Osage River level at Warsaw
Missouri · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 06922500 — Osage River at Warsaw, MO · NWS forecast point WRSM7
Reading taken · as of 18 min ago
No seasonal normal for this gauge
USGS has not published enough daily statistics for this site to compare this reading against a seasonal normal, so this page shows the reading and its recent trend rather than a percent-of-normal figure.
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Flood stages at Warsaw
National Weather Service categories for gauge WRSM7, WFO SGF. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Minor flood 34.0 ft
- Right now 27.18 ft
Flow history at Warsaw
Daily values from USGS 06922500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for WRSM7 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Warsaw
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 44.54 ft | 220,000 CFS | May 21, 1943 |
| 44.46 ft | — | Jun 1, 1844 |
| 40.10 ft | 120,000 CFS | Jul 7, 1951 |
| 38.40 ft | — | Dec 1, 1895 |
| 37.40 ft | — | Apr 1, 1905 |
| 35.50 ft | — | Feb 1, 1916 |
| 34.90 ft | — | Apr 12, 1922 |
| 34.80 ft | — | May 19, 1929 |
| 34.50 ft | — | Nov 2, 1941 |
| 34.45 ft | — | Apr 17, 1927 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Osage River at Warsaw
In Missouri, below Truman Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Truman Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Osage River at Warsaw — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Truman Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Osage River at Warsaw high or low for this time of year?
USGS has not published enough daily statistics for this site to compute a seasonal median, so this page shows the reading and its trend instead.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 06922500 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for WRSM7 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.