Black River at Poplar Bluff, MO

USGS Site No: 07063000Black River • Butler County, MO

Black River at Poplar Bluff, MO on the Black River is currently at 736 cfs (Normal — 27th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 0.92 ft.

Reading from

736
CFS Discharge
0.92
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 501
25th Low threshold 700
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,080 Today: 736 cfs
75th High threshold 2,340
95th Very High threshold 3,740

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.

6.4k 3.2k 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 705
May 27, 2026 599
May 26, 2026 521
May 25, 2026 527
May 24, 2026 555
May 23, 2026 690
May 22, 2026 764
May 21, 2026 695
May 20, 2026 658
May 19, 2026 664
May 18, 2026 669
May 17, 2026 677
May 16, 2026 631
May 15, 2026 576
Apr 20, 2026 1,570
Apr 19, 2026 1,600
Apr 18, 2026 1,270
Apr 17, 2026 912
Apr 16, 2026 827
Apr 15, 2026 804
Apr 14, 2026 814
Apr 13, 2026 826
Apr 12, 2026 844
Apr 11, 2026 878
Apr 10, 2026 1,060
Apr 9, 2026 1,260
Apr 8, 2026 1,250
Apr 7, 2026 1,010
Apr 6, 2026 782
Apr 5, 2026 820

Station Information

USGS Site No
07063000
State
MO
County
Butler County
Coordinates
36.7598, -90.3878
Drainage Area
1,245 mi²
Datum (ft)
317.5
HUC Code
11010007
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
12.0 ft
Flood Stage
16.0 ft
Moderate Flood
19.0 ft
Major Flood
21.0 ft

Currently 15.08 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
5,010 cfs
Jun 17, 2025
Min discharge
396 cfs
Sep 11, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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