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Spring River at LaRussell

Highest listed crest 16.85 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft12 crests since 1961

The Spring River at LaRussell crested above flood stage 12 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2023. The highest, 16.85 ft on May 20, 1979, was minor flooding, 8.85 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Spring River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.85 ft
May 20, 1979
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 14, 2023
10.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jasper County
Near Carthage (14.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Spring River at LaRussell
Action stage5.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.012Aug 14, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1961 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring River at LaRussell, 1961 to 2023 81012141618ft Flood stage 8.0 ft May 8, 1961: 15.30 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1971: 16.30 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1973: 15.63 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1976: 14.57 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1979: 16.85 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2007: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 14.62 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 15.70 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2017: 13.43 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2022: 13.91 ft, minor flooding; 20,860 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2023: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,959 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2023: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,988 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.85 ft, May 20, 1979 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring River at LaRussell 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 3 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 17.58 ft on Nov 1, 1972.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Spring River at LaRussell
1May 20, 197916.85+8.85Minor—
2Sep 6, 197116.30+8.30Minor—
3Dec 27, 201515.70+7.70Minor—
4Oct 13, 197315.63+7.63Minor—
5May 8, 196115.30+7.30Minor—
6Oct 9, 200914.62+6.62Minor—
7Jul 4, 197614.57+6.57Minor—
8May 5, 202213.91+5.91Minor20,860
9Apr 29, 201713.43+5.43Minor—
10Sep 8, 200711.39+3.39Minor5,640
11Mar 25, 202310.40+2.40Minor9,959
12Aug 14, 202310.26+2.26Minor9,988

The worst floods along the Spring River

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

May 20, 1979: 16.85 ft here, minor flooding

  • WacoMO · May 21, 1979 · 22.35 ft · Minor

December 27, 2015: 15.70 ft here, minor flooding

  • QuapawOK · Dec 29, 2015 · 39.77 ft · Major
  • Baxter SpringsKS · Dec 28, 2015 · 31.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • CarthageMO · Dec 27, 2015 · 20.33 ft · Major · its highest
  • WacoMO · Dec 28, 2015 · 30.82 ft · Moderate

May 8, 1961: 15.30 ft here, minor flooding

  • QuapawOK · May 9, 1961 · 29.12 ft · Moderate
  • WacoMO · May 9, 1961 · 25.90 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Spring River

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

Flood gauges on the Spring River
LaRussell this gaugeMO8.016.85 ft, May 20, 19790
CarthageMO10.020.33 ft, Dec 27, 20151
WacoMO19.034.06 ft, Sep 26, 19931
Baxter SpringsKS14.031.80 ft, Dec 28, 20151
QuapawOK20.046.15 ft, Sep 26, 199315

Other gauges in Jasper County

Flood gauges in Jasper County
Purcell11.033.77 ft, Jun 12, 20076
Carthage10.020.33 ft, Dec 27, 20151
Waco19.034.06 ft, Sep 26, 19931

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLAM7, 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.