Niangua River level at Windyville
Missouri · Tubing & floating
Measured at USGS 06923250 — Niangua River at Windyville, MO · NWS forecast point WNYM7
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
Low and slow — expect to drag in the shallows
At 18 CFS, this gauge is running 36% of normal for mid-September — below the 51 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 25 years of record (1991–2026).
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Flood stages at Windyville
National Weather Service categories for gauge WNYM7, WFO SGF. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Moderate flood 20.0 ft · 25,225 CFS
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Minor flood 12.0 ft · 7,993 CFS
- 12.0 ft Flood waters approach residence on the left bank of the river near the gage site.
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Action 10.0 ft · 5,473 CFS
- 10.0 ft Low lying areas near the river flood.
- Right now 0.71 ft
Flow history at Windyville
Daily values from USGS 06923250, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for WNYM7 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Windyville
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 24.36 ft | 44,700 CFS | Sep 25, 1993 |
| 24.35 ft | 58,800 CFS | Dec 27, 2015 |
| 20.67 ft | — | Apr 30, 2017 |
| 20.47 ft | 27,400 CFS | Mar 19, 2008 |
| 19.65 ft | 24,500 CFS | Aug 6, 2013 |
| 17.94 ft | 19,300 CFS | Jul 2, 2015 |
| 17.51 ft | 17,400 CFS | Aug 12, 1994 |
| 17.20 ft | 17,300 CFS | Apr 26, 2011 |
| 16.78 ft | — | Feb 24, 2018 |
| 16.41 ft | — | Jan 11, 2020 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Niangua River at Windyville
In Missouri — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Springfield and KC's float river; Bennett Spring trout.
Niangua River at Windyville — common questions
3 questions
Does rain upstream change Niangua River at Windyville quickly?
Yes. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.
Is Niangua River at Windyville high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 51 CFS, from 25 years of record (1991–2026). Today is 36% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 06923250 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for WNYM7 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.