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Live river level, flow, historical records and forecast for Sebago Creek near Rock Hill in MO, United States, built from official government gauge data.
Sebago Creek near Rock Hill is a river in the Cahokia-Joachim watershed in Missouri.
The stream is highest, on average, in April at 2.54 ft (0.78 m), then lowest in October at 2.43 ft (0.74 m). That seasonal range is small: 1.4 in (3.5 cm) across the year.
For anyone watching a bank, dock, or pump intake, that means the normal stage does not move far with the seasons here. The big changes to watch for are event-driven, not the month-to-month pattern. In this part of the region, rainfall can raise water any time of year, with the fastest rises often in spring.
The record high is 4.29 ft (1.31 m), set in November 2024. The record low is 2.06 ft (0.63 m), set in October 2007.
Those two marks give the range this station has actually seen over 25 years on record. For local users, the record high is the one to think about when water is nearing the banks, while the record low is the level that can leave shallow spots tighter for fish, wading, and small craft.
The fastest 24-hour rise is not available in the station facts, so there is nothing specific to report for warning time here.
The hero number on this page is today’s reading compared with the median for this calendar day across the station record. That is better than raw elevation because a stage by itself does not say whether the creek is running high or low for this date.
At this USGS station, the comparison is based on more than 25 years of record. It gives a quick read on whether Sebago Creek is behaving normally for the season, or sitting above or below its usual level for the day.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
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