Highest listed crest 20.37 ft June 29, 2015; 23,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 10.0 ft Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major 3 69th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest June 13, 2026 15.11 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the South Fabius River near Taylor, 1938 to 2026 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Major 19.0 ft Mar 30, 1938: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,190 cubic feet per second May 21, 1943: 14.38 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1944: 14.30 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1945: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1947: 19.50 ft, major flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1948: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per second Jul 20, 1949: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,210 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1951: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1952: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,430 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1953: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1955: 9.65 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per second May 17, 1957: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,290 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1960: 12.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1961: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1962: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1963: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1964: 9.47 ft, action stage; 4,870 cubic feet per second May 17, 1966: 9.75 ft, action stage; 5,140 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1967: 14.82 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1968: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1969: 15.65 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 1969: 19.40 ft, major flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1973: 18.33 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1973: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per second May 8, 1975: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 1977: 10.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1979: 9.91 ft, action stage; 5,470 cubic feet per second May 19, 1981: 13.00 ft, minor flooding Jul 28, 1981: 15.70 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1982: 17.63 ft, moderate flooding Jun 10, 1982: 12.30 ft, minor flooding Jul 3, 1982: 13.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1982: 14.20 ft, moderate flooding Apr 4, 1983: 16.34 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1984: 12.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1984: 10.10 ft, minor flooding Mar 4, 1985: 17.27 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per second Nov 15, 1985: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second May 19, 1986: 12.50 ft, minor flooding Oct 3, 1986: 15.11 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1990: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,880 cubic feet per second May 7, 1991: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1991: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1993: 14.41 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1994: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 7,340 cubic feet per second May 19, 1995: 14.06 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second May 29, 1996: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1997: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1998: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2000: 8.39 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 2001: 10.30 ft, minor flooding Mar 16, 2001: 10.10 ft, minor flooding May 16, 2001: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second May 14, 2002: 17.39 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2003: 7.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,760 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 2003: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,570 cubic feet per second Aug 27, 2004: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Nov 1, 2004: 9.62 ft, action stage; 6,200 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2005: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 2006: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 4,140 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2007: 10.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 2008: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 2008: 9.65 ft, action stage; 6,060 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2008: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2008: 14.99 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 2008: 10.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per second Jul 30, 2008: 10.62 ft, minor flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per second Sep 16, 2008: 14.54 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 2008: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 2009: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,380 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2009: 10.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2009: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 9,210 cubic feet per second May 16, 2009: 13.53 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 2009: 10.58 ft, minor flooding Nov 1, 2009: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 2009: 10.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 2010: 10.72 ft, minor flooding Mar 11, 2010: 10.23 ft, minor flooding Apr 26, 2010: 12.85 ft, minor flooding May 15, 2010: 10.44 ft, minor flooding Jun 14, 2010: 11.22 ft, minor flooding Jul 23, 2010: 14.22 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 2010: 10.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,610 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 2011: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per second May 25, 2011: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2011: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 2011: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 2013: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 9,830 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2013: 9.52 ft, action stage; 5,910 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 2013: 16.01 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per second May 29, 2013: 16.29 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2014: 9.56 ft, action stage; 5,960 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 2014: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 9,210 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 2014: 15.99 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 2014: 9.82 ft, action stage; 6,260 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2015: 10.92 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 2015: 20.37 ft, major flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2015: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Jul 26, 2015: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 2015: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2015: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per second May 1, 2017: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per second Sep 8, 2018: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per second Oct 10, 2018: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 2019: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 2019: 9.70 ft, action stage; 6,630 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 2019: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 7,050 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2019: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,090 cubic feet per second May 1, 2019: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second May 23, 2019: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per second May 29, 2019: 17.49 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 2019: 9.86 ft, action stage; 6,300 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 2019: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 2019: 10.31 ft, minor flooding Mar 18, 2021: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2021: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,520 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2021: 10.89 ft, minor flooding; 7,560 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2021: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per second Aug 2, 2021: 11.82 ft, minor flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per second Oct 25, 2021: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2024: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2026: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,750 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2026: 15.11 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.37 ft, Jun 29, 2015 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Fabius River near Taylor 1930s: 1 1940s: 6 1950s: 4 1960s: 8 1970s: 4 1980s: 13 1990s: 9 2000s: 22 2010s: 33 33 2020s: 9 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 6 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 18.49 ft on Nov 1, 1928; 18.42 ft on Jun 1, 1933; 23.40 ft on Jun 19, 1935; 21.90 ft on Feb 26, 1936; 9.80 ft on Feb 21, 1937; 13.62 ft on Feb 7, 1942. 05 Other gauges in Marion County Marion County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Missouri
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TAYM7, 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.