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Missouri River at St. Charles Forecast crest: 15.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 10 Observed crest: 16.8 ft at 8:00pm Feb 02 Observed: 19.48 ft at 11:00pm Jan 30 Observed: 19.42 ft at 12:00am Jan 31 Observed: 19.35 ft at 1:00am Jan 31 Observed: 19.27 ft at 2:00am Jan 31 Observed: 19.2 ft at 3:00am Jan 31 Observed: 19.12 ft at 4:00am Jan 31 Observed: 19.07 ft at 5:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.96 ft at 6:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.91 ft at 7:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.82 ft at 8:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.76 ft at 9:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.67 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.62 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 18.57 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.47 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.43 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.29 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.21 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.14 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.12 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.02 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 17.97 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 17.95 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 17.87 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 17.81 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.75 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.7 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.67 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.62 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.6 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.51 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.47 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.43 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.35 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.38 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.31 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.3 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.27 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.23 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.19 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.13 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.13 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.1 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.06 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.02 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.01 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 16.98 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 16.98 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.97 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.95 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.9 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.91 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.85 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.84 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.83 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.82 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.82 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.85 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.79 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.85 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.82 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.81 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.83 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.81 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.79 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.77 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.79 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.8 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.79 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.77 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.76 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.78 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.76 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.77 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.76 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.71 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.73 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.71 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.68 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.66 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.64 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.62 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.57 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 16.54 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.56 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.51 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.45 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.43 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.42 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.37 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.33 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.32 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.26 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.26 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.24 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 16.19 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.19 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.15 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.12 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.12 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.09 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.02 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 16.02 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.94 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.91 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.88 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.87 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.81 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.79 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.75 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.69 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.64 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.63 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.58 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.57 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.54 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.54 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.5 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.47 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 15.46 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.43 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.45 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.41 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.44 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.43 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.41 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.42 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.36 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.34 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.34 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 15.36 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.35 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.35 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.34 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.3 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.26 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.26 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.25 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.24 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.25 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.23 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.23 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 15.22 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.16 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.15 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.19 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.21 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.19 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.12 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.13 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.02 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.01 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 15.04 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 15.02 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 15.03 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.99 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.98 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.95 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.98 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.95 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.94 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.95 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.97 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 14.98 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 14.99 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.05 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.02 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.05 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.08 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.12 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.1 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.11 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 15.1 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 15.06 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 15.09 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 15.04 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 15 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 15.05 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.97 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.98 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.94 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.95 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.87 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 14.85 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.84 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.82 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.78 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.79 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.78 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.8 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.81 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.78 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.74 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.74 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 14.73 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.7 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.67 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.65 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.67 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.63 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.59 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.64 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.6 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.56 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.6 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.57 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.53 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.57 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.55 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.52 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.57 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.56 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.58 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.59 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.62 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.63 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.66 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.69 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.77 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 14.92 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 14.94 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 15.03 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 15.09 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 15.12 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 15.23 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 15.26 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 14.7 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 15.2 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 15.4 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 15.6 ft at 12:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 15.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 15.7 ft at 12:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 15.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 15.5 ft at 12:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 15.3 ft at 6:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 15.1 ft at 12:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 14.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 14.7 ft at 12:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 14.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 14.2 ft at 12:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 14 ft at 6:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 13.8 ft at 12:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 13.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 13.6 ft at 12:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 13.4 ft at 6:00am Feb 14 Graph Created (10:50pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 9:33am Feb 9) USGS--Water Resources of the United States SCLM7 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 413.59 Latest observed value: 15.26 ft at 9:00 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 25.0 ft. Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office for the latest official public river forecasts. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Missouri River at St. Charles are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:36
Moderate Flood Stage:30
Flood Stage:25
Action Stage:23

Historical Crests
(1) 40.11 ft on 06/24/1884
(2) 40.04 ft on 08/02/1993
(3) 37.50 ft on 10/07/1986
(4) 36.50 ft on 05/21/1995
(5) 36.40 ft on 04/26/1973
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Low Water Records
(1) 3.2 ft on 12/24/1963
(2) 3.5 ft on 12/26/1879
(3) 4.2 ft on 12/15/2005
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40.0 This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on August 2 1993.
38.0 Floor of the gage house.
37.5 This flood level was reached on October 7 1986.
37.0 Residences north of St Charles become cut off due to flood waters.
36.5 This flood level was reached on May 21 1995.
36.0 Major flooding begins. The levee at the Highway 370 bridge is overtopped.
34.5 Greens Bottom Road floods. This road connects Pittman Hill Road and Jungs Station Road south of 94.
34.0 Terry Road at Highway 94 (near Matson) floods.
33.9 MK&T Railroad tracks flood.
33.5 Highway 94, downstream of St Charles, floods.
33.0 Up to 7 non-Federal levees are overtopped. (USACE)
30.0 Moderate flooding begins.
26.0 Highway 94 begins flooding 1.5 miles SW of Matson, MO.
25.0 Flood Stage. Minor flooding begins. The right bank downstream overflows, flooding agricultural bottomland.

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Latitude: 38.786000° N, Longitude: 90.472000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 25 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 413.585 ft 438.585 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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12 Missouri Research Park Drive
St. Charles, MO 63304
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