Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse
Mississippi River near Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse
About this river
Mississippi River is a 2.3 mile river near Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Martigney Creek near Arnold, MO (site 07010208). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1997 to 2026
Mississippi River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1.9 cfs, and lowest in October, at 0.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 213 cfs, in 2015.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1 | 0.6 to 2.0 | |
| February | 1.4 | 0.8 to 2.3 | |
| March | 1.7 | 1.0 to 3.1 | |
| April | 1.6 | 1.1 to 3.4 | |
| May | 1.9 | 1.1 to 3.8 | |
| June | 1.2 | 0.7 to 2.4 | |
| July | 1.0 | 0.7 to 1.8 | |
| August | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
| September | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| October | 0.6 | 0.4 to 1.3 | |
| November | 0.7 | 0.5 to 1.6 | |
| December | 1.0 | 0.5 to 1.8 |
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 Martigney Creek near Arnold, MO (site 07010208). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Mississippi River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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