Osage River Below St. Thomas, MO

USGS Site No: 06926510Osage River • Cole County, MO

Osage River Below St. Thomas, MO on the Osage River is currently at 36,500 cfs (High — 87th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 13.70 ft.

Reading from

36,500
CFS Discharge
13.70
Gage Height (ft)
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 2,000
25th Low threshold 7,050
50th (Median) Normal (median) 31,600
75th High threshold 34,900
95th Very High threshold 37,500 Today: 36,500 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.

61k 30k 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 34,900
May 27, 2026 35,000
May 26, 2026 34,300
May 25, 2026 28,700
May 24, 2026 27,900
May 23, 2026 30,700
May 22, 2026 26,600
May 21, 2026 31,300
May 20, 2026 43,400
May 19, 2026 41,500
May 18, 2026 12,100
May 17, 2026 9,140
May 16, 2026 10,800
May 15, 2026 16,000
Apr 20, 2026 28,600
Apr 19, 2026 38,800
Apr 18, 2026 44,600
Apr 17, 2026 32,600
Apr 16, 2026 21,700
Apr 15, 2026 19,900
Apr 14, 2026 23,300
Apr 13, 2026 17,800
Apr 12, 2026 18,300
Apr 11, 2026 16,100
Apr 10, 2026 24,700
Apr 9, 2026 27,600
Apr 8, 2026 30,400
Apr 7, 2026 32,200
Apr 6, 2026 31,900
Apr 5, 2026 30,100

Station Information

USGS Site No
06926510
State
MO
County
Cole County
Coordinates
38.4214, -92.2083
Drainage Area
14,584 mi²
Datum (ft)
525.6
HUC Code
10290111
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
16.0 ft
Flood Stage
23.0 ft
Moderate Flood
30.0 ft
Major Flood
35.0 ft

Currently 9.30 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
47,800 cfs
Jun 30, 2025
Min discharge
1,080 cfs
Jan 23, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges