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Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville

Highest listed crest 19.94 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft31 crests since 2008

The Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville crested above flood stage 30 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2024. The highest, 19.94 ft on November 5, 2024, was moderate flooding, 12.94 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Roubidoux Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.94 ft
November 5, 2024; 38,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
30 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
November 5, 2024
19.94 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Pulaski County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville
Action stage6.01Jan 11, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.026May 16, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.04Nov 5, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

31 crests from 2008 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville, 2008 to 2024 5101520ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 19, 2008: 18.45 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2009: 9.82 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2009: 9.36 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2012: 10.38 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2014: 6.49 ft, action stageNov 18, 2015: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 14.55 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 7.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,813 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 18.16 ft, moderate flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2017: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2018: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,181 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,081 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 12.62 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,526 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 12.96 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,643 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2020: 7.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,811 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2020: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,724 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2020: 8.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2021: 8.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,143 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2021: 9.75 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 9.98 ft, minor flooding; 10,167 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2022: 8.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 11,981 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 7.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,784 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2023: 7.31 ft, minor flooding; 5,618 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 10.14 ft, minor flooding; 10,501 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 15,078 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2023: 9.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2024: 19.94 ft, moderate flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.94 ft, Nov 5, 2024 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville 2000s: 3 2010s: 11 2020s: 16 16 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.
  3. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.67 ft on Oct 31, 2009; 20.07 ft on Aug 6, 2013; 9.76 ft on Jun 20, 2015; 9.24 ft on Jul 7, 2015.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Roubidoux Creek near Waynesville
1Nov 5, 202419.94+12.94Moderate38,300
2Mar 19, 200818.45+11.45Moderate28,900
3Apr 30, 201718.16+11.16Moderate31,100
4Dec 27, 201514.55+7.55Moderate20,600
5Jan 11, 202012.96+5.96Minor17,000
6May 2, 201912.62+5.62Minor15,800
7Mar 25, 202312.18+5.18Minor15,078
8Feb 25, 201810.85+3.85Minor12,100
9May 6, 202210.84+3.84Minor11,981
10Mar 22, 201210.38+3.38Minor—
11Mar 4, 202310.14+3.14Minor10,501
12May 22, 201910.01+3.01Minor10,526
13Feb 18, 20229.98+2.98Minor10,167
14May 8, 20099.82+2.82Minor—
15May 4, 20179.80+2.80Minor7,800
16Mar 13, 20219.75+2.75Minor9,710
17Mar 20, 20209.51+2.51Minor9,643
18Mar 28, 20189.50+2.50Minor7,181
19Oct 10, 20099.36+2.36Minor—
20May 16, 20239.33+2.33Minor8,920
21Nov 18, 20159.11+2.11Minor6,510
22May 18, 20208.97+1.97Minor8,724
23Apr 14, 20228.36+1.36Minor7,270
24Jan 26, 20218.28+1.28Minor7,143
25Jun 10, 20208.27+1.27Minor7,360
26Mar 13, 20197.60+0.60Minor6,081
27Mar 25, 20207.45+0.45Minor5,811
28May 20, 20227.43+0.43Minor5,784
29Feb 10, 20237.31+0.31Minor5,618
30Apr 6, 20177.20+0.20Minor3,813
31Jan 11, 20146.49−0.51Action—

The worst floods along the Roubidoux Creek

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

November 5, 2024: 19.94 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Plato 7NMO · Nov 5, 2024 · 27.27 ft · Major · its highest

March 19, 2008: 18.45 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Plato 7NMO · Mar 19, 2008 · 19.92 ft · Major

April 30, 2017: 18.16 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Plato 7NMO · Apr 30, 2017 · 21.64 ft · Major

Gauges on the Roubidoux Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Roubidoux Creek
Plato 7NMO11.027.27 ft, Nov 5, 20249
Waynesville this gaugeMO7.019.94 ft, Nov 5, 20240

Other gauges in Pulaski County

Flood gauges in Pulaski County
Ft. Wood - East Gate8.031.93 ft, Apr 30, 20174
Edgar Springs8.530.67 ft, Apr 30, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RBXM7, 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.