Big River Near Richwoods, MO

USGS Site No: 07018100Big River • Jefferson County, MO

Big River Near Richwoods, MO on the Big River is currently at 338 cfs (Normal — 52th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.91 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

338
CFS Discharge
2.91
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
FLOOD
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 149
25th Low threshold 203
50th (Median) Normal (median) 309
75th High threshold 692 Today: 338 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,830

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

9.2k 4.6k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 336
May 27, 2026 334
May 26, 2026 322
May 25, 2026 330
May 24, 2026 344
May 23, 2026 357
May 22, 2026 374
May 21, 2026 395
May 20, 2026 438
May 19, 2026 427
May 18, 2026 364
May 17, 2026 360
May 16, 2026 373
May 15, 2026 396
Apr 20, 2026 1,470
Apr 19, 2026 2,810
Apr 18, 2026 1,580
Apr 17, 2026 720
Apr 16, 2026 587
Apr 15, 2026 318
Apr 14, 2026 325
Apr 13, 2026 341
Apr 12, 2026 357
Apr 11, 2026 374
Apr 10, 2026 400
Apr 9, 2026 441
Apr 8, 2026 506
Apr 7, 2026 612
Apr 6, 2026 777
Apr 5, 2026 980

Station Information

USGS Site No
07018100
State
MO
Coordinates
38.1596, -90.7061
Drainage Area
735 mi²
Datum (ft)
522.5
HUC Code
07140104
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
15.0 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
19,500 cfs
Mar 6, 2026
Min discharge
44 cfs
Oct 10, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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