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Pomme de Terre River (MO) near Hermitage

Highest listed crest 15.02 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft5 crests since 1961

The Pomme de Terre River (MO) near Hermitage crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2003. The highest, 15.02 ft on May 9, 1961, was major flooding, 5.02 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.02 ft
May 9, 1961; 9,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
1
94th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
May 5, 1970
12.15 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hickory County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pomme de Terre River (MO) near Hermitage
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.01Jun 11, 1968Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.02May 5, 1970Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.01May 9, 1961Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1961 to 2003. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pomme de Terre River (MO) near Hermitage, 1961 to 2003 6810121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft May 9, 1961: 15.02 ft, major flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1962: 12.43 ft, moderate flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1968: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1970: 12.15 ft, moderate flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2003: 7.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.02 ft, May 9, 1961 1970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pomme de Terre River (MO) near Hermitage 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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

Highest listed crests, Pomme de Terre River (MO) near Hermitage
1May 9, 196115.02+5.02Major9,000
2Mar 23, 196212.43+2.43Moderate6,170
3May 5, 197012.15+2.15Moderate5,910
4Jun 11, 196811.97+1.97Minor5,710
5May 7, 20037.24−2.76Below flood stage1,920

The worst floods along the Pomme de Terre River (MO)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Pomme de Terre River (MO) that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 5, 1970: 12.15 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PolkMO · Apr 30, 1970 · 20.40 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Pomme de Terre River (MO)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Pomme de Terre River (MO)
PolkMO17.027.81 ft, Dec 27, 20152
Hermitage this gaugeMO10.015.02 ft, May 9, 19611
HermitageMO16.036.45 ft, Aug 8, 19270

Other gauges in Hickory County

Flood gauges in Hickory County
Hermitage16.036.45 ft, Aug 8, 19270
Weableau8.015.92 ft, Jul 2, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PTZM7, 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.