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Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek

Highest listed crest 23.45 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft20 crests since 1996

The Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek crested above flood stage 19 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2023. The highest, 23.45 ft on December 28, 2015, was minor flooding, 12.45 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Niangua River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.45 ft
December 28, 2015
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 25, 2023
11.25 ft, minor flooding
Location
Camden County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.019Mar 25, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1996 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek, 1996 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Nov 8, 1996: 14.19 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2003: 5.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 16.33 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2008: 17.06 ft, minor flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2009: 12.63 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2009: 13.06 ft, minor floodingAug 7, 2013: 14.57 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2015: 15.01 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2015: 23.45 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2017: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 15.17 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2019: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 11,359 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 12,482 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 17,168 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 14.09 ft, minor flooding; 18,860 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,057 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,128 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 17.74 ft, minor flooding; 36,740 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 11.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,813 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 10,225 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.45 ft, Dec 28, 2015 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 6 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek
1Dec 28, 201523.45+12.45Minor—
2Apr 30, 201718.89+7.89Minor35,200
3May 6, 202217.74+6.74Minor36,740
4Mar 19, 200817.06+6.06Minor32,600
5Jan 6, 200516.33+5.33Minor—
6Feb 25, 201815.17+4.17Minor—
7Jul 3, 201515.01+4.01Minor—
8Aug 7, 201314.57+3.57Minor—
9Nov 8, 199614.19+3.19Minor15,200
10Jan 12, 202014.09+3.09Minor18,860
11May 23, 201913.63+2.63Minor17,168
12Oct 11, 200913.06+2.06Minor—
13May 9, 200912.63+1.63Minor—
14May 2, 201912.22+1.22Minor12,482
15Mar 14, 201911.79+0.79Minor11,359
16Mar 14, 202111.68+0.68Minor11,128
17Mar 5, 202311.53+0.53Minor10,813
18Mar 25, 202311.25+0.25Minor10,225
19Mar 21, 202011.17+0.17Minor10,057
20Jun 27, 20035.09−5.91Below flood stage2,210

The worst floods along the Niangua River

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

December 28, 2015: 23.45 ft here, minor flooding

  • WindyvilleMO · Dec 27, 2015 · 24.35 ft · Moderate
  • Macks CreekMO · Dec 28, 2015 · 26.87 ft · Minor · its highest

April 30, 2017: 18.89 ft here, minor flooding

May 6, 2022: 17.74 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Niangua River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Niangua River
WindyvilleMO12.024.36 ft, Sep 25, 19930
Macks CreekMO15.026.87 ft, Dec 28, 20150
Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek this gaugeMO11.023.45 ft, Dec 28, 20150

Other gauges in Camden County

Flood gauges in Camden County
Macks Creek13.019.88 ft, May 8, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TUDM7, 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.