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Osage River near Bagnell

Highest listed crest 38.90 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft38 crests since 1943

The Osage River near Bagnell crested above flood stage 15 times among the 38 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2021. The highest, 38.90 ft on May 19, 1943, was minor flooding, 16.90 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Osage River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
38.90 ft
May 19, 1943
Flood stage
22.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2019
22.79 ft, minor flooding
Location
Miller County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Osage River near Bagnell
Action stage20.08Apr 3, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.015Jun 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

38 crests from 1943 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Osage River near Bagnell, 1943 to 2021 10203040ft Flood stage 22.0 ft May 19, 1943: 38.90 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1981: 18.97 ft, below flood stageJun 18, 1985: 24.07 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1986: 35.00 ft, minor flooding; 127,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1988: 17.14 ft, below flood stageAug 21, 1989: 17.43 ft, below flood stageMay 26, 1990: 30.38 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1991: 16.80 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 1992: 17.13 ft, below flood stageSep 26, 1993: 26.66 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1994: 36.03 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1995: 30.00 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1996: 19.21 ft, below flood stageMar 14, 1997: 16.14 ft, below flood stageJul 26, 1998: 21.43 ft, action stageOct 6, 1998: 23.09 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2000: 14.68 ft, below flood stageJun 4, 2001: 16.28 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 2002: 20.45 ft, action stage; 50,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2003: 15.85 ft, below flood stageMay 26, 2004: 16.39 ft, below flood stageJan 6, 2005: 24.53 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2006: 15.43 ft, below flood stageJul 16, 2007: 20.77 ft, action stageApr 1, 2008: 21.66 ft, action stageJun 16, 2009: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2010: 20.58 ft, action stageMay 21, 2011: 21.11 ft, action stageApr 1, 2012: 17.19 ft, below flood stageAug 7, 2013: 25.44 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2014: 16.76 ft, below flood stageJul 2, 2015: 28.49 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 34.22 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2017: 29.40 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2018: 17.31 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 2019: 22.79 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2020: 21.28 ft, action stageApr 3, 2021: 20.79 ft, action stage Highest, 38.90 ft, May 19, 1943 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Osage River near Bagnell 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 55 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 43.15 ft on Jun 1, 1844; 38.90 ft on Dec 22, 1895; 21.81 ft on Nov 10, 1925; 36.61 ft on Apr 17, 1927; 27.51 ft on Oct 11, 1927; 36.60 ft on May 21, 1929; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Osage River near Bagnell
1May 19, 194338.90+16.90Minor—
2Apr 12, 199436.03+14.03Minor—
3Oct 4, 198635.00+13.00Minor127,000
4Dec 29, 201534.22+12.22Minor—
5May 26, 199030.38+8.38Minor—
6May 18, 199530.00+8.00Minor—
7May 1, 201729.40+7.40Minor—
8Jul 2, 201528.49+6.49Minor—
9Sep 26, 199326.66+4.66Minor—
10Aug 7, 201325.44+3.44Minor—
11Jan 6, 200524.53+2.53Minor—
12Jun 18, 198524.07+2.07Minor—
13Oct 6, 199823.09+1.09Minor—
14Jun 13, 201922.79+0.79Minor—
15Jun 16, 200922.70+0.70Minor—
16Apr 1, 200821.66−0.34Action—
17Jul 26, 199821.43−0.57Action—
18Jan 11, 202021.28−0.72Action—
19May 21, 201121.11−0.89Action—
20Apr 3, 202120.79−1.21Action—
21Jul 16, 200720.77−1.23Action—
22May 28, 201020.58−1.42Action—
23May 24, 200220.45−1.55Action50,000
24May 7, 199619.21−2.79Below flood stage—
25Jun 22, 198118.97−3.03Below flood stage—
26Aug 21, 198917.43−4.57Below flood stage—
27May 21, 201817.31−4.69Below flood stage—
28Apr 1, 201217.19−4.81Below flood stage—
29Apr 18, 198817.14−4.86Below flood stage—
30Jul 14, 199217.13−4.87Below flood stage—
31May 13, 199116.80−5.20Below flood stage—
32Jun 19, 201416.76−5.24Below flood stage—
33May 26, 200416.39−5.61Below flood stage—
34Jun 4, 200116.28−5.72Below flood stage—
35Mar 14, 199716.14−5.86Below flood stage—
36May 8, 200315.85−6.15Below flood stage—
37May 5, 200615.43−6.57Below flood stage—
38Jun 28, 200014.68−7.32Below 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.

May 19, 1943: 38.90 ft here, minor flooding

  • WarsawMO · May 21, 1943 · 44.54 ft · Minor · its highest

October 4, 1986: 35.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • Schell CityMO · Oct 5, 1986 · 51.50 ft · Major · its highest

December 29, 2015: 34.22 ft here, minor flooding

  • Mari-Osa CampgroundMO · Dec 29, 2015 · 30.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • TuscumbiaMO · Dec 29, 2015 · 34.39 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • 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

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 CampgroundMO19.030.30 ft, Dec 29, 20153
TuscumbiaMO20.034.39 ft, Dec 29, 20150
WarsawMO34.044.54 ft, May 21, 19430
Bagnell this gaugeMO22.038.90 ft, May 19, 19430
Schell CityMO30.051.50 ft, Oct 5, 19862
St. ThomasMO23.029.53 ft, Dec 29, 20150
TabervilleMO23.043.65 ft, May 27, 20190

Other gauges in Miller County

Flood gauges in Miller County
Tuscumbia20.034.39 ft, Dec 29, 20150
St. Elizabeth10.020.55 ft, Dec 27, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LKBM7, 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.