Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Tavern Creek near St. Elizabeth

Highest listed crest 20.55 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft12 crests since 2014

The Tavern Creek near St. Elizabeth crested above flood stage 11 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2023. The highest, 20.55 ft on December 27, 2015, was moderate flooding, 10.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.55 ft
December 27, 2015
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 14, 2023
10.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Miller County
Missouri

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tavern Creek near St. Elizabeth
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.04Aug 14, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.07May 5, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2014 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tavern Creek near St. Elizabeth, 2014 to 2023 0510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Jun 10, 2014: 4.03 ft, below flood stageJul 2, 2015: 16.04 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 2015: 20.55 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 18.91 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2018: 14.57 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 2019: 16.73 ft, moderate floodingJan 11, 2020: 18.98 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 2022: 19.03 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2022: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2023: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2023: 13.98 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2023: 10.03 ft, minor flooding; 5,540 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.55 ft, Dec 27, 2015 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tavern Creek near St. Elizabeth 2010s: 5 2020s: 6 6 2010s2020s
  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, Tavern Creek near St. Elizabeth
1Dec 27, 201520.55+10.55Moderate—
2May 5, 202219.03+9.03Moderate17,700
3Jan 11, 202018.98+8.98Moderate—
4Apr 30, 201718.91+8.91Moderate—
5May 1, 201916.73+6.73Moderate—
6Jul 2, 201516.04+6.04Moderate—
7Feb 24, 201814.57+4.57Moderate—
8Mar 24, 202313.98+3.98Minor10,300
9Mar 4, 202311.80+1.80Minor7,500
10Jun 8, 202211.35+1.35Minor6,980
11Aug 14, 202310.03+0.03Minor5,540
12Jun 10, 20144.03−5.97Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Miller County

Flood gauges in Miller County
Tuscumbia20.034.39 ft, Dec 29, 20150
Bagnell22.038.90 ft, May 19, 19430

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TVCM7, 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.