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Middle Fabius River near Ewing

Highest listed crest 26.38 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft86 crests since 2006

The Middle Fabius River near Ewing crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2026. The highest, 26.38 ft on June 27, 2015, was major flooding, 14.38 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.38 ft
June 27, 2015; 20,560 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
5
41st of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2026
16.65 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lewis County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Middle Fabius River near Ewing
Action stage9.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.071Jun 12, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.09Apr 30, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.05May 31, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 2006 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Middle Fabius River near Ewing, 2006 to 2026 51015202530ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 14, 2006: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2007: 14.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 12.84 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2007: 13.37 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2008: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 17.91 ft, moderate flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2008: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2008: 18.21 ft, moderate flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2008: 16.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2008: 25.11 ft, major flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2008: 15.37 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 2009: 20.10 ft, major flooding; 9,870 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2009: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 9,095 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2009: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,425 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2009: 12.30 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 2009: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2009: 19.06 ft, moderate flooding; 8,530 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2009: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2009: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2010: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,090 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2010: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2010: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,020 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2010: 13.37 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2010: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2010: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2010: 16.84 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2010: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2010: 12.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2011: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,590 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2011: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2011: 17.57 ft, moderate flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 14.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2011: 19.05 ft, moderate flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2013: 17.19 ft, moderate flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2013: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 21.00 ft, major flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2013: 19.47 ft, moderate flooding; 9,040 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2013: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2014: 15.31 ft, minor flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2014: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2014: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2014: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2014: 14.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2014: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2014: 12.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,171 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2015: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 26.38 ft, major flooding; 20,560 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2015: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,420 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2017: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2018: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2018: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2018: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,632 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2019: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2019: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,505 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2019: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 5,570 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2019: 22.12 ft, major flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2019: 14.23 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2019: 16.71 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2020: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2021: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2021: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2021: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2021: 14.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2021: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2023: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2024: 17.13 ft, moderate flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2025: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2025: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 4,090 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2026: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2026: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2026: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 4,020 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2026: 16.65 ft, minor flooding; 6,480 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.38 ft, Jun 27, 2015 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Middle Fabius River near Ewing 2000s: 19 2010s: 51 51 2020s: 15 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Middle Fabius River near Ewing
1Jun 27, 201526.38+14.38Major20,560
2Sep 16, 200825.11+13.11Major18,100
3May 31, 201922.12+10.12Major13,200
4Apr 20, 201321.00+9.00Major11,100
5Mar 11, 200920.10+8.10Major9,870
6May 18, 200919.50+7.50Moderate9,095
7May 29, 201319.47+7.47Moderate9,040
8Nov 2, 200919.06+7.06Moderate8,530
9Jun 28, 201119.05+7.05Moderate8,520
10Jun 26, 200818.21+6.21Moderate7,650
11Jun 4, 200817.91+5.91Moderate7,420
12Jun 2, 201117.57+5.57Moderate7,160
13Mar 13, 201317.19+5.19Moderate6,890
14Apr 30, 202417.13+5.13Moderate7,110
15Jul 21, 201016.84+4.84Minor6,110
16Oct 3, 201916.71+4.71Minor—
17Jun 12, 202616.65+4.65Minor6,480
18Aug 1, 200816.59+4.59Minor6,420
19Jun 21, 201515.96+3.96Minor6,000
20Oct 26, 200915.90+3.90Minor5,720
21Nov 19, 200915.80+3.80Minor5,850
22Apr 27, 201015.75+3.75Minor5,470
23Apr 1, 201915.59+3.59Minor5,720
24Apr 11, 200815.54+3.54Minor5,690
25Jun 6, 201415.41+3.41Minor5,620
26Dec 30, 200815.37+3.37Minor—
27Feb 23, 201415.31+3.31Minor5,550
28Dec 16, 201515.12+3.12Minor5,420
29Aug 29, 201814.98+2.98Minor5,300
30Jun 16, 201014.91+2.91Minor5,240
31Mar 11, 201014.81+2.81Minor5,170
32May 2, 201914.77+2.77Minor5,570
33Mar 18, 202114.68+2.68Minor5,470
34Feb 25, 200714.58+2.58Minor4,960
35Jan 25, 201014.50+2.50Minor4,970
36Aug 17, 201414.43+2.43Minor4,960
37May 27, 201114.35+2.35Minor4,870
38Jun 20, 201114.28+2.28Minor4,820
39Jun 26, 201914.23+2.23Minor—
40Jul 26, 201014.17+2.17Minor4,300
41Jun 25, 201014.08+2.08Minor4,690
42Jul 12, 202114.02+2.02Minor4,670
43Aug 2, 202114.00+2.00Minor4,660
44Oct 10, 201813.96+1.96Minor4,632
45Feb 18, 201113.93+1.93Minor4,590
46Feb 26, 201913.76+1.76Minor4,505
47Oct 3, 201413.74+1.74Minor4,520
48Aug 24, 201813.55+1.55Minor4,370
49Sep 7, 201813.44+1.44Minor4,300
50May 8, 200713.37+1.37Minor—

Other gauges in Lewis County

Flood gauges in Lewis County
Canton Lock and Dam 2015.027.88 ft, Jul 9, 19933
LaGrange17.030.00 ft, Jul 13, 19934
Ewing11.025.50 ft, Jun 28, 20157

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EWMM7, 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.