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Missouri River near Waverly

Highest listed crest 31.92 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft178 crests since 1844

The Missouri River near Waverly crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 178 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1844 to 2026. The highest, 31.92 ft on June 1, 2019, was major flooding, 11.92 feet above flood stage. 21 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.92 ft
June 1, 2019; 321,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
3
69th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 14, 2026
20.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lafayette 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 near Waverly
Action stage17.02Feb 8, 1885The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.0167Jun 14, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.06May 29, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.03Jun 1, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

178 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 near Waverly, 1844 to 2026 1520253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Jun 1, 1844: 28.00 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1883: 19.70 ft, action stageFeb 8, 1885: 19.40 ft, action stageMar 13, 1885: 23.60 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1903: 23.00 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1915: 20.90 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1927: 20.60 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1929: 20.00 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1935: 22.02 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 1941: 20.90 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1942: 21.84 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1943: 24.35 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1944: 24.40 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1944: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1944: 21.00 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1945: 22.50 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1945: 20.45 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1945: 21.96 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1947: 22.10 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1947: 25.10 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1948: 21.60 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1949: 20.40 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1949: 20.13 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1949: 20.74 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1950: 20.40 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1950: 21.75 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1951: 23.90 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1951: 21.25 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1951: 28.20 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1951: 21.87 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1952: 28.10 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1957: 20.49 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1958: 23.10 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 1958: 23.05 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1960: 25.80 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1961: 23.39 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1962: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1962: 21.04 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1964: 22.90 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1965: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1965: 26.80 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1965: 22.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1966: 20.54 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1967: 27.60 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1969: 20.10 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1969: 22.50 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1969: 22.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1973: 21.70 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1973: 21.40 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1973: 23.05 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1973: 26.70 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1973: 23.60 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1973: 22.80 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1973: 20.20 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 1973: 28.05 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1973: 28.85 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1973: 20.50 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1974: 26.50 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1978: 23.99 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1979: 24.15 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1980: 20.67 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 1981: 21.54 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1982: 27.10 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1983: 28.80 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1984: 29.20 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 1985: 26.60 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1986: 24.70 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1986: 24.40 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1987: 22.70 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1987: 24.20 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1987: 25.50 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 1989: 26.27 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1990: 26.10 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1991: 20.65 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 1992: 25.32 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 1993: 31.15 ft, major floodingApr 29, 1994: 20.50 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1995: 28.82 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1995: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1996: 22.36 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1996: 26.49 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1996: 20.48 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1996: 25.04 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1996: 20.18 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1996: 23.99 ft, minor floodingAug 10, 1996: 20.50 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1996: 21.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1997: 21.63 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1997: 26.76 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1997: 20.66 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1997: 20.67 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1998: 23.52 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1998: 22.64 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1998: 23.58 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1998: 20.63 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1998: 20.37 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 1998: 20.94 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1998: 20.19 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1998: 27.97 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 1998: 27.58 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1999: 26.71 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1999: 24.05 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1999: 27.83 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1999: 25.89 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1999: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1999: 29.04 ft, moderate floodingAug 10, 1999: 21.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2001: 20.03 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2001: 20.74 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2001: 22.19 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2001: 25.41 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2001: 21.17 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2001: 25.59 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2004: 20.98 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2004: 20.98 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2007: 30.10 ft, moderate flooding; 337,223 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2007: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 155,601 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2007: 20.51 ft, minor flooding; 123,120 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2007: 20.24 ft, minor flooding; 119,880 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2008: 27.35 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2008: 21.41 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2008: 20.29 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 20.94 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2009: 24.78 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2009: 22.28 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2009: 21.79 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2010: 22.68 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2010: 23.15 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2010: 20.19 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2010: 23.41 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2010: 21.24 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2010: 20.94 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2010: 28.47 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2010: 22.21 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2010: 21.01 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2011: 30.75 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 2013: 26.48 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2014: 22.01 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2014: 20.76 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2014: 21.28 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2014: 22.29 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2014: 22.41 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 2015: 25.61 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2015: 23.24 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2015: 29.42 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2015: 26.59 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2015: 23.41 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 2015: 21.19 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2015: 24.43 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2016: 25.54 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2016: 22.97 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2016: 29.56 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2016: 22.24 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2016: 20.20 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2017: 22.52 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2017: 23.73 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2017: 20.15 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2017: 20.79 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2017: 20.45 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2017: 24.32 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 2018: 21.50 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2018: 22.01 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2018: 27.51 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 2018: 23.14 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2019: 31.61 ft, major flooding; 305,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2019: 31.92 ft, major flooding; 321,000 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2020: 27.07 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 2020: 25.08 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2021: 20.24 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2021: 24.70 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2021: 21.27 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2022: 21.87 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2024: 20.32 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2024: 20.88 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 2024: 28.01 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2026: 21.78 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2026: 22.77 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2026: 20.52 ft, minor flooding Highest, 31.92 ft, Jun 1, 2019 1880192019602000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River near Waverly 1840s: 1 1850s: 0 1860s: 0 1870s: 0 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 2 1930s: 1 1940s: 15 1950s: 10 1960s: 13 1970s: 13 1980s: 12 1990s: 35 2000s: 19 2010s: 40 40 2020s: 12 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 178 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Missouri River near Waverly
1Jun 1, 201931.92+11.92Major321,000
2Mar 26, 201931.61+11.61Major305,000
3Jul 27, 199331.15+11.15Major—
4Jul 9, 201130.75+10.75Moderate—
5May 8, 200730.10+10.10Moderate337,223
6May 29, 201629.56+9.56Moderate—
7Jun 7, 201529.42+9.42Moderate—
8Jun 23, 198429.20+9.20Moderate—
9Jun 30, 199929.04+9.04Moderate—
10Oct 13, 197328.85+8.85Minor—
11May 18, 199528.82+8.82Minor—
12Apr 3, 198328.80+8.80Minor—
13Jun 19, 201028.47+8.47Minor—
14Jul 14, 195128.20+8.20Minor—
15Apr 24, 195228.10+8.10Minor—
16Sep 29, 197328.05+8.05Minor—
17Jul 5, 202428.01+8.01Minor—
18Jun 1, 184428.00+8.00Minor—
19Oct 6, 199827.97+7.97Minor—
20Apr 29, 199927.83+7.83Minor—
21Jun 23, 196727.60+7.60Minor—
22Nov 4, 199827.58+7.58Minor—
23Oct 11, 201827.51+7.51Minor—
24Jun 14, 200827.35+7.35Minor—
25Jun 11, 198227.10+7.10Minor—
26May 29, 202027.07+7.07Minor—
27Jul 22, 196526.80+6.80Minor—
28Apr 12, 199726.76+6.76Minor—
29Apr 17, 199926.71+6.71Minor—
30Apr 3, 197326.70+6.70Minor—
31Oct 11, 198526.60+6.60Minor—
32Jun 14, 201526.59+6.59Minor—
33May 19, 197426.50+6.50Minor—
34May 29, 199626.49+6.49Minor—
35Jun 1, 201326.48+6.48Minor—
36Sep 11, 198926.27+6.27Minor—
37May 16, 199026.10+6.10Minor—
38May 23, 199925.89+5.89Minor—
39Apr 3, 196025.80+5.80Minor—
40May 18, 201525.61+5.61Minor—
41Jun 22, 200125.59+5.59Minor—
42Apr 29, 201625.54+5.54Minor—
43May 30, 198725.50+5.50Minor—
44Jun 7, 200125.41+5.41Minor—
45Jul 27, 199225.32+5.32Minor—
46Jun 24, 194725.10+5.10Minor—
47Jul 31, 202025.08+5.08Minor—
48Jun 25, 199625.04+5.04Minor—
49Apr 28, 200924.78+4.78Minor—
50May 19, 198624.70+4.70Minor—

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 1, 2019: 31.92 ft here, major flooding

  • ChamberlainSD · Jun 2, 2019 · 71.08 ft · Major
  • GlasgowMO · May 29, 2019 · 37.35 ft · Major
  • HermannMO · Jun 8, 2019 · 33.52 ft · Major
  • Jefferson CityMO · Jun 7, 2019 · 33.41 ft · Major
  • 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

March 26, 2019: 31.61 ft here, major flooding

  • ParkvilleMO · Mar 23, 2019 · 35.01 ft · Major · its highest
  • GlasgowMO · Apr 1, 2019 · 32.54 ft · Major
  • St. JosephMO · Mar 22, 2019 · 32.07 ft · Major
  • LeavenworthKS · Mar 23, 2019 · 31.31 ft · Major
  • AtchisonKS · Mar 22, 2019 · 31.20 ft · Major
  • MiamiMO · Mar 26, 2019 · 29.60 ft · Major
  • RuloNE · Mar 20, 2019 · 28.13 ft · Major · its highest
  • St. CharlesMO · Apr 1, 2019 · 30.59 ft · Moderate
  • HermannMO · Mar 31, 2019 · 28.50 ft · Moderate
  • Jefferson CityMO · Apr 1, 2019 · 28.13 ft · Moderate

July 27, 1993: 31.15 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
  • 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

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. 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
Waverly this gaugeMO20.031.92 ft, Jun 1, 20193

Other gauges in Lafayette County

Flood gauges in Lafayette County
Napoleon17.029.73 ft, Jun 2, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WVYM7, 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.