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Buffalo River Outfitters

Buffalo River Outfitters

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Buffalo River Outfitters is a whitewater rafting outfitter in St Joe. They offer raft, kayak, and canoe rentals for floats on the Buffalo River. The outfitter provides day and overnight trips on the Buffalo National River.

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Rafting, Whitewater

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Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

The water at Buffalo River Outfitters typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,285 cfs, and lowest in September, at 59 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 124,000 cfs, in 1983.

Typical flow by month at Buffalo River near St. Joe, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January535241 to 1,120
February827371 to 1,580
March1,170624 to 2,240
April1,285708 to 2,380
May975472 to 1,920
June363176 to 812
July12571 to 225
August7649 to 132
September5936 to 108
October6538 to 150
November16661 to 804
December416150 to 1,060

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River near St. Joe, AR (site 07056000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

87Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Thu, Sep 24 (94)

High today

82°F

Wind

8 kt

Gusts 12 kt

Rain chance

15%

Week ahead

Tue82°F15%
Wed80°F1%
Thu81°F0%
Fri85°F1%
Sat90°F5%
Sun89°F26%
Mon70°F15%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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