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Platte River at Sharps Station

Highest listed crest 36.43 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft118 crests since 1980

The Platte River at Sharps Station crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 118 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1980 to 2026. The highest, 36.43 ft on July 26, 1993, was major flooding, 10.43 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.43 ft
July 26, 1993
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
7
29th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 14, 2026
26.97 ft, minor flooding
Location
Platte County
Near Smithville (8.3 mi), Leavenworth (11.9 mi), Lansing (14.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Platte River at Sharps Station
Action stage21.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.059Jun 14, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.052May 30, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.07Jun 28, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

118 crests from 1980 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Platte River at Sharps Station, 1980 to 2026 26283032343638ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Jun 7, 1980: 26.99 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 1981: 32.05 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1982: 30.05 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1982: 33.81 ft, major floodingDec 31, 1983: 29.15 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1984: 34.55 ft, major floodingFeb 24, 1985: 29.45 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 1986: 32.35 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 1986: 33.14 ft, major floodingAug 30, 1987: 31.32 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 1989: 31.14 ft, moderate floodingMay 16, 1990: 30.06 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1991: 28.37 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1992: 32.67 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 1993: 36.43 ft, major floodingMay 16, 1995: 32.25 ft, moderate floodingMay 26, 1995: 32.24 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1995: 26.52 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1995: 29.70 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 1996: 29.49 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1996: 31.81 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1996: 29.13 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 1996: 29.98 ft, moderate floodingJul 22, 1996: 27.03 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1997: 28.30 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1997: 30.75 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1997: 26.90 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1998: 28.57 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1998: 26.51 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1998: 28.74 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 1998: 32.03 ft, moderate floodingOct 19, 1998: 26.04 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 1998: 29.27 ft, moderate floodingNov 12, 1998: 26.71 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1999: 29.73 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1999: 28.53 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1999: 26.45 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1999: 27.11 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1999: 32.07 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 2000: 26.86 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2001: 30.46 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2001: 28.50 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2001: 29.93 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 2001: 30.04 ft, moderate floodingJul 29, 2001: 26.31 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2002: 27.39 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2004: 27.77 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2004: 26.41 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2004: 28.59 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2004: 27.54 ft, minor floodingJul 19, 2004: 30.19 ft, moderate floodingFeb 15, 2005: 27.11 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2005: 28.37 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2005: 27.72 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2005: 26.76 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2007: 35.68 ft, major flooding; 41,511 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2007: 26.43 ft, minor flooding; 10,623 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 31.11 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2008: 32.89 ft, moderate floodingJul 28, 2008: 26.62 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 28.81 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 2008: 28.54 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2009: 28.10 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2009: 28.00 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2009: 32.91 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 2009: 30.85 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 2009: 29.83 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 2009: 30.94 ft, moderate floodingAug 19, 2009: 30.33 ft, moderate floodingNov 19, 2009: 27.46 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2010: 28.20 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2010: 32.08 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 2010: 28.81 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2010: 26.97 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2010: 32.31 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2010: 28.47 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2010: 30.03 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2010: 32.71 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2010: 28.14 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2011: 28.19 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2011: 29.94 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 2012: 26.04 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2012: 26.58 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2013: 27.76 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2013: 29.98 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2014: 27.63 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2014: 28.88 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2015: 30.89 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2015: 30.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 2015: 31.42 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2015: 30.85 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 2015: 26.83 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2015: 28.68 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 2015: 30.54 ft, moderate floodingAug 2, 2015: 28.84 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2015: 30.46 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2016: 31.91 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 2016: 31.58 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 2016: 26.57 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2016: 29.24 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 2017: 30.55 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 2017: 28.03 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2018: 31.42 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 2019: 31.14 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 2019: 27.57 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2019: 27.11 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2019: 34.95 ft, major floodingJun 25, 2019: 30.08 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2020: 29.35 ft, moderate floodingAug 1, 2020: 26.76 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 2021: 26.75 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2021: 33.63 ft, major floodingApr 29, 2024: 26.29 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2024: 26.29 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2025: 27.21 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2026: 28.28 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2026: 28.99 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2026: 26.97 ft, minor flooding Highest, 36.43 ft, Jul 26, 1993 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Platte River at Sharps Station 1980s: 11 1990s: 28 2000s: 31 2010s: 38 38 2020s: 10 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 118 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Platte River at Sharps Station
1Jul 26, 199336.43+10.43Major—
2May 10, 200735.68+9.68Major41,511
3Jun 1, 201934.95+8.95Major—
4Jun 10, 198434.55+8.55Major—
5Jun 1, 198233.81+7.81Major—
6Jun 28, 202133.63+7.63Major—
7Oct 12, 198633.14+7.14Major—
8Apr 30, 200932.91+6.91Moderate—
9Jun 16, 200832.89+6.89Moderate—
10Jun 18, 201032.71+6.71Moderate—
11Apr 23, 199232.67+6.67Moderate—
12May 20, 198632.35+6.35Moderate—
13May 15, 201032.31+6.31Moderate—
14May 16, 199532.25+6.25Moderate—
15May 26, 199532.24+6.24Moderate—
16Mar 14, 201032.08+6.08Moderate—
17Oct 6, 199932.07+6.07Moderate—
18Jul 27, 198132.05+6.05Moderate—
19Oct 7, 199832.03+6.03Moderate—
20Apr 30, 201631.91+5.91Moderate—
21May 30, 199631.81+5.81Moderate—
22May 28, 201631.58+5.58Moderate—
23Jun 6, 201531.42+5.42Moderate—
24Oct 12, 201831.42+5.42Moderate—
25Aug 30, 198731.32+5.32Moderate—
26Sep 14, 198931.14+5.14Moderate—
27Mar 17, 201931.14+5.14Moderate—
28Mar 5, 200831.11+5.11Moderate—
29Jun 19, 200930.94+4.94Moderate—
30May 21, 201530.89+4.89Moderate—
31May 19, 200930.85+4.85Moderate—
32Jun 16, 201530.85+4.85Moderate—
33Apr 13, 199730.75+4.75Moderate—
34Apr 8, 201730.55+4.55Moderate—
35Jul 21, 201530.54+4.54Moderate—
36Feb 28, 200130.46+4.46Moderate—
37Dec 18, 201530.46+4.46Moderate—
38May 29, 201530.40+4.40Moderate—
39Aug 19, 200930.33+4.33Moderate—
40Jul 19, 200430.19+4.19Moderate—
41Jun 25, 201930.08+4.08Moderate—
42May 16, 199030.06+4.06Moderate—
43Apr 5, 198230.05+4.05Moderate—
44Jun 21, 200130.04+4.04Moderate—
45Jun 11, 201030.03+4.03Moderate—
46Jun 27, 199629.98+3.98Moderate—
47May 31, 201329.98+3.98Moderate—
48Jun 30, 201129.94+3.94Moderate—
49Jun 8, 200129.93+3.93Moderate—
50Jun 12, 200929.83+3.83Moderate—

The worst floods along the Platte River

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

July 26, 1993: 36.43 ft here, major flooding

  • AgencyMO · Jul 25, 1993 · 36.07 ft · Major · its highest
  • Platte CityMO · Jul 27, 1993 · 32.00 ft · Major

May 10, 2007: 35.68 ft here, major flooding

  • AgencyMO · May 9, 2007 · 33.56 ft · Major
  • Platte CityMO · May 10, 2007 · 32.50 ft · Major

June 1, 2019: 34.95 ft here, major flooding

  • AgencyMO · May 31, 2019 · 33.25 ft · Major
  • Platte CityMO · Jun 2, 2019 · 31.18 ft · Major

Gauges on the Platte River

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

Flood gauges on the Platte River
Sharps Station this gaugeMO26.036.43 ft, Jul 26, 19937
AgencyMO20.036.07 ft, Jul 25, 19937
Platte CityMO20.037.79 ft, Jul 22, 196510

Other gauges in Platte County

Flood gauges in Platte County
Parkville25.035.01 ft, Mar 23, 20191
Platte City20.037.79 ft, Jul 22, 196510

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SSTM7, 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.