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Around Big Piney River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Piney River is a 62.1 mile river near Jadwin Canoe Rental in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Piney River near Big Piney, MO (site 06930000). 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
Big Piney River typically runs highest in April, at a median 567 cfs, and lowest in September, at 161 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 66,600 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 296 | 184 to 579 |
| February | 360 | 204 to 636 |
| March | 557 | 334 to 1,010 |
| April | 567 | 341 to 1,000 |
| May | 520 | 316 to 1,020 |
| June | 312 | 198 to 521 |
| July | 190 | 145 to 263 |
| August | 165 | 126 to 226 |
| September | 161 | 122 to 224 |
| October | 165 | 131 to 226 |
| November | 192 | 146 to 399 |
| December | 262 | 167 to 458 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Piney River near Big Piney, MO (site 06930000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Piney River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Simmons Ford AccessBig Piney RiverPublic
- Dogs Bluff AccessBig Piney RiverPublic
- Mineral Springs AccessBig Piney RiverPublic
- Boiling Spring AccessBig Piney RiverPublic
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