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Platte River near Platte City

Highest listed crest 37.79 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft118 crests since 1964

The Platte River near Platte City crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 118 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1964 to 2026. The highest, 37.79 ft on July 22, 1965, was major flooding, 17.79 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Platte River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.79 ft
July 22, 1965
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
10
15th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
June 14, 2026
21.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Platte County
Near Leavenworth (8.1 mi), Lansing (10.5 mi), Smithville (11.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS PLCM7
No USGS station

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 Platte City
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.077Jun 14, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.031Mar 17, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.010Jun 28, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

118 crests from 1964 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Platte River near Platte City, 1964 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Jun 23, 1964: 32.06 ft, major floodingJul 22, 1965: 37.79 ft, major floodingMar 28, 1973: 26.46 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 1974: 34.00 ft, major floodingJun 15, 1975: 23.00 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1978: 24.60 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1978: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 11, 1978: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 1978: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 1982: 31.00 ft, major floodingJun 11, 1982: 29.00 ft, major floodingAug 14, 1982: 28.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1983: 25.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1984: 22.90 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1984: 31.50 ft, major floodingOct 13, 1985: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1986: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingOct 4, 1986: 23.50 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 1987: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 1989: 24.00 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1990: 24.00 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1992: 27.70 ft, moderate floodingJul 27, 1993: 32.00 ft, major floodingApr 29, 1994: 20.00 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1995: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1995: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1995: 20.80 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1995: 22.40 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1996: 23.50 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1996: 27.45 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1996: 23.10 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1996: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 1996: 20.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1997: 23.10 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1997: 22.95 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1997: 25.95 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1997: 23.20 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1998: 20.37 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1998: 22.78 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1998: 28.05 ft, moderate floodingOct 19, 1998: 20.68 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 1998: 24.28 ft, minor floodingNov 12, 1998: 21.18 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1999: 24.45 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1999: 22.78 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1999: 20.59 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1999: 21.73 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2000: 21.55 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2001: 24.15 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 2001: 22.65 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2001: 23.74 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2001: 23.95 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2001: 20.50 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2002: 21.40 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2004: 22.00 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2004: 20.30 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2004: 21.95 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2004: 21.10 ft, minor floodingJul 19, 2004: 23.25 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2005: 20.75 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2005: 22.00 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2005: 21.20 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2007: 32.50 ft, major flooding; 43,412 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2007: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,078 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2008: 25.70 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2008: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 28, 2008: 20.00 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2008: 24.20 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 2008: 21.85 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2009: 21.95 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2009: 21.60 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2009: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 2009: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 2009: 23.80 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2009: 24.80 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 2009: 24.30 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2009: 20.94 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2010: 21.50 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2010: 27.25 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 2010: 22.45 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2010: 20.45 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2010: 27.34 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 2010: 21.90 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2010: 24.00 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2010: 27.90 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2010: 21.10 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2011: 22.00 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2011: 25.45 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2012: 21.10 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2013: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2013: 24.15 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2014: 21.95 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2014: 22.15 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2015: 25.05 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2015: 23.85 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2015: 25.75 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 2015: 25.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 2015: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 2015: 24.35 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2015: 21.90 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2015: 22.30 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2016: 26.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 2016: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2016: 23.50 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2017: 24.85 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2017: 21.60 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 2018: 26.25 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 2019: 26.45 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2019: 21.45 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2019: 31.18 ft, major floodingMay 29, 2020: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 2021: 20.85 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2021: 29.60 ft, major floodingApr 29, 2024: 20.67 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2025: 21.44 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2026: 22.66 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2026: 23.14 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2026: 21.15 ft, minor flooding Highest, 37.79 ft, Jul 22, 1965 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Platte River near Platte City 1960s: 2 1970s: 7 1980s: 11 1990s: 27 2000s: 30 2010s: 33 33 2020s: 8 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Platte City
1Jul 22, 196537.79+17.79Major—
2May 20, 197434.00+14.00Major—
3May 10, 200732.50+12.50Major43,412
4Jun 23, 196432.06+12.06Major—
5Jul 27, 199332.00+12.00Major—
6Jun 12, 198431.50+11.50Major—
7Jun 2, 201931.18+11.18Major—
8May 31, 198231.00+11.00Major—
9Jun 28, 202129.60+9.60Major—
10Jun 11, 198229.00+9.00Major—
11Aug 14, 198228.50+8.50Moderate—
12Jun 16, 200828.20+8.20Moderate—
13Oct 8, 199828.05+8.05Moderate—
14Oct 13, 198528.00+8.00Moderate—
15May 28, 199528.00+8.00Moderate—
16May 1, 200928.00+8.00Moderate—
17Jun 19, 201027.90+7.90Moderate—
18Apr 24, 199227.70+7.70Moderate—
19May 30, 199627.45+7.45Moderate—
20May 16, 201027.34+7.34Moderate—
21Mar 14, 201027.25+7.25Moderate—
22Aug 29, 198727.00+7.00Moderate—
23May 17, 199527.00+7.00Moderate—
24May 11, 197826.80+6.80Moderate—
25May 21, 198626.80+6.80Moderate—
26May 1, 201626.60+6.60Moderate—
27May 28, 201626.50+6.50Moderate—
28Mar 28, 197326.46+6.46Moderate—
29Mar 17, 201926.45+6.45Moderate—
30Oct 13, 201826.25+6.25Moderate—
31Apr 22, 197826.00+6.00Moderate—
32Apr 14, 199725.95+5.95Moderate—
33Apr 5, 198325.80+5.80Moderate—
34Jun 6, 201525.75+5.75Moderate—
35Mar 6, 200825.70+5.70Moderate—
36Jul 1, 201125.45+5.45Moderate—
37Jun 17, 201525.20+5.20Moderate—
38May 21, 201525.05+5.05Moderate—
39Jun 3, 197825.00+5.00Moderate—
40Jun 27, 199625.00+5.00Moderate—
41May 19, 200925.00+5.00Moderate—
42Apr 8, 201724.85+4.85Minor—
43Jun 20, 200924.80+4.80Minor—
44Mar 22, 197824.60+4.60Minor—
45Apr 20, 199924.45+4.45Minor—
46Jul 21, 201524.35+4.35Minor—
47Aug 19, 200924.30+4.30Minor—
48Nov 5, 199824.28+4.28Minor—
49Sep 14, 200824.20+4.20Minor—
50Mar 1, 200124.15+4.15Minor—

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 22, 1965: 37.79 ft here, major flooding

  • AgencyMO · Jul 20, 1965 · 35.05 ft · Major

May 20, 1974: 34.00 ft here, major flooding

  • AgencyMO · May 19, 1974 · 26.83 ft · Moderate

May 10, 2007: 32.50 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
AgencyMO20.036.07 ft, Jul 25, 19937
Platte City this gaugeMO20.037.79 ft, Jul 22, 196510

Other gauges in Platte County

Flood gauges in Platte County
Parkville25.035.01 ft, Mar 23, 20191
Sharps Station26.036.43 ft, Jul 26, 19937

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PLCM7, 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.