About this river
Missouri River is a 23.8 mile river near Shawnee Mission Park Marina in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Missouri River at Kansas City, MO (site 06893000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Missouri River typically runs highest in June, at a median 72,300 cfs, and lowest in January, at 27,400 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 529,000 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27,400 | 21,500 to 38,600 | |
| February | 32,300 | 26,100 to 46,900 | |
| March | 46,400 | 31,600 to 65,700 | |
| April | 53,950 | 43,750 to 82,050 | |
| May | 65,600 | 46,800 to 92,400 | |
| June | 72,300 | 52,700 to 99,200 | |
| July | 59,600 | 43,300 to 83,300 | |
| August | 49,900 | 41,100 to 66,100 | |
| September | 48,100 | 40,700 to 67,750 | |
| October | 47,400 | 40,200 to 64,900 | |
| November | 45,600 | 37,200 to 62,350 | |
| December | 30,700 | 23,200 to 45,400 |
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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Missouri River at Kansas City, MO (site 06893000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Missouri River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Schimmel City AccessPlatte RiverPublic
- Wyandotte County LakeWyandotte County LakePublic
- Platte County (Platte Landing Park)Missouri RiverPublic
- Kansas City Riverfront Park AccessMissouri RiverPublic
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