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Steele River Kayaks and float trips

Steele River Kayaks and float trips

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Steele River Kayaks and float trips is a kayak & canoe livery in Windyville. They run float trips on the Niangua River, renting kayaks, rafts, and paddleboards. All floats are shuttled from their facility, and most trips last 2 to 5 hours.

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Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

1991 to 2026

The water at Steele River Kayaks and float trips typically runs highest in May, at a median 362 cfs, and lowest in September, at 48 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,000 cfs, in 1993.

Typical flow by month at Niangua River at Windyville, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January12770 to 281
February17593 to 366
March279132 to 584
April346184 to 592
May362161 to 748
June206123 to 436
July9248 to 172
August5034 to 98
September4834 to 79
October4830 to 82
November6845 to 232
December10651 to 226

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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Niangua River at Windyville, MO (site 06923250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

81Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Thu, Sep 24 (90)

Streamflow

18 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

0.70 ft

High today

79°F

Wind

9 kt

Gusts 17 kt

Rain chance

6%

Week ahead

Tue79°F6%
Wed76°F1%
Thu80°F0%
Fri86°F9%
Sat88°F17%
Sun77°F21%
Mon75°F19%

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

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