...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Strong northwest winds will spread across the northeast plains after sunrise today, with gusts 45 to 65 mph creating critical fire weather conditions despite somewhat marginal humidity values near 20%. Early Friday, westerly downslope winds will bring strong gusts to the Front Range mountains and foothills, with potential for these to spread into wind-favored portions of the adjacent lower elevations. Peak gusts of 70-90 mph are increasing in likelihood for the windiest locations (considerably lower for areas along and east of I-25). With a warmer and drier air mass in place, humidity values in the teens look to extend into much of the foothills, and certainly across the lower elevations. Such conditions may be a longer duration than usual, with potential for low humidity to extend into the evening hours prior to the arrival of a front. The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 215, 216, 241, 243, 245, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 80 mph in and near the foothills. West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for areas roughly along and east of I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15%. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Total streamflow across the
Niangua River
was last observed at
253
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
503
acre-ft of water today; about 51%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
496 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2015-12-27 when daily discharge volume was observed at
85,000 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Niangua River At Tunnel Dam Near Macks Creek
reporting a streamflow rate of 205 cfs.
This is also the highest stage along the Niangua River, with a gauge stage of
1.42 ft at this location.
This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Niangua River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 915 ft, the
Niangua River At Windyville.
| Last Updated | 2025-12-18 |
| Discharge Volume | 503 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
253.4 cfs
+6.0 cfs (+2.43%) |
| Percent of Normal | 51.06% |
| Maximum |
85,000.0 cfs
2015-12-27 |
| Seasonal Avg | 496 cfs |
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Niangua River At Windyville
USGS 06923250 |
48 cfs | 1.04 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Niangua River At Tunnel Dam Near Macks Creek
USGS 06923950 |
205 cfs | 1.42 ft | 3.02 |
The Niangua River is a 125-mile-long (201 km) tributary of the Osage River in the Ozarks region of southern and central Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Niangua River has the name of Niangua (or Nehemgar), an Indian tribal leader. The name is said to mean "bear".