Missouri River at Waverly, MO

USGS Site No: 06895500 • Missouri River • Lafayette County, MO

Missouri River at Waverly, MO on the Missouri River is currently at 56,000 cfs (Normal — 63th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 13.23 ft.

Reading from

56,000
CFS Discharge
13.23
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 35,600
25th Low threshold 40,800
50th (Median) Normal (median) 48,000
75th High threshold 63,200 Today: 56,000 cfs
95th Very High threshold 104,000

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.

230k 115k 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 57,900 —
May 27, 2026 58,900 —
May 26, 2026 60,500 —
May 25, 2026 62,600 —
May 24, 2026 69,100 —
May 23, 2026 75,700 —
May 22, 2026 86,800 —
May 21, 2026 117,000 —
May 20, 2026 121,000 —
May 19, 2026 64,900 —
May 18, 2026 38,700 —
May 17, 2026 38,100 —
May 16, 2026 38,400 —
May 15, 2026 39,000 —
Apr 20, 2026 54,300 —
Apr 19, 2026 60,600 —
Apr 18, 2026 65,300 —
Apr 17, 2026 53,500 —
Apr 16, 2026 54,500 —
Apr 15, 2026 60,400 —
Apr 14, 2026 68,300 —
Apr 13, 2026 63,200 —
Apr 12, 2026 51,800 —
Apr 11, 2026 53,500 —
Apr 10, 2026 46,000 —
Apr 9, 2026 44,900 —
Apr 8, 2026 45,000 —
Apr 7, 2026 43,500 —
Apr 6, 2026 43,500 —
Apr 5, 2026 42,500 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
06895500
State
MO
Coordinates
39.2150, -93.5152
Drainage Area
485,900 mi²
Datum (ft)
646.2
HUC Code
10300101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
17.0 ft
Flood Stage
20.0 ft
Moderate Flood
29.0 ft
Major Flood
31.0 ft

Currently 6.77 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
121,000 cfs
May 20, 2026
Min discharge
20,200 cfs
Jan 26, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges