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Around Platte River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Platte River is a 39.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River near Agency, MO (site 06820500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
Platte River typically runs highest in June, at a median 625 cfs, and lowest in October, at 92 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,500 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 117 | 50 to 357 |
| February | 249 | 100 to 632 |
| March | 445 | 164 to 1,280 |
| April | 490 | 192 to 1,350 |
| May | 621 | 244 to 1,730 |
| June | 625 | 243 to 2,010 |
| July | 248 | 94 to 698 |
| August | 134 | 59 to 350 |
| September | 94 | 41 to 369 |
| October | 92 | 35 to 333 |
| November | 125 | 51 to 377 |
| December | 125 | 39 to 336 |
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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River near Agency, MO (site 06820500). 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 Platte River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Crows Creek ParkSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Sharps Station AccessPlatte RiverPublic
- Camp Branch MArinaSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Little Platte ParkSmithville ReservoirPublic
- County Road WEberts Branch - Smithville ReservoirPublic
- Sailboat CoveSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Highway WSmithville ReservoirPublic
- SW 214th StreetSmithville ReservoirPublic
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