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Missouri River at Springfield

Highest listed crest 17.73 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft43 crests since 1980

The Missouri River at Springfield crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 43 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1980 to 2025. The highest, 17.73 ft on March 14, 2019, was major flooding, 6.73 feet above flood stage. 10 other gauges on the Missouri River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 5 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.73 ft
March 14, 2019
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
1
62nd of 155 gauges in South Dakota
Most recent flood crest
March 14, 2019
17.73 ft, major flooding
Location
Bon Homme County
South Dakota

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Missouri River at Springfield
Action stage9.422Jan 5, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.07Oct 14, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Jun 22, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.01Mar 14, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

43 crests from 1980 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Missouri River at Springfield, 1980 to 2025 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Oct 16, 1980: 9.14 ft, below flood stageOct 7, 1981: 9.05 ft, below flood stageJan 1, 1983: 10.36 ft, action stageDec 27, 1983: 10.10 ft, action stageDec 22, 1984: 10.03 ft, action stageDec 2, 1985: 11.13 ft, minor floodingJan 18, 1987: 10.63 ft, action stageSep 7, 1988: 9.76 ft, action stageOct 12, 1989: 9.26 ft, below flood stageOct 7, 1991: 9.85 ft, action stageMar 11, 1993: 9.20 ft, below flood stageDec 25, 1993: 10.12 ft, action stageAug 23, 1995: 11.89 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1996: 10.74 ft, action stageFeb 21, 1997: 11.43 ft, minor floodingOct 31, 1997: 10.69 ft, action stageJan 1, 1999: 10.15 ft, action stageJan 28, 2000: 9.77 ft, action stageSep 14, 2001: 9.53 ft, action stageSep 17, 2002: 9.43 ft, action stageSep 11, 2003: 9.19 ft, below flood stageSep 23, 2004: 9.18 ft, below flood stageSep 26, 2005: 9.41 ft, action stageAug 8, 2006: 9.58 ft, action stageMar 11, 2007: 9.81 ft, action stageSep 20, 2009: 10.19 ft, action stageSep 24, 2010: 11.70 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2011: 14.72 ft, moderate floodingNov 5, 2011: 8.45 ft, below flood stageDec 25, 2012: 9.58 ft, action stageSep 30, 2014: 9.06 ft, below flood stageOct 21, 2014: 9.35 ft, below flood stageJan 11, 2016: 11.32 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2016: 9.74 ft, action stageSep 20, 2018: 11.90 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 2018: 12.00 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2019: 17.73 ft, major floodingSep 18, 2020: 8.73 ft, below flood stageJan 27, 2021: 9.27 ft, below flood stageJan 19, 2022: 8.53 ft, below flood stageOct 14, 2023: 10.14 ft, action stageJun 23, 2024: 10.53 ft, action stageJan 5, 2025: 9.81 ft, action stage Highest, 17.73 ft, Mar 14, 2019 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Missouri River at Springfield 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Missouri River at Springfield
1Mar 14, 201917.73+6.73Major—
2Jun 22, 201114.72+3.72Moderate—
3Oct 14, 201812.00+1.00Minor—
4Sep 20, 201811.90+0.90Minor—
5Aug 23, 199511.89+0.89Minor—
6Sep 24, 201011.70+0.70Minor—
7Feb 21, 199711.43+0.43Minor—
8Jan 11, 201611.32+0.32Minor—
9Dec 2, 198511.13+0.13Minor—
10Mar 2, 199610.74−0.26Action—
11Oct 31, 199710.69−0.31Action—
12Jan 18, 198710.63−0.37Action—
13Jun 23, 202410.53−0.47Action—
14Jan 1, 198310.36−0.64Action—
15Sep 20, 200910.19−0.81Action—
16Jan 1, 199910.15−0.85Action—
17Oct 14, 202310.14−0.86Action—
18Dec 25, 199310.12−0.88Action—
19Dec 27, 198310.10−0.90Action—
20Dec 22, 198410.03−0.97Action—
21Oct 7, 19919.85−1.15Action—
22Mar 11, 20079.81−1.19Action—
23Jan 5, 20259.81−1.19Action—
24Jan 28, 20009.77−1.23Action—
25Sep 7, 19889.76−1.24Action—
26Dec 21, 20169.74−1.26Action—
27Aug 8, 20069.58−1.42Action—
28Dec 25, 20129.58−1.42Action—
29Sep 14, 20019.53−1.47Action—
30Sep 17, 20029.43−1.57Action—
31Sep 26, 20059.41−1.59Action—
32Oct 21, 20149.35−1.65Below flood stage—
33Jan 27, 20219.27−1.73Below flood stage—
34Oct 12, 19899.26−1.74Below flood stage—
35Mar 11, 19939.20−1.80Below flood stage—
36Sep 11, 20039.19−1.81Below flood stage—
37Sep 23, 20049.18−1.82Below flood stage—
38Oct 16, 19809.14−1.86Below flood stage—
39Sep 30, 20149.06−1.94Below flood stage—
40Oct 7, 19819.05−1.95Below flood stage—
41Sep 18, 20208.73−2.27Below flood stage—
42Jan 19, 20228.53−2.47Below flood stage—
43Nov 5, 20118.45−2.55Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Missouri River

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

March 14, 2019: 17.73 ft here, major flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 45.73 ft · Major · its highest
  • PlattsmouthNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 40.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • Nebraska CityNE · Mar 16, 2019 · 30.12 ft · Major · its highest
  • RuloNE · Mar 20, 2019 · 28.13 ft · Major · its highest
  • VerdelNE · Mar 14, 2019 · 26.82 ft · Major
  • OmahaNE · Mar 17, 2019 · 34.40 ft · Moderate
  • BlairNE · Mar 18, 2019 · 31.12 ft · Moderate
  • Gavins Point DamNE · Mar 15, 2019 · 1,212.02 ft · Minor · its highest
  • DecaturNE · Mar 17, 2019 · 36.51 ft · Minor
  • PoncaNE · Mar 17, 2019 · 21.30 ft · Minor

June 22, 2011: 14.72 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BrownvilleNE · Jun 23, 2011 · 44.79 ft · Major
  • La Framboise IslandSD · Jun 22, 2011 · 33.45 ft · Major · its highest
  • AtchisonKS · Jun 29, 2011 · 31.00 ft · Major
  • St. JosephMO · Jun 28, 2011 · 29.97 ft · Major
  • Farm IslandSD · Jun 21, 2011 · 29.52 ft · Major · its highest
  • Nebraska CityNE · Jun 28, 2011 · 28.27 ft · Major
  • RuloNE · Jun 27, 2011 · 27.26 ft · Major
  • NiobraraNE · Jun 26, 2011 · 26.76 ft · Major · its highest
  • PierreSD · Jun 22, 2011 · 19.83 ft · Major
  • BlairNE · Jun 29, 2011 · 32.73 ft · Moderate

October 14, 2018: 12.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • GlasgowMO · Oct 12, 2018 · 31.58 ft · Moderate
  • Jefferson CityMO · Oct 13, 2018 · 25.48 ft · Moderate
  • St. JosephMO · Oct 10, 2018 · 23.99 ft · Moderate
  • RuloNE · Oct 10, 2018 · 23.35 ft · Moderate
  • ParkvilleMO · Oct 11, 2018 · 27.87 ft · Minor
  • WaverlyMO · Oct 11, 2018 · 27.51 ft · Minor
  • MiamiMO · Oct 12, 2018 · 27.10 ft · Minor
  • St. CharlesMO · Oct 15, 2018 · 26.70 ft · Minor
  • AtchisonKS · Oct 10, 2018 · 26.44 ft · Minor
  • HermannMO · Oct 13, 2018 · 24.47 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Missouri River

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

Flood gauges on the Missouri River
ParkvilleMO25.035.01 ft, Mar 23, 20191
AtchisonKS22.031.63 ft, Jul 26, 19933
BoonvilleMO21.037.10 ft, Jul 29, 19931
BrownvilleNE34.045.73 ft, Mar 16, 20193
ChamberlainSD65.075.08 ft, Jul 8, 20113
DecaturNE35.044.41 ft, Apr 16, 19521
Farm IslandSD26.029.52 ft, Jun 21, 20111
Gavins Point DamNE1,210.01,212.02 ft, Mar 15, 20190
GlasgowMO25.039.50 ft, Jul 29, 199324
HermannMO21.036.97 ft, Jul 31, 19939
Highway 370 at BellevueNE30.033.78 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Highway 92 at OmahaNE27.532.90 ft, Jun 29, 20240
Jefferson CityMO23.038.65 ft, Jul 30, 199310
Kansas CityMO32.048.87 ft, Jul 27, 19930
La Framboise IslandSD29.033.45 ft, Jun 22, 20111
LeavenworthKS20.035.34 ft, Jul 28, 19933
MiamiMO18.032.60 ft, Jul 30, 19935
NapoleonMO17.029.73 ft, Jun 2, 20190
Nebraska CityNE18.030.12 ft, Mar 16, 20193
NiobraraNE21.026.76 ft, Jun 26, 20111
OmahaNE27.036.29 ft, Jul 2, 20110
PierreSD13.025.35 ft, Apr 10, 19525
PlattsmouthNE26.040.62 ft, Mar 16, 20193
RuloNE17.028.13 ft, Mar 20, 20193
Sioux CityNE30.035.25 ft, Jul 21, 20110
Springfield this gaugeSD11.017.73 ft, Mar 14, 20191
St. CharlesMO25.040.11 ft, Jun 24, 18449
St. JosephMO17.032.07 ft, Jul 26, 19934
WashingtonMO20.035.40 ft, Jul 31, 19935
YanktonSD20.050.50 ft, Apr 5, 188138
BlairNE26.533.50 ft, Apr 17, 19521
ChamoisMO17.033.30 ft, Jul 31, 19931
GreenwoodSD30.038.78 ft, Jul 7, 20112
MaskellNE30.031.86 ft, Jun 29, 20110
PoncaNE20.029.15 ft, Jul 20, 20111
VerdelNE24.029.12 ft, Jun 30, 20112
WaverlyMO20.031.92 ft, Jun 1, 20193

Bon Homme County: every hazard · River floods across the country · South Dakota

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPGS2, 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.