James River Near Springfield, MO

USGS Site No: 07050700James River • Greene County, MO

James River Near Springfield, MO on the James River is currently at 3,980 cfs (Very High — 116th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 11.04 ft.

Reading from

3,980
CFS Discharge
11.04
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
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 31
25th Low threshold 48
50th (Median) Normal (median) 100
75th High threshold 206
95th Very High threshold 1,300

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.

4.4k 2.2k 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 45
May 27, 2026 31
May 26, 2026 35
May 25, 2026 43
May 24, 2026 49
May 23, 2026 45
May 22, 2026 48
May 21, 2026 54
May 20, 2026 59
May 19, 2026 53
May 18, 2026 37
May 17, 2026 38
May 16, 2026 40
May 15, 2026 42
Apr 20, 2026 727
Apr 19, 2026 1,220
Apr 18, 2026 2,740
Apr 17, 2026 359
Apr 16, 2026 320
Apr 15, 2026 125
Apr 14, 2026 111
Apr 13, 2026 129
Apr 12, 2026 155
Apr 11, 2026 158
Apr 10, 2026 90
Apr 9, 2026 77
Apr 8, 2026 89
Apr 7, 2026 98
Apr 6, 2026 112
Apr 5, 2026 107

Station Information

USGS Site No
07050700
State
MO
County
Greene County
Coordinates
37.1500, -93.2034
Drainage Area
246 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,143.6
HUC Code
11010002
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft
Moderate Flood
15.0 ft
Major Flood
20.0 ft

Currently 0.96 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
14,800 cfs
May 24, 2025
Min discharge
2 cfs
Oct 8, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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