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Platte River near Agency

Highest listed crest 36.07 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft283 crests since 1915

The Platte River near Agency crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 283 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1915 to 2026. The highest, 36.07 ft on July 25, 1993, was major flooding, 16.07 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
36.07 ft
July 25, 1993; 60,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
7
29th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 13, 2026
25.82 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Buchanan County
Near St. Joseph (8.0 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 near Agency
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.0200Feb 1, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.076Jun 13, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.07Jun 26, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

283 crests from 1915 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Platte River near Agency, 1915 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jul 1, 1915: 31.40 ft, major floodingNov 1, 1931: 24.30 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1935: 23.10 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1941: 20.97 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1942: 24.20 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 1943: 23.53 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1944: 22.60 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1944: 24.40 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1945: 22.50 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1945: 22.88 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1945: 22.60 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1946: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1947: 24.80 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1947: 30.46 ft, major flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1949: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1951: 23.50 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1951: 22.45 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1951: 20.70 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1951: 22.97 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1955: 21.16 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1958: 20.36 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 1958: 22.94 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 1958: 21.13 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1959: 22.90 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 1959: 20.47 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1960: 23.30 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1960: 26.09 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 1960: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1961: 22.95 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1961: 21.36 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 1961: 21.22 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1961: 25.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 1961: 20.95 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1961: 21.35 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1961: 23.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1962: 24.40 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1962: 20.75 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1962: 20.10 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1962: 23.72 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1963: 20.46 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1964: 26.87 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 1965: 22.70 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1965: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 1965: 35.05 ft, major flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1965: 25.95 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 1966: 20.41 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1967: 24.08 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1967: 21.65 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1969: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1969: 20.26 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1969: 20.58 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 1969: 20.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1971: 20.30 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1972: 22.15 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1972: 20.30 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1972: 22.47 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1973: 24.47 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1973: 22.76 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1973: 24.28 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1973: 25.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 1973: 24.42 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1973: 24.67 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 1973: 20.40 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 1973: 23.50 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 1973: 29.45 ft, moderate flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1973: 22.43 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1973: 21.40 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1974: 23.41 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1974: 26.83 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1974: 20.38 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1974: 24.06 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1975: 21.30 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1975: 22.76 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1976: 22.84 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1976: 24.27 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 1977: 24.23 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1977: 22.87 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 1977: 26.40 ft, moderate floodingNov 1, 1977: 25.32 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1978: 24.23 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1978: 22.94 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1978: 24.99 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1978: 25.32 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1978: 21.95 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 1978: 22.40 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 1978: 23.61 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1979: 24.62 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1979: 22.40 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 1979: 24.50 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1980: 22.28 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1982: 27.48 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1982: 22.85 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1982: 20.59 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1982: 23.88 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1982: 22.50 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1982: 27.43 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 1982: 27.61 ft, moderate flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1982: 20.98 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 1982: 22.16 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 1982: 25.85 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 1982: 21.47 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1982: 23.20 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 1982: 23.10 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1983: 21.88 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1983: 20.36 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1984: 21.99 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1984: 20.87 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1984: 22.15 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1984: 21.81 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1984: 28.60 ft, moderate flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1984: 27.79 ft, moderate floodingJul 15, 1984: 23.08 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1985: 23.91 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 1985: 24.95 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1986: 21.92 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1986: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 13, 1986: 24.29 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 1986: 21.71 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 1986: 22.59 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1986: 21.64 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1986: 21.95 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1986: 20.91 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1987: 21.75 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1987: 20.30 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1987: 20.64 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1987: 24.13 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 1987: 25.90 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 1989: 25.27 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1990: 23.20 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1991: 23.43 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1992: 26.94 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1993: 36.07 ft, major flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1995: 21.11 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1995: 26.87 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 1995: 28.15 ft, moderate flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1995: 27.19 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1995: 21.80 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1995: 25.06 ft, moderate floodingFeb 12, 1996: 20.30 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1996: 25.26 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1996: 26.79 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1996: 24.94 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1996: 20.40 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1996: 23.54 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1996: 26.04 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 1996: 20.74 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1996: 21.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1997: 23.85 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1997: 21.15 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1997: 22.50 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1997: 21.10 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1998: 24.91 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1998: 22.09 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 1998: 24.48 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 28.20 ft, moderate flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1998: 24.20 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 1998: 22.78 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1999: 25.73 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1999: 23.95 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1999: 20.71 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2000: 23.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2001: 25.55 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2001: 20.61 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2001: 22.04 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2001: 24.80 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2001: 25.21 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 2001: 25.12 ft, moderate floodingJul 29, 2001: 21.13 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2002: 23.17 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2004: 21.99 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2004: 22.57 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2004: 22.85 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2004: 24.96 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2004: 24.11 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2004: 26.93 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2004: 23.45 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2005: 23.57 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2005: 21.58 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2005: 25.72 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2005: 21.01 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2006: 22.51 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2006: 24.42 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2007: 20.06 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2007: 23.34 ft, minor flooding; 13,436 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2007: 33.56 ft, major flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2007: 24.47 ft, minor flooding; 15,610 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2008: 27.21 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2008: 21.23 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2008: 22.47 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2008: 28.11 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2008: 28.39 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2008: 22.45 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 2008: 22.80 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 23.44 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 2008: 25.11 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 2008: 22.27 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2009: 22.22 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2009: 24.69 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2009: 28.21 ft, moderate flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2009: 27.12 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 2009: 25.14 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 2009: 27.48 ft, moderate floodingAug 18, 2009: 21.72 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 2009: 22.26 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2009: 20.20 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2010: 24.57 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2010: 27.79 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 2010: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2010: 22.94 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2010: 28.19 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 2010: 26.19 ft, moderate floodingJun 8, 2010: 26.86 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2010: 28.99 ft, moderate flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2010: 21.56 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2011: 20.54 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2011: 21.37 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2011: 25.49 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 2011: 21.33 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2011: 28.03 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2012: 23.46 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2012: 24.26 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2012: 22.45 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2013: 26.02 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2013: 27.22 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2013: 23.25 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2014: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2014: 20.28 ft, minor flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2014: 24.62 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2014: 22.68 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2014: 27.66 ft, moderate flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2014: 22.22 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 2014: 20.26 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2015: 28.24 ft, moderate flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 27.26 ft, moderate flooding; 19,367 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2015: 26.03 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2015: 28.11 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 2015: 22.09 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2015: 26.91 ft, moderate floodingJul 31, 2015: 26.31 ft, moderate floodingAug 4, 2015: 23.38 ft, minor floodingAug 10, 2015: 23.60 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 2015: 22.13 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 2015: 28.04 ft, moderate floodingDec 25, 2015: 21.25 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2016: 28.59 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 23.65 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 2016: 24.53 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2016: 24.51 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2017: 23.52 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2017: 28.26 ft, moderate flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2017: 26.90 ft, moderate floodingSep 6, 2018: 22.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 28.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 2, 2018: 22.09 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2019: 23.63 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2019: 20.93 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2019: 28.33 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 2019: 23.89 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2019: 23.12 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 26.19 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 2019: 33.25 ft, major floodingJun 24, 2019: 25.38 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 2019: 22.22 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2020: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2020: 27.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 2020: 20.29 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 2020: 25.48 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 2021: 25.07 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 2021: 22.08 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2021: 31.81 ft, major floodingJul 8, 2022: 23.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2023: 22.80 ft, minor floodingAug 14, 2023: 20.26 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2024: 23.46 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2024: 23.45 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2024: 25.23 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 2024: 21.80 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2024: 22.19 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2025: 23.52 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2025: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 2026: 28.27 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 2026: 28.46 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2026: 25.82 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 36.07 ft, Jul 25, 1993 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Platte River near Agency 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 12 1950s: 10 1960s: 27 1970s: 37 1980s: 39 1990s: 32 2000s: 45 2010s: 58 58 2020s: 20 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 13 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 20.38 ft on Jun 27, 1924; 22.60 ft on Jun 4, 1925; 20.60 ft on Sep 10, 1926; 26.83 ft on Sep 18, 1926; 22.22 ft on Oct 7, 1926; 20.15 ft on Jun 19, 1928; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 283 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Platte River near Agency
1Jul 25, 199336.07+16.07Major60,800
2Jul 20, 196535.05+15.05Major53,000
3May 9, 200733.56+13.56Major43,700
4May 31, 201933.25+13.25Major—
5Jun 26, 202131.81+11.81Major—
6Jul 1, 191531.40+11.40Major—
7Jun 23, 194730.46+10.46Major50,000
8Oct 14, 197329.45+9.45Moderate41,100
9Jun 16, 201028.99+8.99Moderate24,800
10Oct 10, 201828.70+8.70Moderate—
11Jun 8, 198428.60+8.60Moderate33,900
12Apr 28, 201628.59+8.59Moderate23,400
13Jun 6, 202628.46+8.46Moderate—
14Jun 13, 200828.39+8.39Moderate23,600
15Mar 15, 201928.33+8.33Moderate—
16May 21, 202628.27+8.27Moderate—
17Apr 6, 201728.26+8.26Moderate22,300
18May 19, 201528.24+8.24Moderate22,300
19Apr 28, 200928.21+8.21Moderate22,200
20Oct 5, 199828.20+8.20Moderate23,800
21May 14, 201028.19+8.19Moderate—
22May 14, 199528.15+8.15Moderate22,600
23Jun 9, 200828.11+8.11Moderate—
24Jun 13, 201528.11+8.11Moderate—
25Dec 16, 201528.04+8.04Moderate—
26Jun 28, 201128.03+8.03Moderate21,600
27Jun 16, 198427.79+7.79Moderate—
28Mar 12, 201027.79+7.79Moderate—
29Sep 12, 201427.66+7.66Moderate20,500
30Jun 10, 198227.61+7.61Moderate29,700
31Feb 20, 198227.48+7.48Moderate—
32Jun 17, 200927.48+7.48Moderate—
33May 31, 198227.43+7.43Moderate—
34May 27, 201527.26+7.26Moderate19,367
35May 29, 201327.22+7.22Moderate19,200
36Mar 3, 200827.21+7.21Moderate—
37May 24, 199527.19+7.19Moderate—
38May 17, 200927.12+7.12Moderate—
39May 27, 202027.10+7.10Moderate—
40Apr 22, 199226.94+6.94Moderate22,500
41Jul 17, 200426.93+6.93Moderate19,900
42Jul 18, 201526.91+6.91Moderate—
43Jul 1, 201726.90+6.90Moderate—
44Jun 23, 196426.87+6.87Moderate—
45May 9, 199526.87+6.87Moderate—
46Jun 8, 201026.86+6.86Moderate—
47May 19, 197426.83+6.83Moderate—
48Jun 26, 202526.80+6.80Moderate—
49May 27, 199626.79+6.79Moderate21,600
50Oct 24, 197726.40+6.40Moderate—

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 25, 1993: 36.07 ft here, major flooding

July 20, 1965: 35.05 ft here, major flooding

  • Platte CityMO · Jul 22, 1965 · 37.79 ft · Major · its highest

May 9, 2007: 33.56 ft here, major flooding

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 StationMO26.036.43 ft, Jul 26, 19937
Agency this gaugeMO20.036.07 ft, Jul 25, 19937
Platte CityMO20.037.79 ft, Jul 22, 196510

Other gauges in Buchanan County

Flood gauges in Buchanan County
St. Joseph17.032.07 ft, Jul 26, 19934

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AGYM7, 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.