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North River (MO) at Palmyra

Highest listed crest 23.15 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft66 crests since 2008

The North River (MO) at Palmyra crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 66 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2026. The highest, 23.15 ft on April 18, 2013, was major flooding, 10.15 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.15 ft
April 18, 2013; 38,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
2
81st of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2026
19.40 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Hannibal (10.9 mi), Quincy (12.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North River (MO) at Palmyra
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.035Apr 2, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.029Jun 12, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.02Apr 18, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

66 crests from 2008 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North River (MO) at Palmyra, 2008 to 2026 12141618202224ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jan 8, 2008: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2008: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 9,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2008: 16.36 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2008: 16.55 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 16.13 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 13.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2008: 17.38 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2008: 16.11 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2008: 19.49 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2008: 13.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,970 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2008: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2008: 16.30 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2008: 21.46 ft, moderate flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2008: 18.94 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2009: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 6,604 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2009: 19.45 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2009: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2009: 13.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2010: 15.44 ft, minor flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2010: 19.88 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2010: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2010: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 7,120 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2010: 22.06 ft, major flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2010: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2011: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2011: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 14.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2013: 17.41 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2013: 16.46 ft, moderate flooding; 9,260 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 23.15 ft, major flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2013: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2013: 16.60 ft, moderate flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2015: 20.68 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 16.75 ft, moderate flooding; 9,570 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2016: 13.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2016: 14.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 18.13 ft, moderate flooding; 11,210 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2017: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2017: 14.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2018: 13.49 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2018: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 17.21 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2018: 15.08 ft, minor flooding; 7,854 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2019: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 8,528 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2019: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,490 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2019: 15.82 ft, minor flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 18.39 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 19.93 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2019: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2019: 14.52 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2020: 14.49 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2020: 15.27 ft, minor flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2020: 16.69 ft, moderate flooding; 9,510 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2020: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 6,650 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2020: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,950 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 17.92 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2021: 18.09 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 17.51 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2021: 15.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2021: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2024: 17.92 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2025: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,010 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2026: 13.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,630 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2026: 19.40 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.15 ft, Apr 18, 2013 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North River (MO) at Palmyra 2000s: 19 2010s: 33 33 2020s: 14 2000s2010s2020s
  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 66 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North River (MO) at Palmyra
1Apr 18, 201323.15+10.15Major38,500
2Jul 21, 201022.06+9.06Major24,500
3Sep 14, 200821.46+8.46Moderate22,700
4Jun 26, 201520.68+7.68Moderate18,500
5May 29, 201919.93+6.93Moderate15,000
6Apr 25, 201019.88+6.88Moderate18,500
7Jul 26, 200819.49+6.49Moderate17,500
8Apr 30, 200919.45+6.45Moderate17,400
9Jun 12, 202619.40+6.40Moderate13,500
10Dec 28, 200818.94+5.94Moderate16,200
11May 28, 201318.70+5.70Moderate12,100
12Feb 28, 201118.60+5.60Moderate11,900
13May 1, 201918.39+5.39Moderate13,900
14Apr 30, 201718.13+5.13Moderate11,210
15Apr 11, 202118.09+5.09Moderate11,200
16Mar 19, 202117.92+4.92Moderate11,600
17Apr 29, 202417.92+4.92Moderate11,300
18Jul 1, 202117.51+4.51Moderate10,400
19Mar 11, 201317.41+4.41Moderate10,300
20Jun 26, 200817.38+4.38Moderate12,700
21Oct 10, 201817.21+4.21Moderate10,100
22Dec 29, 201516.75+3.75Moderate9,570
23Jun 4, 202016.69+3.69Moderate9,510
24Jun 1, 201316.60+3.60Moderate9,410
25Mar 18, 200816.55+3.55Moderate11,100
26Apr 11, 201316.46+3.46Moderate9,260
27Feb 18, 200816.36+3.36Moderate10,800
28Sep 5, 200816.30+3.30Moderate10,700
29Oct 30, 200916.20+3.20Moderate10,500
30Apr 11, 200816.13+3.13Moderate10,400
31Jul 9, 200816.11+3.11Moderate10,400
32Oct 23, 200915.89+2.89Minor10,000
33Mar 30, 201915.82+2.82Minor8,600
34Jan 1, 201915.75+2.75Minor8,528
35Mar 10, 201915.71+2.71Minor8,490
36Jul 10, 202115.49+2.49Minor8,260
37Jan 24, 201015.44+2.44Minor9,400
38Feb 6, 200815.41+2.41Minor9,360
39Jun 15, 201715.41+2.41Minor8,180
40Apr 22, 201115.35+2.35Minor8,120
41Mar 10, 202015.27+2.27Minor8,260
42Jul 31, 202115.12+2.12Minor7,890
43Dec 1, 201815.08+2.08Minor7,854
44Sep 8, 201815.05+2.05Minor7,820
45May 25, 201114.87+1.87Minor7,650
46Jul 29, 201014.66+1.66Minor8,320
47Sep 10, 201614.63+1.63Minor7,410
48Jul 18, 201714.58+1.58Minor7,360
49Sep 29, 201914.52+1.52Minor—
50Jan 11, 202014.49+1.49Minor—

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Hannibal17.031.80 ft, Jul 15, 199310
Taylor10.020.37 ft, Jun 29, 20153

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PALM7, 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.