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Missouri River at Boonville

Highest listed crest 37.10 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft202 crests since 1844

The Missouri River at Boonville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 202 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1844 to 2026. The highest, 37.10 ft on July 29, 1993, was major flooding, 16.10 feet above flood stage. 16 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 10 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.10 ft
July 29, 1993; 755,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 34.0 ft
Crests at major
1
94th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 15, 2026
22.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cooper County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Missouri River at Boonville
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.0186Jun 15, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.015May 31, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage34.01Jul 29, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

202 crests from 1844 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River at Boonville, 1844 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 34.0 ft Jun 21, 1844: 32.70 ft, moderate flooding; 710,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1881: 23.30 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1883: 23.30 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1892: 23.20 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1903: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 612,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1904: 22.10 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 1905: 22.00 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1908: 26.70 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1909: 26.80 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1915: 24.60 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1915: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1915: 22.50 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 1915: 25.00 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 1915: 22.90 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1917: 23.90 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1927: 24.00 ft, minor floodingNov 20, 1928: 23.50 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1929: 22.80 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1929: 23.70 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 1931: 21.40 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1935: 26.70 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1941: 22.40 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1942: 21.10 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1942: 27.50 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1943: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1943: 28.80 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1944: 30.93 ft, moderate flooding; 504,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1944: 21.30 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1945: 21.60 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1945: 24.10 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1945: 23.30 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1945: 21.70 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1945: 21.30 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 1945: 25.20 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1945: 21.20 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1947: 25.50 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1947: 32.02 ft, moderate flooding; 448,000 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1948: 24.20 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1948: 22.00 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1949: 21.20 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1949: 21.40 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1949: 21.30 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1950: 21.10 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 1950: 21.30 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1951: 23.20 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 1951: 32.62 ft, moderate flooding; 550,000 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1951: 21.70 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1951: 22.70 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1951: 22.00 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1952: 27.70 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 1958: 25.70 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 1958: 24.80 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1959: 21.40 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1960: 28.10 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1960: 21.20 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1961: 26.30 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1961: 26.30 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1964: 21.70 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 1965: 26.05 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 1965: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 1966: 21.60 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1967: 28.12 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1969: 22.60 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1969: 22.90 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 1969: 25.80 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 1969: 23.80 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 1970: 23.50 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1973: 22.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1973: 22.46 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1973: 24.94 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1973: 27.46 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1973: 30.60 ft, moderate flooding; 334,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1973: 25.06 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 1973: 21.56 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 1973: 27.88 ft, minor floodingOct 18, 1973: 28.68 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1973: 22.56 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1974: 28.11 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1974: 22.66 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1975: 23.29 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1977: 26.30 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1978: 26.95 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1979: 24.38 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1980: 22.00 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 1981: 27.66 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1982: 29.53 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1983: 30.74 ft, moderate flooding; 317,700 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1984: 29.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1985: 27.47 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1985: 28.27 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1986: 31.85 ft, moderate flooding; 334,000 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1989: 24.98 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1990: 29.98 ft, minor flooding; 294,000 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1992: 24.53 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 1993: 37.10 ft, major flooding; 755,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1993: 27.71 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1995: 33.14 ft, moderate flooding; 361,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1995: 24.80 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 1995: 21.30 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1996: 25.99 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1996: 30.12 ft, moderate flooding; 296,000 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1996: 22.97 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1996: 24.91 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 1996: 25.77 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1997: 27.48 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1997: 29.37 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1997: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1997: 21.20 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1998: 26.73 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1998: 22.95 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1998: 21.02 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1998: 24.30 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1998: 21.11 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 1998: 21.31 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1998: 21.15 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 1998: 29.68 ft, minor flooding; 287,000 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1998: 22.11 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 1998: 27.99 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1999: 27.90 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1999: 27.92 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1999: 27.40 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1999: 26.40 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1999: 24.40 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1999: 21.12 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1999: 27.09 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 2001: 22.36 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2001: 22.96 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2001: 21.32 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2001: 30.40 ft, moderate flooding; 301,000 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2001: 22.34 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2001: 27.25 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2002: 27.06 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2005: 23.43 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2007: 30.29 ft, moderate flooding; 347,000 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 22.47 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2008: 27.95 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2008: 26.83 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 2008: 25.92 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2008: 27.35 ft, minor flooding; 281,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2009: 26.94 ft, minor flooding; 275,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2009: 25.42 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2009: 21.31 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 2009: 25.02 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2010: 25.68 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2010: 23.40 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2010: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2010: 28.30 ft, minor flooding; 302,000 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 21.83 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2010: 30.16 ft, moderate floodingJul 8, 2010: 25.33 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 2010: 22.06 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2010: 23.84 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 2010: 21.01 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2010: 21.03 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2010: 24.92 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2011: 26.11 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2011: 28.00 ft, minor flooding; 260,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 23.67 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2013: 30.72 ft, moderate flooding; 358,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2014: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 181,000 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2014: 22.82 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 2014: 22.29 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2014: 21.22 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2015: 24.28 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2015: 23.34 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2015: 27.87 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2015: 26.51 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2015: 22.76 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2015: 26.71 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2015: 24.30 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2015: 23.08 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2015: 25.74 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2016: 23.80 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2016: 27.46 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2017: 23.95 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2017: 23.67 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2017: 21.69 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2017: 23.37 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2017: 21.18 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 2018: 21.95 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2019: 29.06 ft, minor flooding; 294,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2019: 27.83 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2019: 27.17 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2019: 33.73 ft, moderate flooding; 363,000 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2019: 22.41 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2019: 24.42 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2020: 22.37 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2020: 26.60 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2020: 21.85 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 2020: 22.71 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2021: 23.17 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2021: 22.13 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2021: 27.87 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2022: 21.92 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2024: 24.77 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2024: 21.63 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2024: 21.69 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 2024: 26.82 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2026: 21.94 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2026: 22.82 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2026: 22.99 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2026: 22.70 ft, minor flooding Highest, 37.10 ft, Jul 29, 1993 1880192019602000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River at Boonville 1840s: 1 1850s: 0 1860s: 0 1870s: 0 1880s: 2 1890s: 1 1900s: 5 1910s: 6 1920s: 4 1930s: 2 1940s: 21 1950s: 11 1960s: 13 1970s: 17 1980s: 9 1990s: 33 2000s: 18 2010s: 43 43 2020s: 16 1840s1860s1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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 202 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missouri River at Boonville
1Jul 29, 199337.10+16.10Major755,000
2May 31, 201933.73+12.73Moderate363,000
3May 19, 199533.14+12.14Moderate361,000
4Jun 21, 184432.70+11.70Moderate710,000
5Jul 17, 195132.62+11.62Moderate550,000
6Jun 27, 194732.02+11.02Moderate448,000
7Oct 5, 198631.85+10.85Moderate334,000
8Apr 27, 194430.93+9.93Moderate504,000
9Apr 7, 198330.74+9.74Moderate317,700
10Jun 2, 201330.72+9.72Moderate358,000
11Apr 22, 197330.60+9.60Moderate334,000
12Jun 6, 190330.50+9.50Moderate612,000
13Jun 8, 200130.40+9.40Moderate301,000
14May 10, 200730.29+9.29Moderate347,000
15Jun 20, 201030.16+9.16Moderate—
16May 29, 199630.12+9.12Moderate296,000
17May 17, 199029.98+8.98Minor294,000
18Oct 7, 199829.68+8.68Minor287,000
19Jun 11, 198229.53+8.53Minor—
20Jun 13, 198429.50+8.50Minor—
21Apr 14, 199729.37+8.37Minor—
22Apr 1, 201929.06+8.06Minor294,000
23Jun 22, 194328.80+7.80Minor—
24Oct 18, 197328.68+7.68Minor—
25May 15, 201028.30+7.30Minor302,000
26Oct 13, 198528.27+7.27Minor—
27Jun 25, 196728.12+7.12Minor—
28May 21, 197428.11+7.11Minor—
29Apr 5, 196028.10+7.10Minor—
30Jul 1, 201128.00+7.00Minor260,000
31Nov 5, 199827.99+6.99Minor—
32Jun 17, 200827.95+6.95Minor—
33Apr 30, 199927.92+6.92Minor—
34Apr 18, 199927.90+6.90Minor—
35Oct 1, 197327.88+6.88Minor—
36Jun 8, 201527.87+6.87Minor—
37Jun 27, 202127.87+6.87Minor—
38May 3, 201927.83+6.83Minor—
39Oct 1, 199327.71+6.71Minor—
40Apr 27, 195227.70+6.70Minor—
41Jul 29, 198127.66+6.66Minor—
42Jun 29, 194227.50+6.50Minor—
43Feb 23, 199727.48+6.48Minor—
44Feb 24, 198527.47+6.47Minor—
45Mar 27, 197327.46+6.46Minor—
46May 31, 201627.46+6.46Minor—
47May 5, 199927.40+6.40Minor—
48Sep 16, 200827.35+6.35Minor281,000
49Jun 23, 200127.25+6.25Minor—
50May 12, 201927.17+6.17Minor—

The worst floods along the Missouri River

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

July 29, 1993: 37.10 ft here, major flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Jul 24, 1993 · 44.30 ft · Major
  • St. CharlesMO · Aug 2, 1993 · 40.04 ft · Major
  • GlasgowMO · Jul 29, 1993 · 39.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jul 30, 1993 · 38.65 ft · Major · its highest
  • HermannMO · Jul 31, 1993 · 36.97 ft · Major · its highest
  • PlattsmouthNE · Jul 25, 1993 · 35.65 ft · Major
  • WashingtonMO · Jul 31, 1993 · 35.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • LeavenworthKS · Jul 28, 1993 · 35.34 ft · Major · its highest
  • ChamoisMO · Jul 31, 1993 · 33.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • MiamiMO · Jul 30, 1993 · 32.60 ft · Major · its highest

May 31, 2019: 33.73 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ChamberlainSD · Jun 2, 2019 · 71.08 ft · Major
  • GlasgowMO · May 29, 2019 · 37.35 ft · Major
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jun 7, 2019 · 33.41 ft · Major
  • WaverlyMO · Jun 1, 2019 · 31.92 ft · Major · its highest
  • MiamiMO · Jun 1, 2019 · 31.53 ft · Major
  • BrownvilleNE · Jun 5, 2019 · 39.45 ft · Moderate
  • Kansas CityMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 36.73 ft · Moderate
  • ParkvilleMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 34.68 ft · Moderate
  • PlattsmouthNE · Jun 4, 2019 · 32.11 ft · Moderate
  • NapoleonMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 29.73 ft · Moderate · its highest

May 19, 1995: 33.14 ft here, moderate flooding

  • St. CharlesMO · May 21, 1995 · 36.50 ft · Major
  • HermannMO · May 19, 1995 · 36.22 ft · Major
  • Jefferson CityMO · May 19, 1995 · 33.05 ft · Major
  • WashingtonMO · May 19, 1995 · 32.90 ft · Major
  • MiamiMO · May 20, 1995 · 28.40 ft · Moderate
  • NapoleonMO · May 19, 1995 · 27.40 ft · Moderate
  • St. JosephMO · May 14, 1995 · 23.84 ft · Moderate
  • RuloNE · May 13, 1995 · 22.41 ft · Moderate
  • Kansas CityMO · May 19, 1995 · 33.77 ft · Minor
  • WaverlyMO · May 18, 1995 · 28.82 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Missouri River

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

Flood gauges on the Missouri River
ParkvilleMO25.035.01 ft, Mar 23, 20191
AtchisonKS22.031.63 ft, Jul 26, 19933
Boonville this gaugeMO21.037.10 ft, Jul 29, 19931
BrownvilleNE34.045.73 ft, Mar 16, 20193
ChamberlainSD65.075.08 ft, Jul 8, 20113
DecaturNE35.044.41 ft, Apr 16, 19521
Farm IslandSD26.029.52 ft, Jun 21, 20111
Gavins Point DamNE1,210.01,212.02 ft, Mar 15, 20190
GlasgowMO25.039.50 ft, Jul 29, 199324
HermannMO21.036.97 ft, Jul 31, 19939
Highway 370 at BellevueNE30.033.78 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Highway 92 at OmahaNE27.532.90 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Jefferson CityMO23.038.65 ft, Jul 30, 199310
Kansas CityMO32.048.87 ft, Jul 27, 19930
La Framboise IslandSD29.033.45 ft, Jun 22, 20111
LeavenworthKS20.035.34 ft, Jul 28, 19933
MiamiMO18.032.60 ft, Jul 30, 19935
NapoleonMO17.029.73 ft, Jun 2, 20190
Nebraska CityNE18.030.12 ft, Mar 16, 20193
NiobraraNE21.026.76 ft, Jun 26, 20111
OmahaNE27.036.29 ft, Jul 2, 20110
PierreSD13.025.35 ft, Apr 10, 19525
PlattsmouthNE26.040.62 ft, Mar 16, 20193
RuloNE17.028.13 ft, Mar 20, 20193
Sioux CityNE30.035.25 ft, Jul 21, 20110
SpringfieldSD11.017.73 ft, Mar 14, 20191
St. CharlesMO25.040.11 ft, Jun 24, 18449
St. JosephMO17.032.07 ft, Jul 26, 19934
WashingtonMO20.035.40 ft, Jul 31, 19935
YanktonSD20.050.50 ft, Apr 5, 188138
BlairNE26.533.50 ft, Apr 17, 19521
ChamoisMO17.033.30 ft, Jul 31, 19931
GreenwoodSD30.038.78 ft, Jul 7, 20112
MaskellNE30.031.86 ft, Jun 29, 20110
PoncaNE20.029.15 ft, Jul 20, 20111
VerdelNE24.029.12 ft, Jun 30, 20112
WaverlyMO20.031.92 ft, Jun 1, 20193

Other gauges in Cooper County

Flood gauges in Cooper County
Otterville15.029.43 ft, May 18, 19954
Boonville16.024.38 ft, Jun 26, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOZM7, 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.