Missouri River near Chamois

Last updated: Apr 5, 2025, 2:23 AM UTC

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Official Forecast (FCST) 04/04/2025 9:31 AM CDT

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 31 ft

Moderate Flooding 28 ft

Minor Flooding 17 ft

Action 15 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	31 ft
	Moderate Flooding	28 ft
	Minor Flooding	17 ft
	Action	15 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

35.3 - The Chamois sewage treatment pond levee is overtopped at this height.
34.4 - The main floor of the Chamois Community Center begins to flood near this height. Near this height, a barn and farmhouse along City Park Road also begin to flood.
32.3 - At this height, a farmhouse along City Park Road begins flooding.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	38.6809, -91.7732
RFC	MBRFC
State	MO
WFO	LSX
County	Osage

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	21.50 ft	on 04-30-2024
2.	18.50 ft	on 06-03-2023
3.	18.50 ft	on 05-06-2022
4.	23.70 ft	on 06-28-2021
5.	19.90 ft	on 04-12-2021

Historic Crests

1.	33.30 ft	on 07-31-1993
2.	29.60 ft	on 06-07-2019
3.	28.70 ft	on 04-24-1973
4.	28.30 ft	on 05-04-2017
5.	28.00 ft	on 12-29-2015

Low Water Records

1.	-5.75 ft	on 12-31-2022
2.	-5.70 ft	on 12-22-1963
3.	-4.40 ft	on 12-29-2000
4.	-4.30 ft	on 12-21-1989
5.	-4.20 ft	on 01-17-1967

(P) - Preliminary values subject to further review
¹ - Gauge datum changed during this year

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	533.76 ft
moderate Flooding	530.76 ft
minor Flooding	519.76 ft
action	517.76 ft
Latest Value	N/A
Gauge Zero	502.76 ft

Gauge Photos

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Cropland east of Chamois on September 17, 2008 at a stage of 25.4 ft.

Probability Information

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1.	21.50 ft	on 04-30-2024
2.	18.50 ft	on 06-03-2023
3.	18.50 ft	on 05-06-2022
4.	23.70 ft	on 06-28-2021
5.	19.90 ft	on 04-12-2021
6.	23.30 ft	on 03-19-2021
7.	17.70 ft	on 08-02-2020
8.	22.00 ft	on 05-30-2020
9.	20.90 ft	on 03-20-2020
10.	17.00 ft	on 03-12-2020
11.	20.10 ft	on 01-11-2020
12.	21.80 ft	on 10-08-2019
13.	20.50 ft	on 09-01-2019
14.	19.20 ft	on 08-01-2019
15.	29.60 ft	on 06-07-2019
16.	24.70 ft	on 05-03-2019
17.	23.60 ft	on 03-31-2019
18.	18.20 ft	on 01-01-2019
19.	21.40 ft	on 10-13-2018
20.	28.30 ft	on 05-04-2017
21.	19.00 ft	on 04-07-2017
22.	21.90 ft	on 06-01-2016
23.	17.80 ft	on 05-04-2016
24.	19.00 ft	on 04-30-2016
25.	28.00 ft	on 12-29-2015
26.	22.20 ft	on 12-18-2015
27.	20.60 ft	on 07-21-2015
28.	24.00 ft	on 07-10-2015
29.	24.80 ft	on 06-18-2015
30.	23.90 ft	on 06-09-2015
31.	19.70 ft	on 05-29-2015
32.	19.70 ft	on 05-20-2015
33.	17.10 ft	on 10-17-2014
34.	27.92 ft	on 06-02-2013
35.	19.70 ft	on 04-20-2013
36.	21.80 ft	on 07-02-2011
37.	21.90 ft	on 05-27-2011
38.	19.20 ft	on 05-23-2011
39.	17.10 ft	on 04-26-2011
40.	17.20 ft	on 04-25-2011
41.	17.00 ft	on 03-02-2011
42.	21.20 ft	on 09-25-2010
43.	18.50 ft	on 07-23-2010
44.	22.00 ft	on 07-09-2010
45.	23.60 ft	on 06-21-2010
46.	24.20 ft	on 05-17-2010
47.	20.60 ft	on 04-27-2010
48.	20.10 ft	on 03-28-2010
49.	20.30 ft	on 03-16-2010
50.	18.00 ft	on 01-26-2010
51.	19.40 ft	on 10-31-2009
52.	18.20 ft	on 10-09-2009
53.	23.00 ft	on 06-18-2009
54.	17.60 ft	on 06-13-2009
55.	23.60 ft	on 05-01-2009
56.	27.17 ft	on 09-16-2008
57.	21.90 ft	on 07-31-2008
58.	21.70 ft	on 07-03-2008
59.	23.10 ft	on 06-17-2008
60.	17.20 ft	on 06-03-2008
61.	17.70 ft	on 04-26-2008
62.	20.60 ft	on 04-11-2008
63.	20.70 ft	on 03-20-2008
64.	17.54 ft	on 05-28-2007
65.	24.20 ft	on 05-13-2007
66.	19.00 ft	on 06-16-2005
67.	18.70 ft	on 01-06-2005
68.	17.40 ft	on 03-07-2004
69.	24.50 ft	on 05-14-2002
70.	25.00 ft	on 06-09-2001
71.	12.30 ft	on 06-29-2000
72.	22.20 ft	on 05-07-1999
73.	24.10 ft	on 10-08-1998
74.	21.40 ft	on 04-15-1997
75.	19.70 ft	on 02-27-1997
76.	18.30 ft	on 07-24-1996
77.	21.90 ft	on 05-31-1996
78.	21.00 ft	on 07-10-1995
79.	26.30 ft	on 04-13-1994
80.	33.30 ft	on 07-31-1993
81.	23.40 ft	on 12-17-1992
82.	16.00 ft	on 04-24-1992
83.	14.80 ft	on 05-07-1991
84.	26.70 ft	on 05-18-1990
85.	17.70 ft	on 09-12-1989
86.	13.00 ft	on 04-04-1988
87.	20.00 ft	on 04-15-1987
88.	23.40 ft	on 11-20-1985
89.	26.30 ft	on 02-25-1985
90.	21.00 ft	on 07-08-1984
91.	25.10 ft	on 05-03-1983
92.	23.70 ft	on 12-04-1982
93.	22.90 ft	on 06-11-1982
94.	21.30 ft	on 07-30-1981
95.	16.90 ft	on 04-02-1980
96.	21.20 ft	on 04-13-1979
97.	24.30 ft	on 03-26-1978
98.	19.50 ft	on 09-16-1977
99.	15.20 ft	on 04-28-1976
100.	20.60 ft	on 04-25-1975
101.	22.90 ft	on 05-21-1974
102.	23.30 ft	on 10-19-1973
103.	28.70 ft	on 04-24-1973
104.	16.50 ft	on 11-16-1972
105.	22.70 ft	on 05-16-1971
106.	22.70 ft	on 05-16-1970
107.	24.00 ft	on 10-14-1969
108.	15.00 ft	on 05-27-1968
109.	25.20 ft	on 06-28-1967
110.	15.50 ft	on 06-15-1966
111.	23.30 ft	on 09-24-1965
112.	16.70 ft	on 06-26-1964
113.	11.60 ft	on 05-18-1963
114.	20.10 ft	on 03-23-1962
115.	24.60 ft	on 05-09-1961
116.	24.00 ft	on 04-07-1960
117.	16.50 ft	on 06-03-1959
118.	24.80 ft	on 07-23-1958
119.	18.00 ft	on 05-01-1957
120.	9.90 ft	on 07-01-1956
121.	16.30 ft	on 02-01-1955
122.	13.00 ft	on 06-01-1954
123.	14.00 ft	on 05-01-1953
124.	24.00 ft	on 04-01-1952
125.	15.40 ft	on 05-14-1933
126.	14.20 ft	on 07-09-1932
127.	18.15 ft	on 04-26-1929

1.	33.30 ft	on 07-31-1993
2.	29.60 ft	on 06-07-2019
3.	28.70 ft	on 04-24-1973
4.	28.30 ft	on 05-04-2017
5.	28.00 ft	on 12-29-2015
6.	27.92 ft	on 06-02-2013
7.	27.17 ft	on 09-16-2008
8.	26.70 ft	on 05-18-1990
9.	26.30 ft	on 04-13-1994
10.	26.30 ft	on 02-25-1985
11.	25.20 ft	on 06-28-1967
12.	25.10 ft	on 05-03-1983
13.	25.00 ft	on 06-09-2001
14.	24.80 ft	on 06-18-2015
15.	24.80 ft	on 07-23-1958
16.	24.70 ft	on 05-03-2019
17.	24.60 ft	on 05-09-1961
18.	24.50 ft	on 05-14-2002
19.	24.30 ft	on 03-26-1978
20.	24.20 ft	on 05-17-2010
21.	24.20 ft	on 05-13-2007
22.	24.10 ft	on 10-08-1998
23.	24.00 ft	on 07-10-2015
24.	24.00 ft	on 04-07-1960
25.	24.00 ft	on 04-01-1952
26.	24.00 ft	on 10-14-1969
27.	23.90 ft	on 06-09-2015
28.	23.70 ft	on 06-28-2021
29.	23.70 ft	on 12-04-1982
30.	23.60 ft	on 03-31-2019
31.	23.60 ft	on 05-01-2009
32.	23.60 ft	on 06-21-2010
33.	23.40 ft	on 11-20-1985
34.	23.40 ft	on 12-17-1992
35.	23.30 ft	on 03-19-2021
36.	23.30 ft	on 09-24-1965
37.	23.30 ft	on 10-19-1973
38.	23.10 ft	on 06-17-2008
39.	23.00 ft	on 06-18-2009
40.	22.90 ft	on 06-11-1982
41.	22.90 ft	on 05-21-1974
42.	22.70 ft	on 05-16-1970
43.	22.70 ft	on 05-16-1971
44.	22.20 ft	on 12-18-2015
45.	22.20 ft	on 05-07-1999
46.	22.00 ft	on 07-09-2010
47.	22.00 ft	on 05-30-2020
48.	21.90 ft	on 06-01-2016
49.	21.90 ft	on 07-31-2008
50.	21.90 ft	on 05-27-2011
51.	21.90 ft	on 05-31-1996
52.	21.80 ft	on 10-08-2019
53.	21.80 ft	on 07-02-2011
54.	21.70 ft	on 07-03-2008
55.	21.50 ft	on 04-30-2024
56.	21.40 ft	on 10-13-2018
57.	21.40 ft	on 04-15-1997
58.	21.30 ft	on 07-30-1981
59.	21.20 ft	on 04-13-1979
60.	21.20 ft	on 09-25-2010
61.	21.00 ft	on 07-08-1984
62.	21.00 ft	on 07-10-1995
63.	20.90 ft	on 03-20-2020
64.	20.70 ft	on 03-20-2008
65.	20.60 ft	on 04-11-2008
66.	20.60 ft	on 04-27-2010
67.	20.60 ft	on 04-25-1975
68.	20.60 ft	on 07-21-2015
69.	20.50 ft	on 09-01-2019
70.	20.30 ft	on 03-16-2010
71.	20.10 ft	on 01-11-2020
72.	20.10 ft	on 03-28-2010
73.	20.10 ft	on 03-23-1962
74.	20.00 ft	on 04-15-1987
75.	19.90 ft	on 04-12-2021
76.	19.70 ft	on 05-20-2015
77.	19.70 ft	on 02-27-1997
78.	19.70 ft	on 04-20-2013
79.	19.70 ft	on 05-29-2015
80.	19.50 ft	on 09-16-1977
81.	19.40 ft	on 10-31-2009
82.	19.20 ft	on 08-01-2019
83.	19.20 ft	on 05-23-2011
84.	19.00 ft	on 04-07-2017
85.	19.00 ft	on 04-30-2016
86.	19.00 ft	on 06-16-2005
87.	18.70 ft	on 01-06-2005
88.	18.50 ft	on 07-23-2010
89.	18.50 ft	on 05-06-2022
90.	18.50 ft	on 06-03-2023
91.	18.30 ft	on 07-24-1996
92.	18.20 ft	on 01-01-2019
93.	18.20 ft	on 10-09-2009
94.	18.15 ft	on 04-26-1929
95.	18.00 ft	on 01-26-2010
96.	18.00 ft	on 05-01-1957
97.	17.80 ft	on 05-04-2016
98.	17.70 ft	on 04-26-2008
99.	17.70 ft	on 08-02-2020
100.	17.70 ft	on 09-12-1989
101.	17.60 ft	on 06-13-2009
102.	17.54 ft	on 05-28-2007
103.	17.40 ft	on 03-07-2004
104.	17.20 ft	on 06-03-2008
105.	17.20 ft	on 04-25-2011
106.	17.10 ft	on 04-26-2011
107.	17.10 ft	on 10-17-2014
108.	17.00 ft	on 03-02-2011
109.	17.00 ft	on 03-12-2020
110.	16.90 ft	on 04-02-1980
111.	16.70 ft	on 06-26-1964
112.	16.50 ft	on 11-16-1972
113.	16.50 ft	on 06-03-1959
114.	16.30 ft	on 02-01-1955
115.	16.00 ft	on 04-24-1992
116.	15.50 ft	on 06-15-1966
117.	15.40 ft	on 05-14-1933
118.	15.20 ft	on 04-28-1976
119.	15.00 ft	on 05-27-1968
120.	14.80 ft	on 05-07-1991
121.	14.20 ft	on 07-09-1932
122.	14.00 ft	on 05-01-1953
123.	13.00 ft	on 04-04-1988
124.	13.00 ft	on 06-01-1954
125.	12.30 ft	on 06-29-2000
126.	11.60 ft	on 05-18-1963
127.	9.90 ft	on 07-01-1956