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Wilson Creek near Springfield

Highest listed crest 10.16 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft33 crests since 1977

The Wilson Creek near Springfield crested above flood stage 33 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1977 to 2023. The highest, 10.16 ft on December 26, 2015, was minor flooding, 3.16 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Wilson Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.16 ft
December 26, 2015
Flood stage
7.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
33 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 24, 2023
7.01 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greene County
Near Republic (2.4 mi), Springfield (4.6 mi), Nixa (9.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wilson Creek near Springfield
Action stage5.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.033Sep 24, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1977 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wilson Creek near Springfield, 1977 to 2023 7891011ft Flood stage 7.0 ft Sep 27, 1977: 9.28 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1979: 9.48 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1999: 7.62 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2000: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2002: 8.98 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2003: 7.03 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 2004: 8.33 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2005: 8.37 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 2005: 8.30 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 2008: 7.64 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2008: 7.31 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2008: 9.99 ft, minor flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2008: 9.16 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2009: 9.19 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2009: 8.61 ft, minor floodingOct 30, 2009: 7.79 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2013: 8.94 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2013: 8.46 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2015: 8.63 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2015: 7.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,509 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2015: 7.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,919 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2015: 7.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 10.16 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2016: 8.47 ft, minor flooding; 3,020 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2017: 9.15 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2018: 8.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 9.09 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 7.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,130 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2020: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2020: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,980 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2022: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2022: 8.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2023: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.16 ft, Dec 26, 2015 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wilson Creek near Springfield 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 13 13 2010s: 11 2020s: 6 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Wilson Creek near Springfield
1Dec 26, 201510.16+3.16Minor—
2Jun 13, 20089.99+2.99Minor6,410
3Jul 12, 20009.49+2.49Minor5,480
4May 20, 19799.48+2.48Minor—
5Sep 27, 19779.28+2.28Minor—
6May 5, 20229.24+2.24Minor4,410
7May 1, 20099.19+2.19Minor—
8Sep 14, 20089.16+2.16Minor—
9Apr 29, 20179.15+2.15Minor—
10May 23, 20199.09+2.09Minor4,100
11May 8, 20028.98+1.98Minor—
12May 31, 20138.94+1.94Minor—
13Aug 30, 20228.64+1.64Minor3,280
14Jun 19, 20158.63+1.63Minor3,260
15Oct 9, 20098.61+1.61Minor—
16Mar 14, 20168.47+1.47Minor3,020
17Jul 30, 20138.46+1.46Minor—
18Jan 5, 20058.37+1.37Minor—
19Nov 1, 20048.33+1.33Minor—
20Sep 15, 20058.30+1.30Minor—
21Feb 24, 20188.02+1.02Minor2,540
22Jul 2, 20157.99+0.99Minor2,509
23Oct 30, 20097.79+0.79Minor—
24Jan 8, 20087.64+0.64Minor—
25May 4, 19997.62+0.62Minor—
26May 22, 20207.60+0.60Minor2,200
27Jan 11, 20207.50+0.50Minor2,130
28Nov 17, 20157.46+0.46Minor2,100
29Feb 17, 20087.31+0.31Minor—
30Jun 9, 20207.29+0.29Minor1,980
31Jul 10, 20157.20+0.20Minor1,919
32Jun 30, 20037.03+0.03Minor—
33Sep 24, 20237.01+0.01Minor1,790

The worst floods along the Wilson Creek

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

December 26, 2015: 10.16 ft here, minor flooding

  • BrooklineMO · Dec 26, 2015 · 14.79 ft · Minor

June 13, 2008: 9.99 ft here, minor flooding

  • BrooklineMO · Jun 13, 2008 · 14.97 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Wilson Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Wilson Creek
Springfield this gaugeMO7.010.16 ft, Dec 26, 20150
BrooklineMO10.014.97 ft, Jun 13, 20080

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County
Springfield12.022.20 ft, Jun 19, 20152
Springfield6.011.10 ft, Jun 13, 20081
Springfield .5.09.63 ft, Aug 17, 20020
Springfield6.010.19 ft, Dec 26, 20150
Brookline10.014.97 ft, Jun 13, 20080

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WCRM7, 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.