About this river
Osage River is a 35.2 mile river near Paradise Marina and Watersports in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Osage River near Bagnell, MO (site 06926000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2020
Osage River typically runs highest in April, at a median 9,925 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1,590 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 212,000 cfs, in 1943.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,790 | 1,240 to 12,300 | |
| February | 6,770 | 2,130 to 14,200 | |
| March | 9,220 | 2,430 to 19,900 | |
| April | 9,925 | 2,830 to 23,050 | |
| May | 9,500 | 1,570 to 27,600 | |
| June | 9,080 | 1,420 to 29,550 | |
| July | 3,390 | 945 to 12,100 | |
| August | 2,010 | 731 to 5,880 | |
| September | 1,695 | 707 to 6,175 | |
| October | 1,590 | 649 to 6,980 | |
| November | 1,940 | 702 to 9,035 | |
| December | 3,280 | 968 to 9,870 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Osage River near Bagnell, MO (site 06926000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Osage River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- First Mate Yacht ServicesLake of the OzarksRestricted
- Bagnell Dam AccessOsage RiverPublic
- Bluebird RoadLake of the OzarksPublic
- Tuscumbia AccessOsage RiverPublic
- LOTO MarinaLake of the OzarksRestricted
- Northshore RV Park and CampgroundLake of the OzarksRestricted
- Kings Bluff AccessOsage RiverPublic
- Osage-Tavern AccessOsage RiverPublic
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