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Around Fox River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Fox River is a 62.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fox River at Wayland, MO (site 05495000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1922 to 2026
Fox River typically runs highest in March, at a median 133 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 24,300 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9.4 to 100 |
| February | 77 | 21 to 247 |
| March | 133 | 62 to 339 |
| April | 130 | 58 to 332 |
| May | 93 | 35 to 246 |
| June | 57 | 17 to 219 |
| July | 21 | 8.4 to 81 |
| August | 14 | 4.1 to 53 |
| September | 9.6 | 2.8 to 41 |
| October | 9.6 | 2.7 to 50 |
| November | 19 | 6.1 to 66 |
| December | 27 | 7.7 to 80 |
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 104 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fox River at Wayland, MO (site 05495000). 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 Fox River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Ella Ewing Lake Conservation AreaElla Ewing LakePublic
- Lake Showme (Memphis)Lake ShowmePublic
- Lake Showme (Memphis)Lake ShowmePublic
- Lake Showme (Memphis)Lake ShowmePublic
- Fort Pike AccessDes Moines RiverPublic
- Fox Valley Lake Conservation AreaFox Valley LakePublic
- New City Lake (Lancaster)New City LakePublic
- Turkey Run AccessDes Moines RiverPublic
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