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Missouri River at St. Charles

Highest listed crest 40.11 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft101 crests since 1844

The Missouri River at St. Charles crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 101 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1844 to 2024. The highest, 40.11 ft on June 24, 1844, was major flooding, 15.11 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
40.11 ft
June 24, 1844
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
9
21st of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
May 1, 2024
27.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
St. Louis County
Near St. Charles (2.4 mi), Bridgeton (3.1 mi), Hazelwood (4.0 mi)

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 St. Charles
Action stage23.01Mar 7, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.058May 1, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.031Jun 9, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.09May 21, 1995Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

101 crests from 1844 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River at St. Charles, 1844 to 2024 202530354045ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft Jun 24, 1844: 40.11 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1903: 36.80 ft, major floodingApr 24, 1927: 33.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 8, 1935: 35.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 1942: 34.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 1943: 36.60 ft, major floodingApr 29, 1944: 36.50 ft, major floodingApr 21, 1945: 33.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 1947: 35.40 ft, moderate floodingJul 20, 1951: 37.30 ft, major floodingApr 29, 1952: 31.80 ft, moderate floodingJul 25, 1958: 32.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1960: 32.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1961: 33.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 1967: 33.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1973: 36.40 ft, major floodingApr 28, 1976: 32.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1978: 33.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1979: 31.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1981: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 1982: 26.30 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1982: 31.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 7, 1982: 33.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1983: 33.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1984: 31.80 ft, moderate floodingNov 3, 1984: 26.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1985: 34.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1985: 29.00 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 1985: 28.10 ft, minor floodingDec 12, 1985: 26.60 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1986: 29.00 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 1986: 37.50 ft, major floodingApr 17, 1987: 27.30 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1990: 34.60 ft, moderate floodingAug 2, 1993: 40.04 ft, major floodingApr 15, 1994: 35.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1995: 36.50 ft, major floodingJun 2, 1996: 29.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1997: 28.80 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1997: 28.30 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1998: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 253,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1998: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 28, 2000: 21.15 ft, below flood stage; 142,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2001: 25.90 ft, minor flooding; 208,100 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2001: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 305,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2002: 31.70 ft, moderate flooding; 350,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2003: 21.24 ft, below flood stage; 156,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2004: 24.89 ft, action stage; 211,000 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 27.09 ft, minor flooding; 247,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2007: 29.36 ft, minor flooding; 303,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2008: 27.47 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2008: 27.01 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2008: 25.04 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2008: 29.47 ft, minor flooding; 303,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2008: 28.99 ft, minor flooding; 286,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2008: 27.32 ft, minor flooding; 255,700 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2008: 31.82 ft, moderate flooding; 353,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2009: 28.19 ft, minor flooding; 282,600 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2009: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 289,000 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 25.11 ft, minor flooding; 215,200 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2009: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 247,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2010: 25.53 ft, minor flooding; 218,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2010: 26.67 ft, minor flooding; 240,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2010: 26.43 ft, minor flooding; 234,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2010: 30.22 ft, moderate flooding; 317,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 29.38 ft, minor flooding; 293,000 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2010: 28.28 ft, minor flooding; 272,000 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2010: 25.18 ft, minor flooding; 213,000 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2010: 26.71 ft, minor flooding; 238,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2011: 26.27 ft, minor flooding; 243,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2011: 26.06 ft, minor flooding; 239,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2011: 28.14 ft, minor flooding; 279,000 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2011: 28.03 ft, minor flooding; 272,000 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2011: 25.49 ft, minor flooding; 223,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 27.36 ft, minor flooding; 263,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2013: 33.81 ft, moderate flooding; 371,600 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2015: 27.72 ft, minor flooding; 296,000 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 35.11 ft, moderate flooding; 458,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 25.56 ft, minor flooding; 262,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2016: 26.69 ft, minor flooding; 280,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2017: 25.09 ft, minor flooding; 221,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 35.91 ft, moderate flooding; 471,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 26.32 ft, minor flooding; 252,000 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2018: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 271,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2019: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 249,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 30.59 ft, moderate flooding; 337,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2019: 35.59 ft, moderate flooding; 417,000 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2019: 25.01 ft, minor flooding; 214,000 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2019: 26.83 ft, minor flooding; 246,000 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2019: 26.57 ft, minor flooding; 243,000 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2019: 27.88 ft, minor flooding; 264,000 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 28.03 ft, minor flooding; 282,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 27.11 ft, minor flooding; 273,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2020: 27.95 ft, minor flooding; 278,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2020: 25.88 ft, minor flooding; 239,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2021: 29.09 ft, minor flooding; 334,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2021: 26.42 ft, minor flooding; 263,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2021: 29.21 ft, minor flooding; 321,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 26.84 ft, minor flooding; 274,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2022: 25.27 ft, minor flooding; 234,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2024: 27.61 ft, minor flooding; 298,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 40.11 ft, Jun 24, 1844 1880192019602000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River at St. Charles 1840s: 1 1850s: 0 1860s: 0 1870s: 0 1880s: 0 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 5 1950s: 3 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 14 1990s: 9 2000s: 16 2010s: 30 30 2020s: 10 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 101 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missouri River at St. Charles
1Jun 24, 184440.11+15.11Major—
2Aug 2, 199340.04+15.04Major—
3Oct 7, 198637.50+12.50Major—
4Jul 20, 195137.30+12.30Major—
5Jun 7, 190336.80+11.80Major—
6May 22, 194336.60+11.60Major—
7Apr 29, 194436.50+11.50Major—
8May 21, 199536.50+11.50Major—
9Apr 26, 197336.40+11.40Major—
10May 5, 201735.91+10.91Moderate471,000
11Jun 9, 201935.59+10.59Moderate417,000
12Jul 1, 194735.40+10.40Moderate—
13Apr 15, 199435.40+10.40Moderate—
14Jun 8, 193535.20+10.20Moderate—
15Dec 31, 201535.11+10.11Moderate458,000
16Jun 29, 194234.80+9.80Moderate—
17May 19, 199034.60+9.60Moderate—
18Feb 26, 198534.00+9.00Moderate—
19Dec 7, 198233.90+8.90Moderate—
20May 4, 198333.90+8.90Moderate—
21Jun 3, 201333.81+8.81Moderate371,600
22Jun 30, 196733.60+8.60Moderate—
23May 12, 196133.20+8.20Moderate—
24Mar 27, 197833.20+8.20Moderate—
25Apr 24, 192733.00+8.00Moderate—
26Apr 21, 194533.00+8.00Moderate—
27Jul 25, 195832.60+7.60Moderate—
28Apr 8, 196032.20+7.20Moderate—
29Apr 28, 197632.00+7.00Moderate—
30Sep 17, 200831.82+6.82Moderate353,000
31Apr 29, 195231.80+6.80Moderate—
32Apr 23, 198431.80+6.80Moderate—
33May 15, 200231.70+6.70Moderate350,000
34Apr 13, 197931.60+6.60Moderate—
35Jun 12, 198231.50+6.50Moderate—
36Apr 1, 201930.59+5.59Moderate337,000
37Jun 10, 200130.50+5.50Moderate305,000
38May 19, 201030.22+5.22Moderate317,000
39May 21, 198130.20+5.20Moderate—
40Oct 9, 199830.00+5.00Moderate—
41Jun 2, 199629.60+4.60Minor—
42Jun 19, 200829.47+4.47Minor303,000
43Jun 22, 201029.38+4.38Minor293,000
44May 13, 200729.36+4.36Minor303,000
45Jun 29, 202129.21+4.21Minor321,000
46Mar 20, 202129.09+4.09Minor334,000
47Jun 19, 198529.00+4.00Minor—
48May 22, 198629.00+4.00Minor—
49Apr 5, 199829.00+4.00Minor253,000
50Jul 2, 200828.99+3.99Minor286,000

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.

June 24, 1844: 40.11 ft here, major flooding

  • BoonvilleMO · Jun 21, 1844 · 32.70 ft · Moderate

August 2, 1993: 40.04 ft here, major flooding

  • GlasgowMO · Jul 29, 1993 · 39.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • 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
  • 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
  • St. JosephMO · Jul 26, 1993 · 32.07 ft · Major · its highest
  • AtchisonKS · Jul 26, 1993 · 31.63 ft · Major · its highest

October 7, 1986: 37.50 ft here, major flooding

  • HermannMO · Oct 5, 1986 · 35.79 ft · Major
  • Jefferson CityMO · Oct 5, 1986 · 32.60 ft · Major
  • WashingtonMO · Oct 6, 1986 · 32.50 ft · Major
  • GlasgowMO · Oct 5, 1986 · 32.15 ft · Major
  • BoonvilleMO · Oct 5, 1986 · 31.85 ft · Moderate
  • BrownvilleNE · Oct 12, 1986 · 36.00 ft · Minor
  • WaverlyMO · Oct 4, 1986 · 24.40 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
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
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. Charles this gaugeMO25.040.11 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 St. Louis County

Flood gauges in St. Louis County
Fenton23.042.86 ft, Dec 31, 20153
Valley Park18.044.11 ft, Dec 31, 201528
Eureka19.046.11 ft, May 3, 201715

St. Louis County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Missouri

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCLM7, 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.