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Roaring River near Roaring River State Park

Highest listed crest 10.04 ftFlood stage 3.2 ft18 crests since 2009

The Roaring River near Roaring River State Park crested above flood stage 16 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2022. The highest, 10.04 ft on April 29, 2017, was moderate flooding, 6.84 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.04 ft
April 29, 2017; 10,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
3.2 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
16 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 5, 2022
7.55 ft, minor flooding
Location
Barry County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Roaring River near Roaring River State Park
Action stage2.51Mar 21, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.210May 5, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.06Apr 28, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 2009 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Roaring River near Roaring River State Park, 2009 to 2022 051015ft Flood stage 3.2 ftMajor 15.0 ft Apr 19, 2009: 4.98 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2009: 4.67 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2011: 9.60 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2012: 2.57 ft, action stageAug 8, 2013: 9.37 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 2014: 1.80 ft, below flood stageJul 7, 2015: 9.40 ft, moderate floodingDec 26, 2015: 8.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 2017: 10.04 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 7.27 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2019: 6.79 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2019: 6.70 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2020: 4.98 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2020: 6.60 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2021: 9.75 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2021: 5.18 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2022: 7.23 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2022: 7.55 ft, minor flooding Highest, 10.04 ft, Apr 29, 2017 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Roaring River near Roaring River State Park 2000s: 2 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 6 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Roaring River near Roaring River State Park
1Apr 29, 201710.04+6.84Moderate10,100
2Apr 28, 20219.75+6.55Moderate—
3Apr 25, 20119.60+6.40Moderate10,600
4Jul 7, 20159.40+6.20Moderate—
5Aug 8, 20139.37+6.17Moderate—
6Dec 26, 20158.90+5.70Moderate—
7May 5, 20227.55+4.35Minor—
8Jun 23, 20197.27+4.07Minor—
9Apr 13, 20227.23+4.03Minor—
10Oct 11, 20196.79+3.59Minor—
11Nov 7, 20196.70+3.50Minor—
12Mar 19, 20206.60+3.40Minor—
13May 27, 20215.18+1.98Minor—
14Apr 19, 20094.98+1.78Minor—
15Jan 10, 20204.98+1.78Minor—
16Oct 9, 20094.67+1.47Minor—
17Mar 21, 20122.57−0.63Action—
18Jun 6, 20141.80−1.40Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Barry County

Flood gauges in Barry County
Jenkins7.025.96 ft, Apr 29, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RRSM7, 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.