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Niangua River near Windyville

Highest listed crest 24.36 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft19 crests since 1992

The Niangua River near Windyville crested above flood stage 15 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 2020. The highest, 24.36 ft on September 25, 1993, was moderate flooding, 12.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.36 ft
September 25, 1993; 44,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 11, 2020
16.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dallas County
Near Lebanon (14.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Niangua River near Windyville
Action stage10.03Mar 22, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.011Jan 11, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.04Apr 30, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1992 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Niangua River near Windyville, 1992 to 2020 510152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Feb 14, 1992: 10.44 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1993: 24.36 ft, moderate flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1994: 17.51 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 15.34 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1996: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2007: 11.81 ft, action stage; 7,990 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 20.47 ft, moderate flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2009: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 11.99 ft, action stage; 7,370 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2013: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 5.18 ft, below flood stageJul 2, 2015: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 24.35 ft, moderate flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 20.67 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2018: 16.78 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2019: 15.89 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2020: 16.41 ft, minor flooding Highest, 24.36 ft, Sep 25, 1993 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Niangua River near Windyville 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 1 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 near Windyville
1Sep 25, 199324.36+12.36Moderate44,700
2Dec 27, 201524.35+12.35Moderate58,800
3Apr 30, 201720.67+8.67Moderate—
4Mar 19, 200820.47+8.47Moderate27,400
5Aug 6, 201319.65+7.65Minor24,500
6Jul 2, 201517.94+5.94Minor19,300
7Aug 12, 199417.51+5.51Minor17,400
8Apr 26, 201117.20+5.20Minor17,300
9Feb 24, 201816.78+4.78Minor—
10Jan 11, 202016.41+4.41Minor—
11May 24, 201915.89+3.89Minor—
12Oct 9, 200915.56+3.56Minor14,000
13Jun 10, 199515.34+3.34Minor12,100
14May 8, 200914.88+2.88Minor11,800
15Sep 26, 199613.57+1.57Minor10,900
16Mar 22, 201211.99−0.01Action7,370
17Jul 2, 200711.81−0.19Action7,990
18Feb 14, 199210.44−1.56Action4,700
19Dec 22, 20135.18−6.82Below flood stage—

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 27, 2015: 24.35 ft here, moderate flooding

April 30, 2017: 20.67 ft here, moderate flooding

March 19, 2008: 20.47 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Niangua River

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

Flood gauges on the Niangua River
Windyville this gaugeMO12.024.36 ft, Sep 25, 19930
Macks CreekMO15.026.87 ft, Dec 28, 20150
Tunnel Dam near Macks CreekMO11.023.45 ft, Dec 28, 20150

Other gauges in Dallas County

Flood gauges in Dallas County
Bennett Spring State Park5.011.00 ft, Oct 1, 19860
Macks Creek15.026.87 ft, Dec 28, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WNYM7, 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.