Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Farm Road 164 bridge Greene County · east of Springfield | Bridge crossing | 37.14979, -93.20318 | Crossing on the upper river east of Springfield. |
| 2 | Galloway Creek Greenway bridge Springfield · trail crossing | Bridge crossing | 37.12237, -93.22827 | Greenway footbridge on the Springfield reach. |
| 3 | US 65 bridge Schoolcraft Freeway | Bridge crossing | 37.12006, -93.23440 | The highway crossing above Lake Springfield. |
| 4 | BNSF Kissick Branch railroad bridge BNSF Railway | Bridge crossing | 37.12165, -93.24029 | Rail crossing at the head of Lake Springfield. |
| 5 | Nature Center Park Springfield | Park / conservation area | 37.12673, -93.24042 | Park on the bank at the head of Lake Springfield. |
| 6 | Lake Springfield boat ramp City of Springfield | Access / boat ramp | 37.11700, -93.24980 | Ramp on Lake Springfield; unnamed beyond 'Boat Ramp' in OSM. |
| 7 | Lake Springfield Park City of Springfield | Park / conservation area | 37.11673, -93.25752 | City park on the lake shore. |
| 8 | South Kissick Avenue bridge Springfield | Bridge crossing | 37.11217, -93.26379 | Crossing just above the Lake Springfield dam. |
| 9 | Lake Springfield Dam NID MO20023 | Dam / hazard | 37.11132, -93.26334 | The dam at the foot of Lake Springfield; the river runs free below it. |
| 10 | Chadwick Flyer Trail bridge Rail-trail crossing | Bridge crossing | 37.10318, -93.26283 | Trail bridge on the old Chadwick Flyer line below the dam. |
| 11 | South Farm Road 141 bridge Greene County | Bridge crossing | 37.10325, -93.32499 | County crossing below Springfield. |
| 12 | West Farm Road 190 bridge Greene County | Bridge crossing | 37.10590, -93.33000 | County crossing on the upper float water. |
| 13 | Blue Springs Road bridge Greene County | Bridge crossing | 37.09190, -93.35734 | Crossing near the Blue Springs reach. |
| 14 | Nelson Mill Road bridge Christian County | Bridge crossing | 37.07624, -93.37108 | Old mill-site crossing. |
| 15 | MO 14 bridge West Mount Vernon Street · Nixa | Bridge crossing | 37.04582, -93.39051 | Highway crossing between Nixa and Ozark. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Big Bend Road bridge Christian County | Bridge crossing | 37.00697, -93.36439 | Crossing on the big bend below MO 14. |
| 17 | Two Rivers Mountain Bike Park Christian County | Park / conservation area | 36.95157, -93.34981 | Public ground on the bluff above the river near the Finley confluence. |
| 18 | Hooten Town access Loop Road at Route O | Access / boat ramp | 36.93940, -93.38592 | Unnamed in OSM; the launch at the Hooten Town bridge, the top of the special management reach. |
| 19 | Smallmouth Bass Special Management Area — upper limit MDC · Hooten Town bridge (Loop Road at Route O) | Regulation section limit | 36.93916, -93.38569 | Upper limit of the special management area on the James. Read the current Missouri regulations before you fish it. |
| 20 | Hooten Town bridge The Loop Road at Route O | Bridge crossing | 36.93916, -93.38569 | The named boundary bridge and a working put-in. |
| 21 | McCall Bridge Road bridge Stone County | Bridge crossing | 36.90412, -93.39698 | Crossing inside the special management reach. |
| 22 | H. L. Kerr Access MDC · Stone County | Access / boat ramp | 36.83226, -93.44658 | Conservation Department access off Horsecreek Road above Galena. |
| 23 | Ralph Cox Memorial Access Galena | Access / boat ramp | 36.80703, -93.46181 | Launch at Galena, beside the gauge and the Y Bridge. |
| 24 | USGS 07052500 — James River at Galena USGS gauging station | USGS gauge | 36.80539, -93.46158 | The flow reference for the float. Coordinates are the station's own. |
| 25 | Smallmouth Bass Special Management Area — lower limit MDC · Highway 413/265 bridge at Galena | Regulation section limit | 36.80546, -93.46088 | Lower limit of the special management area, at the highway bridge in Galena. Read the current Missouri regulations before you fish it. |
| 26 | Y Bridge, Galena Highway 413 / 265 | Bridge crossing | 36.80546, -93.46088 | The Galena crossing; the regulation boundary is written to this bridge. |
| 27 | Y Bridge Park City of Galena | Park / conservation area | 36.80587, -93.46365 | Town park at the bridge. |
| 28 | Missouri and Northern Arkansas railroad bridge M&NA Railroad | Bridge crossing | 36.79887, -93.46362 | Rail crossing below Galena. |
| 29 | Highway Thirteen Public Use Area USACE · Table Rock Lake | Park / conservation area | 36.71949, -93.49102 | Corps use area where the James arm of Table Rock begins. |
| 30 | Cape Fair Public Use Area USACE · Table Rock Lake | Park / conservation area | 36.72256, -93.53186 | Corps area on the James arm at Cape Fair. |
Gauge: USGS 07052500 — James River at Galena, MO. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Largemouth Bass, Ozark Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Walleye
Regulations: mdc.mo.gov/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Delaware Town Access: MDC access southeast of Springfield, upper float water.
Hootentown Access: MDC access and campground, the most common launch for the lower river.
Shelvin Rock Access: MDC access between Hootentown and Galena.
Kerr Access: MDC access on the lower river.
Galena (Highway 248 and the Y Bridge): town access at the gauge and the top of Table Rock Lake.
April and May: the best smallmouth months with good flows and pre-spawn fish, plus white bass running up from Table Rock.
June through August: low water, topwater smallmouth at dawn and dusk, canoe and kayak traffic on weekends.
September and October: falling water and aggressive fish; the most comfortable weather of the year.
Winter: slow; smallmouth hold in the deepest pools and the lake arm nea