James River at Galena, MO

USGS Site No: 07052500 • James River • Stone County, MO

James River at Galena, MO on the James River is currently at 1,940 cfs (Very High — 96th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.18 ft.

Reading from

1,940
CFS Discharge
6.18
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 102
25th Low threshold 141
50th (Median) Normal (median) 217
75th High threshold 427
95th Very High threshold 1,740

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.

11k 5.5k 0 cfs Apr 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 393 —
May 27, 2026 344 —
May 26, 2026 348 —
May 25, 2026 365 —
May 24, 2026 375 —
May 23, 2026 421 —
May 22, 2026 412 —
May 20, 2026 451 —
May 19, 2026 340 —
May 18, 2026 330 —
May 17, 2026 341 —
May 16, 2026 355 —
May 15, 2026 372 —
Apr 20, 2026 2,510 —
Apr 19, 2026 4,040 —
Apr 18, 2026 1,730 —
Apr 17, 2026 924 —
Apr 16, 2026 672 —
Apr 15, 2026 451 —
Apr 14, 2026 465 —
Apr 13, 2026 513 —
Apr 12, 2026 532 —
Apr 11, 2026 505 —
Apr 10, 2026 379 —
Apr 9, 2026 398 —
Apr 8, 2026 431 —
Apr 7, 2026 458 —
Apr 6, 2026 471 —
Apr 5, 2026 539 —
Apr 4, 2026 371 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
07052500
State
MO
County
Stone County
Coordinates
36.8054, -93.4616
Drainage Area
987 mi²
Datum (ft)
921.7
HUC Code
11010002
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
11.0 ft
Flood Stage
15.0 ft
Moderate Flood
25.0 ft
Major Flood
31.0 ft

Currently 8.82 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
34,300 cfs
May 25, 2025
Min discharge
103 cfs
Jan 25, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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