Flood Information



Stay away from the water!

If water of unknown depth covers the road, or if the water is flowing rapidly, find an alternate route or delay your travel.

If you're caught in your car in rising flood water, you should abandon your car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. If you must stay in your car, roll down the windows.

Be especially careful at night when it is difficult to recognize the dangers of floods.

If flood waters are threatening to come into your home, call your local fire department to obtain sandbags.

The flood level reading of the Missouri River at Washington is 20 feet.

Levels Needed to Reach Landmarks at Rennick Riverfront Park in Washington

13 feet - Sidewalk submerged
16.5 - 17.5 feet - Park lot access
19.4 feet - Low gauge reached
25.2 feet - Low gauge topped
26.4 feet - High gauge reached
29 feet - Flagpole base reached
30 feet - High gauge topped
33 feet - RR crossing reached

The flood level reading of the Meramec River at Pacific is 15 feet.

The flood level reading of the Bourbeuse River at Union is 15 feet.

River Levels Needed to Reach Landmarks in Union

River Level at Union Access

 Event

 Elevation Above Sea level

  0.0 feet
 

 488.58 feet

15.00
Flood Stage

503.58

21.75
Top of 1st step at Crystal Ice and Fuel

510.33

21.84
Touching Old County Farm Rd

510.42

23.38
Start on E Main St

511.04

22.58
Close County Farm Rd

 511.16

23.38
Close E Main St

511.96

23.39
2nd set of light poles at Dickey - Bub

511.97

23.52
Cover V J Keence lot on E Main

 512.10

23.62
Enter lower floor at Crystal Ice and fuel

 512.20

24.22
Upper Floor at Crystal Ice and Fuel

512.80

24.62
Curb at 714 E State

513.20

25.54
Water will start into Lift station behind Dollar General

 514.13

26.24
Top level of Lift Station at Dollar General

514.82

26.44
Door of Dollar General

515.02

26.45
At step of Lift Station on Hwy 47 

515.03

26.64 
At door of Dickey - Bub

 515.22

26.93
Small building on lot in front of Mistler's Oak Furniture

 515.51

28.20
Floor level at Lift Station on Hwy 47

516.78

28.93
Floor level of Mistler's Oak Furniture

 517.51

29.60
Floor level Phillip's 66, E Main and Hwy 47

518.18

29.70
Floor level at McDonald's, E Main and Hwy 47

 518.28

 

A crest of the Bourbeuse River in Union can be calculated by using a crest reading at Noser Mill. The Bourbeuse River in Union will crest approximately 23 hours later and 5-1/4 feet higher than the crest level at Noser Mill.

CRESTS (Bourbeuse River in Union)

 Date

 Highest Reading

 7/09/93

 26.37 Feet

 8/14/93

 20.95

 9/26/93

 23.88

 11/16/93

 20.31

 4/13/94

 27.92

 4/30/94

 20.70

 1/16/95

 19.44

 5/20/95

  23.54

 4/24/96

 18.76

 5/01/96

  22.98

 

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