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Missouri waters

Missouri rivers

Free-flowing water big enough to float. Levels rise and fall with rain and snowmelt, so the gauge reading is the whole story on the morning you go.

Gauge locations. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

14 rivers in Missouri

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Big Piney RiverMOBig Piney River near Big Piney, MO133 cfs20thn/a→ steady1Smallmouth Slam
Big RiverMOBig River at Byrnesville, MO126 cfsn/an/a→ steady1none yet
Black RiverMOBlack River near Annapolis, MO177 cfs38thn/a↑ rising1none yet
Current RiverMOCurrent River above Akers, MO143 cfs9thn/a→ steady3Blue Ribbon Trout Slam
Eleven Point RiverMOEleven Point River near Bardley, MO267 cfs17thn/a→ steady1Smallmouth Slam +1
Elk RiverMOElk River near Tiff City, MoGauge data pending1none yet
Gasconade RiverMOGasconade River at Jerome, MO461 cfs10thn/a→ steady1Smallmouth Slam
Jacks ForkMOJacks Fork at Eminence, MO153 cfs31stn/a→ steady2Smallmouth Slam
James RiverMOJames River at Galena, MO120 cfs14thn/a→ steady1Smallmouth Slam
James RiverMOJames River near Springfield, MO20 cfsn/an/a↑ rising0none yet
Meramec RiverMOMeramec River near Steelville, MO166 cfs35thn/a→ steady2Smallmouth Slam
Niangua RiverMONiangua River at Windyville, MO25 cfs8thn/a→ steady1none yet
North Fork of the White RiverMONorth Fork River near Tecumseh, MO299 cfs19thn/a→ steady3Blue Ribbon Trout Slam
Spring RiverMOSpring River at Carthage, MO47 cfsn/an/a↑ rising0none yet

Looking for something else in Missouri? See all 34 Missouri waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.