Flood in Gasconade County, Missouri

The Gasconade River at Rich Fountain went above major flood stage, with a record crest of 37.46 feet on May 2nd, due to very heavy rain over the river basin in late April. A number of secondary roads were closed due to the river flooding. Also, several homes and businesses were flooded north of Mount Sterling.

A strong spring storm system brought multiple rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain to the southeast half of Missouri during the last couple days of April. Rainfall totals surpassed nine inches in some locations and this led to historic flooding along some of the tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Areas along the Meramec River were especially hard hit as new records were set at Steelville, Sullivan, and Eureka. The previous records had just recently been set during the late December flooding of 2015. Two major highways, I-44 and I-55 were shut down for a number of days due to the record river flooding from this event.