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St. Francis River at Fisk

Highest listed crest 28.00 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft14 crests since 1917

The St. Francis River at Fisk crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2025. The highest, 28.00 ft on April 18, 1927, was major flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the St. Francis River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.00 ft
April 18, 1927
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
6
35th of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 17, 2025
20.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Stoddard County
Near Poplar Bluff (11.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS FSKM7
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, St. Francis River at Fisk
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.03Apr 17, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.05Apr 4, 2008Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.06May 3, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1917 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the St. Francis River at Fisk, 1917 to 2025 2022242628ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Jan 8, 1917: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1927: 28.00 ft, major floodingJan 16, 1930: 26.40 ft, major floodingMay 15, 1933: 26.90 ft, major floodingMar 12, 1935: 27.00 ft, major floodingMar 1, 1962: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1972: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1975: 24.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 2002: 20.94 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2008: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 11,340 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2011: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 13,895 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2016: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,257 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2017: 26.13 ft, major flooding; 15,446 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2025: 20.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,390 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.00 ft, Apr 18, 1927 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, St. Francis River at Fisk 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 3 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, St. Francis River at Fisk
1Apr 18, 192728.00+8.00Major—
2May 4, 201127.10+7.10Major13,895
3Mar 12, 193527.00+7.00Major—
4May 15, 193326.90+6.90Major—
5Jan 16, 193026.40+6.40Major—
6May 3, 201726.13+6.13Major15,446
7Mar 1, 196225.00+5.00Moderate—
8Apr 1, 197524.60+4.60Moderate—
9Apr 26, 197224.50+4.50Moderate—
10Apr 4, 200823.30+3.30Moderate11,340
11Jan 8, 191723.10+3.10Moderate—
12May 18, 200220.94+0.94Minor—
13Apr 17, 202520.36+0.36Minor9,390
14Jan 5, 201620.09+0.09Minor9,257

The worst floods along the St. Francis River

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

April 18, 1927: 28.00 ft here, major flooding

  • PattersonMO · Apr 14, 1927 · 27.00 ft · Moderate

May 4, 2011: 27.10 ft here, major flooding

  • PattersonMO · May 3, 2011 · 30.92 ft · Moderate
  • St. FrancisMO · May 3, 2011 · 27.25 ft · Moderate
  • Lake CityAR · May 3, 2011 · 14.37 ft · Moderate

March 12, 1935: 27.00 ft here, major flooding

  • PattersonMO · Mar 11, 1935 · 30.70 ft · Moderate
  • St. FrancisMO · Mar 15, 1935 · 28.20 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the St. Francis River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the St. Francis River
Fisk this gaugeMO20.028.00 ft, Apr 18, 19276
Lake CityAR10.014.37 ft, Apr 2, 19790
MadisonAR32.041.80 ft, Apr 21, 19127
Mill CreekMO16.033.10 ft, Nov 14, 19931
PattersonMO16.037.13 ft, Apr 30, 20174
St. FrancisMO22.028.20 ft, Mar 15, 19350
RoselleMO15.026.50 ft, Nov 14, 19934
SacoMO21.036.10 ft, Nov 14, 19935

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FSKM7, 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.