About this river
Caps Branch is a 2.0 mile stream near Jadwin Canoe Rental in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Current River at Montauk State Park, MO (site 07064440). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2007 to 2026
Caps Branch typically runs highest in May, at a median 169 cfs, and lowest in November, at 89 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,200 cfs, in 2025.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 78 to 132 | |
| February | 114 | 85 to 146 | |
| March | 136 | 112 to 191 | |
| April | 162 | 121 to 215 | |
| May | 169 | 128 to 218 | |
| June | 131 | 114 to 151 | |
| July | 108 | 102 to 121 | |
| August | 101 | 90 to 113 | |
| September | 99 | 88 to 107 | |
| October | 93 | 87 to 98 | |
| November | 89 | 81 to 111 | |
| December | 89 | 78 to 120 |
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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Current River at Montauk State Park, MO (site 07064440). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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