In December of 1982, the river crested at 25.2 feet, flooding homes and businesses. The Black River was at “major flood stage” as it began cresting Sunday morning at 29.74 in Black Rock ...

Forecasters predict the river will crest at 21 feet on Saturday, that’s 5 feet above flood stage and about a foot shy of the record high we saw in 2008 when high water led to multiple levee ...

The Black River at Poplar Bluff crested at 19.89 feet at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 6. As of Tuesday morning, April 15, the river remains below the action stage at 9.21 feet, but it is slowly rising.

Poplar Bluff could begin to see residents displaced by flooding when the Black River reaches 20 feet, officials said Friday afternoon in a briefing with first responders.

However, Black River is expected to still be at major flood level through Friday, April 11, in Pocahontas. In 2011, the river crested at 28.47 feet. The American Red Cross has opened a shelter for ...