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Around Grand River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Grand River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Grand River near Gallatin, MO (site 06897500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1921 to 2026
Grand River typically runs highest in May, at a median 644 cfs, and lowest in October, at 96 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 85,500 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 130 | 55 to 399 |
| February | 262 | 73 to 811 |
| March | 533 | 216 to 1,560 |
| April | 597 | 246 to 1,670 |
| May | 644 | 236 to 1,910 |
| June | 494 | 181 to 1,910 |
| July | 205 | 94 to 646 |
| August | 149 | 67 to 378 |
| September | 99 | 50 to 390 |
| October | 96 | 37 to 401 |
| November | 118 | 48 to 431 |
| December | 142 | 44 to 350 |
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 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Grand River near Gallatin, MO (site 06897500). 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 Grand River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Brunswick AccessGrand RiverPublic
- Bosworth AccessGrand RiverPublic
- Little Compton Lake Conservation AreaLittle Compton LakePublic
- Bunch Hollow Conservation AreaBunch Hollow Conservation Area PondPublic
- Sumner AccessGrand RiverPublic
- Fountain Grove Conservation AreaChe-Ru LakePublic
- Fountain Grove Conservation AreaJo Shelby LakePublic
- Coval Gann - Chillicothe AccessGrand RiverPublic
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