About this river
James River is a 5.8 mile river near James River Outfitters in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge James River at Galena, MO (site 07052500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1922 to 2026
James River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,070 cfs, and lowest in September, at 186 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 74,300 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 517 | 263 to 1,020 | |
| February | 660 | 318 to 1,210 | |
| March | 1,000 | 536 to 1,920 | |
| April | 1,070 | 530 to 1,945 | |
| May | 922 | 494 to 1,940 | |
| June | 558 | 315 to 1,350 | |
| July | 323 | 201 to 567 | |
| August | 209 | 145 to 328 | |
| September | 186 | 126 to 335 | |
| October | 204 | 125 to 392 | |
| November | 265 | 163 to 760 | |
| December | 415 | 183 to 980 |
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 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for James River at Galena, MO (site 07052500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of James River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Ralph Cox Memorial AccessJames RiverPublic
- H. L. Kerr AccessJames RiverPublic
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