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Missouri River at Glasgow

Highest listed crest 39.50 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft156 crests since 1881

The Missouri River at Glasgow crested at major flood stage 24 times among the 156 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1881 to 2024. The highest, 39.50 ft on July 29, 1993, was major flooding, 14.50 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
39.50 ft
July 29, 1993
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
24
2nd of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
July 6, 2024
30.07 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Howard 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 Glasgow
Action stage22.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.045Apr 30, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.087Jul 6, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.024May 29, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

156 crests from 1881 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River at Glasgow, 1881 to 2024 25303540ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft May 3, 1881: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 1882: 25.50 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1883: 29.48 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 1892: 26.30 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1892: 26.30 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1903: 32.70 ft, major floodingApr 25, 1929: 25.70 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1929: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1935: 29.90 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 1941: 26.50 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1942: 30.70 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 1943: 33.30 ft, major floodingApr 14, 1944: 25.00 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1944: 33.80 ft, major floodingMay 7, 1944: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 1945: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1945: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1945: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 1945: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 1947: 28.90 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 1947: 35.00 ft, major floodingMar 24, 1948: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1949: 25.60 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1951: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1951: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 1951: 36.70 ft, major floodingSep 8, 1951: 25.00 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1952: 32.10 ft, major floodingJul 13, 1958: 25.90 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1958: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingAug 3, 1958: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1959: 25.70 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1960: 32.50 ft, major floodingSep 15, 1961: 28.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 1964: 25.30 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1965: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 23, 1965: 29.60 ft, moderate floodingSep 24, 1965: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 1967: 30.44 ft, moderate floodingApr 19, 1969: 25.40 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1969: 26.60 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1969: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 12, 1970: 29.10 ft, moderate floodingSep 24, 1970: 25.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 1973: 25.10 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1973: 27.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1973: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1973: 31.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 1973: 32.00 ft, major floodingMay 11, 1973: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingSep 30, 1973: 31.30 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 1973: 32.70 ft, major floodingMay 20, 1974: 30.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 1974: 26.40 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1982: 31.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 1982: 32.90 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1983: 33.00 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1984: 29.55 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 1984: 33.03 ft, major floodingFeb 24, 1985: 28.90 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 1985: 30.85 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 1986: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 1986: 32.45 ft, major floodingOct 5, 1986: 32.15 ft, major floodingApr 17, 1987: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1990: 30.55 ft, moderate floodingJul 29, 1992: 27.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 16, 1992: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 8, 1993: 26.70 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1993: 37.40 ft, major floodingJul 29, 1993: 39.50 ft, major floodingMay 29, 1995: 34.76 ft, major floodingJun 28, 1995: 26.16 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1995: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1996: 29.37 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 1996: 33.30 ft, major floodingJun 18, 1996: 26.20 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1996: 28.12 ft, moderate floodingJul 22, 1996: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 23, 1997: 28.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1997: 31.67 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1997: 25.40 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1998: 28.24 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 1998: 25.63 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1998: 26.55 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 1998: 32.02 ft, major floodingNov 4, 1998: 31.11 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1999: 30.01 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1999: 27.66 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1999: 30.71 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1999: 28.97 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 1999: 27.89 ft, moderate floodingMay 24, 1999: 26.80 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1999: 30.54 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 2001: 25.23 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2001: 26.09 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2001: 31.66 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 2001: 29.48 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 2002: 28.28 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2005: 27.43 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2007: 34.30 ft, major flooding; 322,000 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 26.17 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2008: 31.79 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 2008: 30.79 ft, moderate floodingJul 31, 2008: 29.76 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2008: 29.84 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2009: 29.73 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 2009: 28.95 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2009: 27.04 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2010: 29.31 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 2010: 26.61 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2010: 26.50 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2010: 31.16 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2010: 25.26 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2010: 33.81 ft, major floodingJul 8, 2010: 28.44 ft, moderate floodingJul 12, 2010: 25.00 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2010: 27.49 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 2010: 25.00 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2010: 27.42 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2011: 29.06 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 2011: 31.78 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 2013: 26.40 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2013: 33.16 ft, major floodingJun 7, 2014: 25.57 ft, minor flooding; 169,000 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2014: 27.64 ft, moderate floodingOct 4, 2014: 25.62 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2015: 28.13 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 2015: 27.07 ft, moderate floodingJun 8, 2015: 31.78 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 2015: 30.33 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 2015: 26.95 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2015: 29.86 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 2015: 27.11 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 2015: 27.25 ft, moderate floodingDec 17, 2015: 29.76 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 2016: 28.28 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2016: 31.83 ft, moderate floodingSep 16, 2016: 25.54 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2017: 27.72 ft, moderate floodingMay 23, 2017: 25.77 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2017: 26.87 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2018: 31.58 ft, moderate floodingDec 4, 2018: 26.44 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2019: 32.54 ft, major flooding; 294,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2019: 31.56 ft, moderate floodingMay 11, 2019: 31.54 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2019: 37.35 ft, major flooding; 367,000 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2019: 26.18 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2019: 27.44 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2020: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingAug 1, 2020: 25.92 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2021: 25.04 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2021: 29.77 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2024: 26.70 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2024: 30.07 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 39.50 ft, Jul 29, 1993 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River at Glasgow 1880s: 3 1890s: 2 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 2 1930s: 1 1940s: 14 1950s: 9 1960s: 10 1970s: 12 1980s: 11 1990s: 29 2000s: 15 2010s: 41 41 2020s: 6 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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 156 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missouri River at Glasgow
1Jul 29, 199339.50+14.50Major—
2Jul 13, 199337.40+12.40Major—
3May 29, 201937.35+12.35Major367,000
4Jul 17, 195136.70+11.70Major—
5Jun 26, 194735.00+10.00Major—
6May 29, 199534.76+9.76Major—
7May 10, 200734.30+9.30Major322,000
8Jun 19, 201033.81+8.81Major—
9Apr 26, 194433.80+8.80Major—
10Jun 21, 194333.30+8.30Major—
11May 29, 199633.30+8.30Major—
12Jun 2, 201333.16+8.16Major—
13Jun 12, 198433.03+8.03Major—
14Apr 4, 198333.00+8.00Major—
15Jun 11, 198232.90+7.90Major—
16Jun 5, 190332.70+7.70Major—
17Oct 18, 197332.70+7.70Major—
18Apr 1, 201932.54+7.54Major294,000
19Apr 4, 196032.50+7.50Major—
20Sep 29, 198632.45+7.45Major—
21Oct 5, 198632.15+7.15Major—
22Apr 27, 195232.10+7.10Major—
23Oct 7, 199832.02+7.02Major—
24Apr 22, 197332.00+7.00Major—
25May 30, 201631.83+6.83Moderate—
26Jun 10, 200831.79+6.79Moderate—
27Jun 30, 201131.78+6.78Moderate—
28Jun 8, 201531.78+6.78Moderate—
29Apr 4, 197331.70+6.70Moderate—
30Apr 13, 199731.67+6.67Moderate—
31Jun 7, 200131.66+6.66Moderate—
32Oct 12, 201831.58+6.58Moderate—
33May 3, 201931.56+6.56Moderate—
34May 11, 201931.54+6.54Moderate—
35Sep 30, 197331.30+6.30Moderate—
36Jun 2, 198231.30+6.30Moderate—
37May 15, 201031.16+6.16Moderate—
38Nov 4, 199831.11+6.11Moderate—
39Oct 12, 198530.85+5.85Moderate—
40Jun 29, 200830.79+5.79Moderate—
41Apr 30, 199930.71+5.71Moderate—
42Jun 30, 194230.70+5.70Moderate—
43May 17, 199030.55+5.55Moderate—
44Jul 1, 199930.54+5.54Moderate—
45Jun 25, 196730.44+5.44Moderate—
46May 20, 197430.40+5.40Moderate—
47Jun 15, 201530.33+5.33Moderate—
48Mar 28, 197330.30+5.30Moderate—
49May 20, 198630.30+5.30Moderate—
50May 30, 202030.30+5.30Moderate—

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: 39.50 ft here, major flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Jul 24, 1993 · 44.30 ft · Major
  • St. CharlesMO · Aug 2, 1993 · 40.04 ft · Major
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jul 30, 1993 · 38.65 ft · Major · its highest
  • BoonvilleMO · Jul 29, 1993 · 37.10 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

July 13, 1993: 37.40 ft here, major flooding

  • Kansas CityMO · Jul 11, 1993 · 39.70 ft · Moderate
  • NapoleonMO · Jul 11, 1993 · 26.70 ft · Moderate
  • OmahaNE · Jul 10, 1993 · 30.26 ft · Minor
  • BlairNE · Jul 10, 1993 · 27.43 ft · Minor

May 29, 2019: 37.35 ft here, major flooding

  • ChamberlainSD · Jun 2, 2019 · 71.08 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
  • BoonvilleMO · May 31, 2019 · 33.73 ft · Moderate
  • PlattsmouthNE · Jun 4, 2019 · 32.11 ft · Moderate
  • NapoleonMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 29.73 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • BlairNE · Jun 3, 2019 · 29.61 ft · Moderate

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
BoonvilleMO21.037.10 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
Glasgow this gaugeMO25.039.50 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 Howard County

Flood gauges in Howard County
Fayette16.022.90 ft, Apr 1, 19440

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLZM7, 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.