Maximum discharge on the river today is recorded at the
Meramec River Near Eureka
with a streamflow rate of 10,300 cfs.
This is also the deepest point on the Meramec River, reporting a gauge stage of
9.17 ft.
This river is monitored from 5 different streamgauging stations along the Meramec River, the first of which is perched at an elevation of 877 ft, the
Meramec River At Cook Station
.
Streamgauges reporting the most discharge on the Meramec River
10 Day Trend
Discharge comparison for the highest gauges over the past 10 days
Expected Streamflow Ranges
Streamflow discharge range for this time of year
The Meramec River (), sometimes spelled Maramec River is one of the longest free-flowing waterways in the U.S. state of Missouri, draining 3,980 square miles (10,300 km2) while wandering 218 miles (351 km) from headwaters near Salem to where it empties into the Mississippi River near St. Louis at Arnold and Oakville. The Meramec watershed covers six Missouri Ozark Highland counties—Dent, Phelps, Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Louis—and portions of eight others—Maries, Gasconade, Iron, Washington, Reynolds, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, and Texas. Between its source and its mouth, it falls 1,025 feet (312 m). Year-round navigability begins above Maramec Spring, ...
Source: Wikipedia