Mississippi River Flows, Stream Forecast, Chester MO Gauge CHSI2

Mississippi River Flow
Location: Chester, MO
Gauge ID: CHSI2
Lat: 37.91N, Lon: 89.82W

Critical Stages
25' -Action	27' -Flood	30' -Moderate Flood	38' -Major Flood

Mississippi River Latest Observation
Updated: 1:00:00 PM CDT MON MAR 2 2015

Stage:

4.26 ft

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

	Date CDT	Stage ft
Observation history unavailable for thie location.

Flood Impacts
51.2	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 500 years.
50.2	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 200 years.
50.0	Ft. Chartess... Ivy Landing and Kaskaskia Island levees overtopped.
49.7	This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on August 7 1993.
49.4	Stringtown and Prairie DuRocher levees overtopped.
49.0	Degognia and Fountain Bluff Levee overtopped.
48.0	This river level is expected to be exceeded on average once in every 100 years.
47.5	Mill on IL Route 3 floods.
47.0	Menard Correctional Facility floods.
46.1	This river level is expected to be exceeded once in every 50 years.
45.0	Highway 51 bridge closes and the waterworks pumphouse floods.
44.0	Balwin Water Treatment Plant is Flooded
43.3	This flood level was reached on April 30 1973.
42.3	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 25 years.
42.0	Damage begins at the Menard Prison Water Plant
40.8	Main Street in Evansville inundated.
40.0	Ste Genevieve First Presbyterian Church begins to flood.
39.8	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 10 years.
39.0	Illinois Highway 3 south of Chester and Highway 155 near Prairie du Rocher floods.
38.4	Serious flooding begins in St Marys. Also at this level IL Route 3 at levee east of Cora inundated.
38.3	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 10 years.
38.0	Major flooding begins. Also at this level... Fonda Street in Chester... IL Route 3 in Rockwood and Rockwood homes are flooded.
37.0	Union Pacific property along Water Street begins to flood.
36.7	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 5 years.
36.5	Chester water intake house is flooded... damage begins to occur to 4 homes and administration buildings at Menard State Prison. Also at this level Route 3 at Rockwood Closes. And Prairie DuRocher pump statioin damaafed and road to Kaskaskia Lock inundated.
36.0	Water works pumphouse is threatened by flood waters.
35.0	Ste Genevieve Highway 61 begins to flood.
33.5	Water Street in Chester is inundated
33.0	Businesses along the river front begin to flood.
32.0	Ste Genevieve Main Street begins to flood.
31.6	Union Pacific RR tracks begin to flood.
31.2	This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 2 years.
30.0	Moderate flooding begins.
28.0	Unleveed islands near Chester and the prison farm floods.
27.0	Flood Stage. Unprotected farmland on right bank begins to flood.
25.0	Degognia Gountain Bluff Levee gates are closed.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service