The following are the official river stages as rainfall deluged Northwest Missouri during July, 1993:

Date — Time — River Stage — Rainfall

  • July 1 – 7:00 — 25.0′ — 3.4″
  • July 1 – 12:00 — 26.9′
  • July 1 – 19:00 — 27.8′
  • July 2 – 7:00 — 28.2′ — .05″
  • July 2 – 12:00 — 28.5′
  • July 2 – 17:40 — 28.7′
  • July 3 – 7:00 — 29.0′ — 0.0″
  • July 3 – 12:00 — 28.9′
  • July 3 – 20:40 — 25.6′
  • July 4 – 7:00 — 16.4′ — .43″
  • July 5 – 7:00 — 25.8′ — .63″
  • July 5 – 13:00 — 27.9′
  • July 5 – 21:00 — 29.4′
  • July 6 – 7:00 — 31.6′
  • July 6 – 12:00 — 33.3′
  • July 6 – 16:30 — 34.2′
  • July 6 – 22:45 — 35.3′
  • July 7 – 7:00 — 36.1′ .21″
  • July 7 – 11:30 — 36.3′
  • July 7 – 15:00 — 36.2′
  • July 8 – 7:00 — 34.8′ 1.06″
  • July 8 – 11:00 — 34.2′
  • July 8 – 18:00 — 33.3′
  • July 8 – 23:00 — 32.6′
  • July 9 – 7:00 — 31.7′ 1.92″
  • July 10 – 7:00 — 30.6′ .15″
  • July 11 – 7:00 — 29.8′ .24″
  • July 12 – 7:00 — 24.8′ 0.00″
  • July 13 – 7:00 — 14.2′ 0.00″
  • July 14 – 7:00 — 26.9′ 1.09″
  • July 15 – 7:00 — 23.6′ .01″
  • July 16 – 7:00 — 13.1′ .02″
  • July 17 – 7:00 — 13.8′ .21″
  • July 18 — .27″
  • July 21 — .45″
  • July 22 – 7:00 — 26.7′ — 1.38″
  • July 22 – 13:00 — 27.3′
  • July 22 – 16:00 — 28.3′
  • July 22 – 20:30 — 29.0′
  • July 23 – 7:00 — 31.3′ — 5.53″
  • July 23 – 9:00 — 32.1′
  • July 23 – 11:30 — 32.7′
  • July 23 – 14:00 — 33.2′
  • July 24 – 7:00 — 36.9′ — 1.82″
  • July 24 – 11:30 — 37.4′
  • July 24 – 14:00 — 37.6′
  • July 24 – 16:30 — 37.4′
  • July 25 – 7 :00 — 35.6′ 1.15″
  • July 25 – 11:30 — 34.7′
  • July 25 – 17:00 — 33.6′
  • July 25 – 20:30 — 33.1′
  • July 26 – 7:00 — 31.3′ — 0.00″
  • July 26 – 13:00 — 30.4′
  • July 26 – 17:00 — 30.1′
  • July 27 – 7:00 — 25.4′ — .35″
  • July 27 – 21:30 — 12.8′

Rainfall Total for July — 21.59″

— Gallatin North Missourian

The Grand River appears more like a huge lake to motorists traveling on I-35. This photo is taken in the southbound lane driving away from Pattonsburg, MO.

Flooding water from the Grand River submerged the park at Old Pattonsburg off Route Z at Hwy 69.