar 25, 202316.43+4.43Minor19,300
45Apr 27, 201116.17+4.17Minor18,800
46May 5, 201716.10+4.10Minor18,600
47Dec 30, 199016.00+4.00Minor—
48Mar 8, 199515.97+3.97Minor19,900
49Mar 25, 195815.88+3.88Minor17,700
50Jan 11, 197515.80+3.80Minor18,700

The worst floods along the Meramec River

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

May 1, 2017: 28.71 ft here, major flooding

  • EurekaMO · May 3, 2017 · 46.11 ft · Major · its highest
  • ArnoldMO · May 3, 2017 · 45.62 ft · Major
  • Valley ParkMO · May 3, 2017 · 43.31 ft · Major
  • FentonMO · May 3, 2017 · 41.88 ft · Major
  • SullivanMO · May 1, 2017 · 36.52 ft · Major · its highest
  • PacificMO · May 2, 2017 · 33.05 ft · Major

November 6, 2024: 28.23 ft here, major flooding

  • EurekaMO · Nov 8, 2024 · 35.39 ft · Major
  • Valley ParkMO · Nov 8, 2024 · 31.03 ft · Major
  • SullivanMO · Nov 6, 2024 · 30.71 ft · Major
  • FentonMO · Nov 9, 2024 · 29.24 ft · Moderate
  • PacificMO · Nov 8, 2024 · 26.40 ft · Moderate
  • ArnoldMO · Nov 9, 2024 · 32.17 ft · Minor

July 27, 1998: 27.22 ft here, major flooding

  • SullivanMO · Jul 27, 1998 · 27.42 ft · Moderate
  • EurekaMO · Jul 30, 1998 · 26.30 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Meramec River

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

Flood gauges on the Meramec River
Steelville this gaugeMO12.028.71 ft, May 1, 20176
SullivanMO11.036.52 ft, May 1, 20178
PacificMO15.033.42 ft, Dec 30, 20155
EurekaMO19.046.11 ft, May 3, 201715
Valley ParkMO18.044.11 ft, Dec 31, 201528
FentonMO23.042.86 ft, Dec 31, 20153
ArnoldMO24.047.26 ft, Dec 31, 201512

Other gauges in Crawford County

Flood gauges in Crawford County
Sullivan11.036.52 ft, May 1, 20178

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SEEM7, 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.