Flood Warning Links
University City Flood Warning System
NWS Hydrologic Prediction Service (regional)
Weather Links
Reports relevant to St. Louis County Floods
University City Storm Water Task Force Final Report 2019
Criss, R.E. and Nelson, D.L. (2022) Stage-based flood inundation mapping. Natural Hazards. (accepted); currently online at: https://rdcu.be/cHy8o
Hauth & Spencer (1971): Floods in Coldwater Creek, Watkins Creek, and River des Peres basins, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Criss & Luo (2016) River management and flooding: The lesson of December 2015-January 2016, central USA. http://en.earth-science.net/en/article/doi/10.1007/s12583-016-0639-y
ASCE (1988) The River des Peres: A St. Louis Landmark. https://sections.asce.org/st-louis/sites/sections.asce.org.st-louis/files/River%20des%20Peres%20–%20A%20St.%20Louis%20Landmark.pdf
At the Confluence: Rivers, Floods, and Water Quality in the St. Louis Region, (2003) Criss, R.E. and Wilson, D.A., editors, MBG Press, St. Louis, 278p.
FEMA (2015) Flood Insurance Study, St. Louis County, Missouri. Volumes 1-4. Study number 29889CV001A. (to download these important volumes, go to the FEMA link below, enter any local municipality, select “Show All Products”, then “Effective Products”, then “FIS Reports”.)
Water Data Links
- USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation
- USGS Water Resources of the United States
- USACE Water Data
- FEMA Flood Map Service
- US EPA Water Standards