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Around Niangua River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Niangua River is a 61.7 mile river near Super Dave’s Paddle Craft Adventures in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek, MO (site 06923950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
Niangua River typically runs highest in May, at a median 510 cfs, and lowest in September, at 184 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 45,600 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 237 | 162 to 428 |
| February | 275 | 182 to 608 |
| March | 368 | 237 to 973 |
| April | 497 | 246 to 966 |
| May | 510 | 236 to 1,140 |
| June | 306 | 194 to 631 |
| July | 240 | 144 to 356 |
| August | 211 | 148 to 296 |
| September | 184 | 140 to 243 |
| October | 192 | 141 to 245 |
| November | 216 | 165 to 288 |
| December | 214 | 166 to 340 |
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 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek, MO (site 06923950). 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 Niangua River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Charity AccessNiangua RiverPublic
- Moon Valley AccessNiangua RiverPublic
- Bennett Spring AccessNiangua RiverPublic
- Barclay Conservation AreaNaingua RiverPublic
- Prosperine AccessNiangua RiverPublic
- Lead Mine Conservation Area - Herrick FordNiangua RiverPublic
- Lead Mine Conservation Area - Berry BluffNiangua RiverPublic
- Larry R. Gale AccessLake of the OzarksPublic
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