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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Osage River is a 62.1 mile river near Super Dave’s Paddle Craft Adventures in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Osage River below St. Thomas, MO (site 06926510). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Osage River typically runs highest in June, at a median 28,600 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1,440 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 114,000 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5,160 | 1,340 to 13,700 |
| February | 8,320 | 3,200 to 18,500 |
| March | 8,060 | 3,870 to 26,000 |
| April | 13,350 | 4,625 to 31,450 |
| May | 26,200 | 4,800 to 37,000 |
| June | 28,600 | 5,895 to 34,200 |
| July | 7,780 | 2,480 to 26,500 |
| August | 3,180 | 1,450 to 9,490 |
| September | 1,865 | 1,260 to 7,720 |
| October | 1,560 | 1,220 to 6,280 |
| November | 1,440 | 1,160 to 4,875 |
| December | 1,850 | 1,170 to 7,940 |
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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Osage River below St. Thomas, MO (site 06926510). 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.
- Lake of the Ozarks Recreation AreaLake of the OzarksPublic
- McCubbins PointLake of the OzarksPublic
- Beach 2Lake of the OzarksPublic
- Pa He TsiLake of the OzarksPublic
- Purvis Beach ResortLake of the OzarksRestricted
- Lighthouse MarinaLake of the OzarksRestricted
- King's Pointe Resort and RV ParkLake of the OzarksRestricted
- Shawnee Bend AccessLake of the OzarksPublic
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