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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Blackwater River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Blackwater River at Valley City, MO (site 06907700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1959 to 2026
Blackwater River typically runs highest in April, at a median 204 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 47,200 cfs, in 1965.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 14 to 141 |
| February | 86 | 29 to 207 |
| March | 158 | 58 to 554 |
| April | 204 | 83 to 573 |
| May | 145 | 54 to 458 |
| June | 76 | 28 to 307 |
| July | 27 | 8.2 to 147 |
| August | 16 | 3.7 to 49 |
| September | 12 | 4.0 to 60 |
| October | 16 | 2.9 to 69 |
| November | 25 | 5.4 to 76 |
| December | 32 | 11 to 102 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Blackwater River at Valley City, MO (site 06907700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Blackwater River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Swinging Bridge AccessLamine RiverPublic
- Hazel Hill LakeHazel Hill LakePublic
- Roberts Bluff AccessLamine RiverPublic
- Edwin A. Pape Lake (Concordia)Edwin A. Pape LakePublic
- McAllister Springs AccessBlackwater RiverPublic
- Blackwater Bridge AccessBlackwater RiverPublic
- Maple Leaf Lake Conservation AreaMaple Leaf LakePublic
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