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Mississippi River at Louisiana

Highest listed crest 28.40 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft79 crests since 1947

The Mississippi River at Louisiana crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 79 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2026. The highest, 28.40 ft on July 28, 1993, was major flooding, 13.40 feet above flood stage. 8 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 7 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.40 ft
July 28, 1993
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
4
52nd of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 28, 2026
18.85 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pike County
Missouri
Identifiers
NWS LUSM7
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mississippi River at Louisiana
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.050Apr 28, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.025Oct 13, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.04Jun 2, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

79 crests from 1947 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River at Louisiana, 1947 to 2026 15202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Jun 22, 1947: 22.25 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1949: 21.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 13, 1951: 20.48 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1973: 27.05 ft, major floodingApr 27, 1976: 20.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1979: 22.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1982: 18.90 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1982: 19.70 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1983: 22.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1984: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1984: 17.50 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1984: 17.80 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1985: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1986: 20.40 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 1986: 22.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1993: 21.90 ft, moderate floodingJul 28, 1993: 28.40 ft, major floodingMay 19, 1995: 20.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 1997: 18.30 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1997: 19.70 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1998: 21.80 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1998: 18.80 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2000: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 246,400 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2001: 15.91 ft, minor flooding; 215,700 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2001: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 2001: 24.43 ft, moderate flooding; 402,100 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2001: 15.90 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2002: 20.23 ft, moderate flooding; 302,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2003: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 211,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2004: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 281,000 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2007: 16.84 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2007: 15.93 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2007: 16.86 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2008: 19.80 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2008: 21.41 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 2008: 26.96 ft, major flooding; 490,800 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2008: 15.70 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 2008: 16.45 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 2008: 18.80 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2009: 20.18 ft, moderate flooding; 300,951 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2009: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 272,180 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2009: 18.32 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2010: 15.14 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2010: 19.17 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2010: 17.52 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2010: 18.60 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2010: 20.88 ft, moderate flooding; 305,300 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2010: 17.11 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 2011: 15.43 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2011: 15.51 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2011: 21.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 2011: 21.45 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 2013: 24.99 ft, moderate flooding; 391,700 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2014: 24.33 ft, moderate flooding; 387,500 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2015: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 222,000 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 21.43 ft, moderate flooding; 315,100 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2016: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 200,825 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2016: 16.27 ft, minor flooding; 214,800 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2016: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 254,050 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2017: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 229,600 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 19.03 ft, minor flooding; 265,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2018: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 256,600 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2018: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 249,400 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2018: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 266,300 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2018: 22.79 ft, moderate flooding; 346,300 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2018: 15.05 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2019: 27.72 ft, major flooding; 507,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2019: 19.07 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2020: 18.91 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 2020: 15.18 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2020: 17.31 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2020: 16.92 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2021: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 227,200 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2021: 17.49 ft, minor flooding; 236,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2023: 19.98 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2024: 16.89 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 2025: 15.73 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2025: 16.30 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2026: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 261,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.40 ft, Jul 28, 1993 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River at Louisiana 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 1980s: 9 1990s: 7 2000s: 20 2010s: 26 26 2020s: 11 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 23 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.10 ft on Jun 29, 1880; 17.20 ft on Apr 25, 1881; 18.60 ft on Nov 2, 1881; 17.30 ft on Apr 27, 1882; 16.80 ft on May 10, 1882; 15.10 ft on May 31, 1882; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 79 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississippi River at Louisiana
1Jul 28, 199328.40+13.40Major—
2Jun 2, 201927.72+12.72Major507,000
3Apr 24, 197327.05+12.05Major—
4Jun 23, 200826.96+11.96Major490,800
5Apr 22, 201324.99+9.99Moderate391,700
6May 16, 200124.43+9.43Moderate402,100
7Jul 8, 201424.33+9.33Moderate387,500
8Oct 13, 201822.79+7.79Moderate346,300
9Apr 5, 198322.70+7.70Moderate—
10Oct 5, 198622.70+7.70Moderate—
11Jun 22, 194722.25+7.25Moderate—
12Apr 13, 197922.10+7.10Moderate—
13Jun 10, 194921.90+6.90Moderate—
14Apr 28, 199321.90+6.90Moderate—
15Apr 16, 199821.80+6.80Moderate—
16Apr 24, 201121.60+6.60Moderate—
17Mar 6, 198421.50+6.50Moderate—
18Mar 6, 198521.50+6.50Moderate—
19Apr 28, 200121.50+6.50Moderate—
20Jun 17, 201121.45+6.45Moderate—
21Dec 29, 201521.43+6.43Moderate315,100
22May 5, 200821.41+6.41Moderate—
23May 19, 199520.90+5.90Moderate—
24Jul 22, 201020.88+5.88Moderate305,300
25Apr 27, 197620.50+5.50Moderate—
26May 13, 195120.48+5.48Moderate—
27May 21, 198620.40+5.40Moderate—
28May 14, 200220.23+5.23Moderate302,600
29Mar 13, 200920.18+5.18Moderate300,951
30May 6, 202319.98+4.98Minor—
31Apr 28, 200819.80+4.80Minor—
32Dec 5, 198219.70+4.70Minor—
33Apr 22, 199719.70+4.70Minor—
34May 18, 200919.59+4.59Minor272,180
35Mar 23, 201019.17+4.17Minor—
36Jun 4, 200419.09+4.09Minor281,000
37Sep 11, 201819.08+4.08Minor266,300
38Oct 18, 201919.07+4.07Minor—
39May 1, 201719.03+4.03Minor265,300
40Apr 3, 202018.91+3.91Minor—
41Apr 18, 198218.90+3.90Minor—
42Apr 28, 202618.85+3.85Minor261,800
43Jul 9, 199818.80+3.80Minor—
44Sep 15, 200818.80+3.80Minor—
45May 16, 201018.60+3.60Minor—
46May 17, 201818.58+3.58Minor256,600
47Oct 8, 201618.45+3.45Minor254,050
48Nov 2, 200918.32+3.32Minor—
49Feb 27, 199718.30+3.30Minor—
50Jul 6, 201818.21+3.21Minor249,400

The worst floods along the Mississippi River

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

July 28, 1993: 28.40 ft here, major flooding

June 2, 2019: 27.72 ft here, major flooding

April 24, 1973: 27.05 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Mississippi River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Mississippi River
TiptonvilleMO37.048.35 ft, May 5, 20112
Alma - Pool 5MN672.0672.13 ft, Apr 16, 20010
AltonIL21.039.55 ft, Aug 1, 19937
Baton RougeLA35.047.28 ft, May 15, 192731
BellevueIL17.023.51 ft, Apr 26, 196511
BrainerdMN16.017.61 ft, Jun 28, 20120
BrownsvilleMN635.0640.20 ft, Apr 22, 19650
BurlingtonIL15.025.73 ft, Jun 17, 200836
CamancheIA17.024.65 ft, Apr 28, 196520
Canton Lock and Dam 20MO15.027.88 ft, Jul 9, 19933
Cape GirardeauMO32.048.86 ft, Jan 2, 201615
CaruthersvilleMO32.047.61 ft, May 7, 20112
ChesterIL27.049.74 ft, Aug 7, 19939
Clarksville Lock and Dam 24MO25.037.73 ft, Jul 29, 199310
ClaytonIA620.0627.28 ft, Apr 24, 19650
DakotaMN644.0649.08 ft, Apr 21, 19650
DonaldsonvilleLA27.036.01 ft, May 15, 19273
Dubuque (LD11)IA16.025.69 ft, Apr 26, 196513
Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)IA17.026.81 ft, Apr 26, 196518
Fort RipleyMN10.514.15 ft, Apr 8, 19970
Fridley abv 37th Ave NEMN16.020.00 ft, Apr 17, 19656
FultonIL16.024.75 ft, Apr 28, 196513
GladstoneIL10.022.46 ft, Jun 17, 200824
GraftonIL20.038.17 ft, Aug 1, 199315
Gregory LandingMO15.028.49 ft, Jul 9, 19934
HannibalMO17.031.80 ft, Jul 15, 199310
HelenaAR44.060.21 ft, Feb 12, 19374
HerculaneumMO26.029.79 ft, Jul 10, 20240
HickmanKY34.054.29 ft, May 2, 20113
Hwy 169 at ChamplinMN12.017.96 ft, Apr 12, 19653
Hwy 610 in Brooklyn ParkMN12.019.53 ft, Apr 17, 19654
Illinois CityIA15.024.10 ft, Jul 9, 199321
KeithsburgIA14.024.49 ft, Jun 17, 200822
KeokukIA16.027.58 ft, Jul 10, 199324
La Crosse - Pool 8WI12.017.89 ft, Apr 22, 19654
LaGrangeMO17.030.00 ft, Jul 13, 19934
Lake CityWI16.022.18 ft, Apr 19, 19653
Lansing - Pool 9IA17.022.50 ft, Apr 24, 19651
LeClaireIA11.017.75 ft, Apr 28, 196516
Louisiana this gaugeMO15.028.40 ft, Jul 28, 19934
McGregorIA16.025.38 ft, Apr 24, 19653
Mel Price (Alton) Lock and DamIL21.042.72 ft, Aug 1, 19938
MemphisTN34.048.70 ft, Feb 10, 19372
MuscatineIA16.025.61 ft, Jul 9, 199321
NatchezMS48.061.95 ft, May 19, 20116
New BostonIL15.025.90 ft, Jul 9, 199322
New MadridMO34.048.35 ft, May 6, 20114
New OrleansLA17.021.27 ft, Apr 25, 19225
OsceolaAR28.050.90 ft, Feb 7, 193742
QuincyIL19.032.13 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Quincy Lock and Dam 21IL18.031.30 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Red River LandingLA48.063.39 ft, May 18, 20110
Red WingMN14.020.70 ft, Apr 18, 19659
ReserveLA22.026.00 ft, Jun 11, 19291
Rock IslandIL15.022.70 ft, May 2, 201920
Saverton Lock and Dam 22MO16.029.58 ft, Jul 25, 19939
St. CloudMN9.011.44 ft, Apr 8, 19971
St. LouisMO30.049.58 ft, Aug 1, 19939
St. PaulMN14.026.01 ft, Apr 16, 196516
ThebesIL33.047.74 ft, Jan 2, 201612
Tunica Mhoon LandingMS30.053.20 ft, Feb 10, 19375
VicksburgLA43.057.10 ft, May 19, 201112
Wabasha - Pool 4MN12.020.05 ft, Apr 19, 19657
Winfield Lock and Dam 25MO26.039.62 ft, Aug 1, 19939
Winona - Pool 6MN13.020.77 ft, Apr 19, 19655
Lock and Dam 10 - GuttenbergIA15.023.65 ft, Apr 24, 19652
Lock and Dam 2 - HastingsMN15.025.90 ft, Apr 17, 196512
Lock and Dam 3 - Red WingMN680.5687.77 ft, Apr 19, 19658
Lock and Dam 4 - AlmaWI16.019.78 ft, Apr 19, 19652
Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota CityMN660.0667.85 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 5a - WinonaMN655.0663.35 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 6 - TrempealeauMN647.0653.02 ft, Apr 21, 19654
Lock and Dam 7 - La CrescentMN641.0647.38 ft, Apr 21, 19652
Lock and Dam 8 - GenoaWI631.0638.40 ft, Apr 22, 19653
Lock and Dam 9 - LynxvilleWI625.0633.16 ft, Apr 24, 19653
AitkinMN13.022.49 ft, May 20, 195011
Arkansas CityAR37.059.20 ft, Apr 21, 192715
GreenvilleAR48.065.40 ft, Apr 21, 192718

Other gauges in Pike County

Flood gauges in Pike County
Clarksville Lock and Dam 2425.037.73 ft, Jul 29, 199310

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LUSM7, 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.