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Mussel Fork in Missouri

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5 mi

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

About this river

Mussel Fork is a 50.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mussel Fork near Musselfork, MO (site 06906000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1949 to 2026

Mussel Fork typically runs highest in April, at a median 100 cfs, and lowest in September, at 8.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,300 cfs, in 1973.

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Typical flow by month at Mussel Fork near Musselfork, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January217.6 to 69
February4814 to 156
March9847 to 268
April10043 to 295
May7734 to 239
June4815 to 195
July196.9 to 64
August114.2 to 32
September8.33.2 to 26
October9.42.5 to 38
November173.6 to 48
December236.0 to 66

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 54 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mussel Fork near Musselfork, MO (site 06906000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Mussel Fork. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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