Big River at Byrnesville, MO

Jefferson County, Missouri · USGS 07018500

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Big River at its USGS monitoring location in Jefferson County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Steady

Flow vs typicalBelow typical

Streamflow is currently 120 ft³/s, 25% below the historical median for this date. Flow has been relatively steady over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 160 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 1.7 ft · 11.3 ft below action stage · Flood stage 16 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM190 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM186 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM192 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM189 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM179 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM169 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM161 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM155 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM150 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM146 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM140 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM136 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM138 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM149 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM141 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM135 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM134 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM133 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM130 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM127 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM125 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM124 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM125 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM123 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM161 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM134 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM121 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM121 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM121 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Jefferson County
Drainage area: 917 mi²
Current measurements: 4
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Big River at Byrnesville, MOUSGS 07018500
STREAMFLOW120 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT1.74 ft