(KLZA)-- The Missouri River is beginning to recede.  River gauges Thursday morning all indicated the river was falling back from crests occurring the past several days. 

At Rulo the reading Thursday morning was 22.36-feet with the river expected to drop below flood stage Sunday.

The Missouri Rive level at Brownville Thursday morning was 38.39-feet with the river predicted to be below flood stage Monday morning,  July 9. 

At Nebraska City the morning river reading was 21.04 feet, just over 3-feet above flood stage with a prediction of being below flood stage on Monday. 

The river reading at St. Joseph was 21.16 Thursday morning with the river predicted to go below flood stage early Sunday morning. 

In Atchison the river is predicted to drop below flood stage Saturday morning.  The river was 23.68-feet  Thursday morning, less than 2-feet above flood stage.