Osage River at Tuscumbia

Highest listed crest 34.39 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft11 crests since 2015

The Osage River at Tuscumbia crested above flood stage 10 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2021. The highest, 34.39 ft on December 29, 2015, was moderate flooding, 14.39 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Osage River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 34.39 ft; December 29, 2015
Flood stage: 20.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: April 2, 2021; 20.55 ft, minor flooding
Location: Miller County; Missouri
Identifiers: NWS TSCM7; USGS 06926080

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Osage River at Tuscumbia

Action stage	18.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	20.0	9	Apr 2, 2021	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	30.0	1	Dec 29, 2015	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2015 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Osage River at Tuscumbia

1	Dec 29, 2015	34.39	+14.39	Moderate	—
2	May 1, 2017	29.58	+9.58	Minor	78,300
3	Jan 11, 2020	23.05	+3.05	Minor	58,900
4	Jun 16, 2019	22.77	+2.77	Minor	58,100
5	May 1, 2019	20.56	+0.56	Minor	52,200
6	Apr 2, 2021	20.55	+0.55	Minor	—
7	Jul 25, 2019	20.38	+0.38	Minor	51,500
8	Jun 1, 2017	20.35	+0.35	Minor	51,400
9	Jul 8, 2019	20.31	+0.31	Minor	51,300
10	Mar 27, 2021	20.07	+0.07	Minor	50,400
11	May 21, 2018	16.36	−3.64	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Osage River

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

December 29, 2015: 34.39 ft here, moderate flooding

Mari-Osa CampgroundMO · Dec 29, 2015 · 30.30 ft · Major · its highest
BagnellMO · Dec 29, 2015 · 34.22 ft · Minor
Schell CityMO · Dec 31, 2015 · 32.43 ft · Minor
TabervilleMO · Jan 1, 2016 · 29.77 ft · Minor
St. ThomasMO · Dec 29, 2015 · 29.53 ft · Minor · its highest

May 1, 2017: 29.58 ft here, minor flooding

Mari-Osa CampgroundMO · May 4, 2017 · 27.90 ft · Major
Schell CityMO · May 5, 2017 · 38.07 ft · Moderate
TabervilleMO · May 4, 2017 · 36.10 ft · Moderate
BagnellMO · May 1, 2017 · 29.40 ft · Minor
St. ThomasMO · May 1, 2017 · 25.45 ft · Minor

January 11, 2020: 23.05 ft here, minor flooding

Mari-Osa CampgroundMO · Jan 11, 2020 · 22.50 ft · Moderate
TabervilleMO · Jan 15, 2020 · 23.15 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Osage River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Osage River

Mari-Osa Campground	MO	19.0	30.30 ft, Dec 29, 2015	3
Tuscumbia this gauge	MO	20.0	34.39 ft, Dec 29, 2015	0
Warsaw	MO	34.0	44.54 ft, May 21, 1943	0
Bagnell	MO	22.0	38.90 ft, May 19, 1943	0
Schell City	MO	30.0	51.50 ft, Oct 5, 1986	2
St. Thomas	MO	23.0	29.53 ft, Dec 29, 2015	0
Taberville	MO	23.0	43.65 ft, May 27, 2019	0

Other gauges in Miller County

Flood gauges in Miller County

Bagnell	22.0	38.90 ft, May 19, 1943	0
St. Elizabeth	10.0	20.55 ft, Dec 27, 2015	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TSCM7, 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.