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Around Black River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Black River is a 48.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black River at Poplar Bluff, MO (site 07063000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Black River typically runs highest in May, at a median 2,180 cfs, and lowest in August, at 514 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,500 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,150 | 676 to 2,430 |
| February | 1,250 | 800 to 2,390 |
| March | 1,730 | 1,060 to 3,220 |
| April | 1,935 | 1,120 to 3,425 |
| May | 2,180 | 884 to 3,440 |
| June | 988 | 629 to 2,145 |
| July | 649 | 461 to 1,040 |
| August | 514 | 411 to 729 |
| September | 531 | 401 to 733 |
| October | 541 | 427 to 729 |
| November | 660 | 495 to 1,170 |
| December | 963 | 625 to 2,070 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black River at Poplar Bluff, MO (site 07063000). 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 Black River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Sportsman's Park Access (Poplar Bluff)Black RiverPublic
- Hilliard AccessBlack RiverPublic
- Hendrickson Access (Mark Twain National Forest)Black RiverPublic
- Bradley A. Hammer Memorial Conservation AreaBlack RiverPublic
- Highway WLake WappapelloPublic
- Otter CreekOtter CreekPublic
- Chaonia Landing MarinaLake WappapelloPublic
- Highway PPLake WappapelloPublic
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