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River Ranch Resort

Spavinaw Creek near River Ranch Resort

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About this river

Spavinaw Creek is a 13.0 mile river near River Ranch Resort in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Spavinaw Creek near Maysville, AR (site 07191160). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2002 to 2026

Spavinaw Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 102 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,900 cfs, in 2020.

Typical flow by month at Spavinaw Creek near Maysville, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January4828 to 96
February5533 to 84
March6439 to 105
April7948 to 144
May10254 to 215
June6638 to 98
July4025 to 69
August3021 to 49
September2618 to 37
October2618 to 45
November3321 to 56
December4124 to 65

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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Spavinaw Creek near Maysville, AR (site 07191160). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Spavinaw Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Highway 10Spavinaw Creek - Lake EuchaPublic
  • Upper Spavinaw Recreation AreaSpavinaw Creek - Lake EuchaPublic
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