About this river
Little Blue River is a 21.0 mile river near Lunar Phase Adventures, LLC in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence (site 06893820). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2010 to 2026
Little Blue River typically runs highest in May, at a median 86 cfs, and lowest in October, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,800 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 11 to 67 | |
| February | 25 | 14 to 57 | |
| March | 52 | 20 to 134 | |
| April | 46 | 26 to 144 | |
| May | 86 | 35 to 268 | |
| June | 35 | 15 to 88 | |
| July | 25 | 12 to 88 | |
| August | 18 | 10 to 45 | |
| September | 15 | 7.9 to 45 | |
| October | 13 | 7.0 to 45 | |
| November | 17 | 12 to 32 | |
| December | 14 | 8.9 to 38 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence (site 06893820). 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 Little Blue River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Prairie Lee LakePrairie Lee LakePublic
- Lake JacomoLake JacomoPublic
- Lake JacomoLake JacomoPublic
- Lake JacomoLake JacomoPublic
- Blue Springs LakeBlue Springs LakePublic
- Blue Springs LakeBlue Springs LakePublic
- Blue Springs LakeBlue Springs LakePublic
- LaBenite ParkMissouri RiverPublic
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