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Missouri River at Kansas City

Critical Stages
29' - Action
32' - Flood
35' - Moderate
49' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 7:30 PM CST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 6.26 ft

Flow: 27.1 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12 AM 12/17 6.2 26.8
6 AM 12/17 6.2 26.8
12 PM 12/17 6.1 26.4
6 PM 12/17 6.1 26.4
12 AM 12/18 6 26.1
6 AM 12/18 5.9 25.7
12 PM 12/18 5.9 25.7
6 PM 12/18 5.8 25.4
12 AM 12/19 5.7 25
6 AM 12/19 5.7 25
12 PM 12/19 5.8 25.4
6 PM 12/19 5.8 25.4
12 AM 12/20 5.9 25.7
6 AM 12/20 5.9 25.7
12 PM 12/20 6 26.1
6 PM 12/20 6 26.1
12 AM 12/21 6 26.1
6 AM 12/21 6.1 26.4
12 PM 12/21 6.1 26.4
6 PM 12/21 6 26.1
12 AM 12/22 6 26.1
6 AM 12/22 5.9 25.7
12 PM 12/22 5.8 25.4
6 PM 12/22 5.7 25
12 AM 12/23 5.7 25
6 AM 12/23 5.7 25
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
7:30 PM 12/16 6.26 27.1
7:15 PM 12/16 6.26 27.1
7:00 PM 12/16 6.28 27.1
6:45 PM 12/16 6.27 27.1
6:30 PM 12/16 6.28 27.1
6:15 PM 12/16 6.29 27.2
6:00 PM 12/16 6.29 27.2
5:45 PM 12/16 6.29 27.2
5:30 PM 12/16 6.3 27.2
5:15 PM 12/16 6.31 27.2
5:00 PM 12/16 6.31 27.2
4:45 PM 12/16 6.3 27.2
4:30 PM 12/16 6.32 27.3
4:15 PM 12/16 6.32 27.3
4:00 PM 12/16 6.33 27.3
3:45 PM 12/16 6.34 27.4
3:30 PM 12/16 6.34 27.4
3:15 PM 12/16 6.35 27.4
3:00 PM 12/16 6.36 27.4
2:45 PM 12/16 6.37 27.5
2:30 PM 12/16 6.36 27.4
2:15 PM 12/16 6.37 27.5
2:00 PM 12/16 6.38 27.5
1:45 PM 12/16 6.39 27.5
1:30 PM 12/16 6.39 27.5
1:15 PM 12/16 6.39 27.5
1:00 PM 12/16 6.4 27.6
12:45 PM 12/16 6.41 27.6
12:30 PM 12/16 6.4 27.6
12:15 PM 12/16 6.42 27.7
Hydrograph for Missouri River at Kansas City
49.6' - Major levees in the Kansas City Missouri area begin to overtop.
48.5' - The levee in the Birmingham Unit begins to be overtopped.
43.7' - Gaps in the levees and floodwalls of the East Bottoms area must be closed.
40' - Gaps in the levees and floodwalls at North Kansas City must be closed.
39' - Gaps in levees and floodwalls in the Central Industrial District must be closed.
35' - Farm levees are overtopped. Flooding of cropland, homesteads, and secondary roads behind the levees occurs.
32' - Minor flooding outside of levees occurs.
DateStage (ft)
Jul 27, 1993 48.87
Jun 15, 1844 48
Jul 14, 1951 46.2
Jun 1, 1903 45
Apr 24, 1952 40.6
Jun 15, 1908 40.3
Jul 11, 1993 39.7
Jun 19, 1943 39.1
Jul 21, 1915 39
Apr 30, 1881 37.8
Apr 24, 1944 37.6
Jul 13, 1909 37
Jun 25, 1947 37
Jun 21, 1915 37
Jun 2, 2019 36.73
Jun 9, 1917 36.7
Aug 1, 1915 36.4
Jun 24, 1951 35.8
Jun 22, 1984 35.75
May 8, 2007 35.47

Data provided by the National Weather Service.