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Sac River near Dadeville

Highest listed crest 27.56 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft63 crests since 1965

The Sac River near Dadeville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2022. The highest, 27.56 ft on September 25, 1993, was major flooding, 13.56 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Sac River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.56 ft
September 25, 1993; 36,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
3
69th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
May 5, 2022
21.39 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Dade County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sac River near Dadeville
Action stage12.06Jun 16, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.026May 18, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.019May 5, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.03Dec 27, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

63 crests from 1965 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sac River near Dadeville, 1965 to 2022 51015202530ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Apr 4, 1965: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 14.44 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1967: 11.48 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 15.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1968: 12.12 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1970: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1971: 10.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1972: 20.63 ft, moderate flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1974: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1974: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1976: 10.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1977: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 624 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1978: 15.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1979: 19.77 ft, moderate flooding; 7,310 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 10.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1981: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1982: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1983: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1984: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 4,020 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 19.28 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1985: 18.91 ft, moderate flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1988: 18.41 ft, moderate flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1989: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,430 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1990: 19.73 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1993: 27.56 ft, major flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1994: 20.88 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1996: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1996: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1998: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1999: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,710 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2000: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 601 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 13.75 ft, action stage; 4,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2002: 18.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,080 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2003: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 423 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 12.02 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2005: 18.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,080 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2006: 10.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2007: 25.01 ft, major flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2007: 23.24 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 21.32 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 19.81 ft, moderate flooding; 11,129 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2008: 19.07 ft, moderate flooding; 9,686 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2009: 13.65 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 18.15 ft, moderate flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 12.07 ft, action stageApr 26, 2011: 19.57 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2013: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,010 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2014: 11.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2015: 13.87 ft, action stage; 4,190 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 25.07 ft, major flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 21.85 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 16.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,549 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 24.81 ft, moderate flooding; 24,957 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2019: 15.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,588 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2019: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 4,591 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,873 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 15.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,609 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,508 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,399 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2021: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,376 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2022: 21.39 ft, moderate flooding; 16,795 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.56 ft, Sep 25, 1993 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sac River near Dadeville 1960s: 3 1970s: 7 1980s: 8 8 1990s: 8 2000s: 8 2010s: 8 2020s: 6 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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sac River near Dadeville
1Sep 25, 199327.56+13.56Major36,100
2Dec 27, 201525.07+11.07Major25,900
3Jun 27, 200725.01+11.01Major25,600
4May 24, 201924.81+10.81Moderate24,957
5Aug 20, 200723.24+9.24Moderate19,800
6Apr 30, 201721.85+7.85Moderate18,400
7May 5, 202221.39+7.39Moderate16,795
8Mar 19, 200821.32+7.32Moderate14,600
9Apr 11, 199420.88+6.88Moderate13,700
10Nov 1, 197220.63+6.63Moderate8,030
11Apr 11, 200819.81+5.81Moderate11,129
12May 20, 197919.77+5.77Moderate7,310
13May 16, 199019.73+5.73Moderate11,200
14Apr 26, 201119.57+5.57Moderate10,700
15Feb 23, 198519.28+5.28Moderate10,200
16Jun 14, 200819.07+5.07Moderate9,686
17Nov 19, 198518.91+4.91Moderate9,130
18Apr 2, 198818.41+4.41Moderate8,260
19Jun 10, 199518.30+4.30Moderate8,650
20May 8, 200218.17+4.17Moderate8,080
21Jan 5, 200518.17+4.17Moderate8,080
22Oct 9, 200918.15+4.15Moderate8,050
23May 5, 199917.91+3.91Minor7,710
24May 22, 198917.90+3.90Minor7,430
25Mar 11, 197417.69+3.69Minor5,710
26Jul 5, 198317.55+3.55Minor5,530
27Jan 11, 202017.10+3.10Minor6,873
28Feb 24, 201816.69+2.69Minor6,549
29Mar 14, 202116.44+2.44Minor6,399
30Sep 26, 199616.33+2.33Minor5,680
31Apr 4, 196515.88+1.88Minor4,520
32Jun 26, 201915.58+1.58Minor5,588
33Mar 20, 202015.57+1.57Minor5,609
34Feb 2, 196815.52+1.52Minor4,280
35May 23, 202015.45+1.45Minor5,508
36May 18, 202115.41+1.41Minor5,376
37Mar 24, 197815.34+1.34Minor4,190
38Apr 30, 197015.22+1.22Minor4,110
39Nov 7, 199615.12+1.12Minor4,510
40Apr 21, 198415.06+1.06Minor4,020
41Aug 5, 201314.98+0.98Minor5,010
42Nov 4, 197414.81+0.81Minor3,880
43Jun 20, 198114.67+0.67Minor3,800
44Dec 15, 197114.49+0.49Minor3,700
45Feb 10, 196614.44+0.44Minor3,650
46Jul 8, 201914.37+0.37Minor4,591
47Mar 20, 199814.18+0.18Minor3,820
48Feb 1, 198214.10+0.10Minor3,460
49Jun 16, 201513.87−0.13Action4,190
50Feb 25, 200113.75−0.25Action4,100

The worst floods along the Sac River

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

September 25, 1993: 27.56 ft here, major flooding

December 27, 2015: 25.07 ft here, major flooding

June 27, 2007: 25.01 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Sac River

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

Flood gauges on the Sac River
Dadeville this gaugeMO14.027.56 ft, Sep 25, 19933
Stockton DamMO20.031.80 ft, May 19, 19430
Highway J near StocktonMO17.523.86 ft, Dec 27, 20150
Caplinger MillsMO16.030.95 ft, Apr 12, 19947

Other gauges in Dade County

Flood gauges in Dade County
Greenfield15.026.34 ft, Sep 25, 19932

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DDZM7, 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.