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Quapaw Canoe Company

Quapaw Canoe Company

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Quapaw Canoe Company is a kayak tour operator in Clarksdale. They offer guided canoe adventures on the Lower Mississippi River, covering sections from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, with most activity between Memphis, TN, Vicksburg, MS, and St. Francisville, LA. Trips range from short downstream paddles and multi-day excursions to 1-2 week and multi-week expeditions.

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Kayaking, Sea Kayaking, Guided Tours

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Typical flow by month

1937 to 2026

The water at Quapaw Canoe Company typically runs highest in March, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in September, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,600 cfs, in 1942.

Typical flow by month at Big Sunflower River at Clarksdale, MS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January5325 to 148
February6230 to 192
March8840 to 188
April7639 to 202
May4324 to 86
June3016 to 56
July2716 to 42
August199.6 to 27
September1714 to 25
October2112 to 30
November2615 to 36
December307.6 to 62

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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sunflower River at Clarksdale, MS (site 07288000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

59Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Fri, Sep 25 (79)

Streamflow

0.6 cfs

Below normal (10th)

Water level

7.86 ft

High today

95°F

Wind

13 kt

Gusts 20 kt

Rain chance

3%

Week ahead

Tue95°F3%
Wed86°F0%
Thu91°F0%
Fri95°F0%
Sat96°F1%
Sun93°F7%
Mon88°F11%

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

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