Moreau River Near Jefferson City, MO

USGS Site No: 06910750 • Moreau River • Cole County, MO

Moreau River Near Jefferson City, MO on the Moreau River is currently at 249 cfs (High — 80th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.87 ft.

Reading from

249
CFS Discharge
2.87
Gage Height (ft)
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 2
25th Low threshold 12
50th (Median) Normal (median) 27
75th High threshold 74
95th Very High threshold 756 Today: 249 cfs

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 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 239 —
May 27, 2026 305 —
May 26, 2026 433 —
May 25, 2026 917 —
May 24, 2026 1,580 —
May 23, 2026 461 —
May 22, 2026 652 —
May 21, 2026 1,370 —
May 20, 2026 10,200 —
May 19, 2026 9,120 —
May 18, 2026 545 —
May 17, 2026 63 —
May 16, 2026 69 —
May 15, 2026 79 —
Apr 20, 2026 814 —
Apr 19, 2026 5,600 —
Apr 18, 2026 6,310 —
Apr 17, 2026 1,510 —
Apr 16, 2026 729 —
Apr 15, 2026 259 —
Apr 14, 2026 148 —
Apr 13, 2026 156 —
Apr 12, 2026 156 —
Apr 11, 2026 159 —
Apr 10, 2026 185 —
Apr 9, 2026 225 —
Apr 8, 2026 281 —
Apr 7, 2026 374 —
Apr 6, 2026 567 —
Apr 5, 2026 1,220 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
06910750
State
MO
County
Cole County
Coordinates
38.5290, -92.1920
Drainage Area
561 mi²
Datum (ft)
543.7
HUC Code
10300102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
13.0 ft
Flood Stage
17.0 ft
Moderate Flood
25.0 ft
Major Flood
29.0 ft

Currently 14.13 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
10,200 cfs
May 20, 2026
Min discharge
6 cfs
Sep 17, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges