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James River Outfitters
James River Outfitters

James River Outfitters

James River Outfitters is a kayak & canoe livery in Galena.

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Around James River Outfitters

Cape Fair6.9 miAunts Creek9.3 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

The water at James River Outfitters typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,070 cfs, and lowest in September, at 186 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 74,300 cfs, in 2017.

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Typical flow by month at James River at Galena, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January517263 to 1,020
February660318 to 1,210
March1,000536 to 1,920
April1,070530 to 1,945
May922494 to 1,940
June558315 to 1,350
July323201 to 567
August209145 to 328
September186126 to 335
October204125 to 392
November265163 to 760
December415183 to 980

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 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for James River at Galena, MO (site 07052500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

81Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 55°F, low 48°FRain 1%Wind 7 kt, gusts 15

Streamflow

162 cfs

Normal (26th)

Water level

3.94 ft

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 15 ft. NWS reads 3.96 ft here.

NWS forecast: 4 ft by Fri 6 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service.