About this river
Missouri River is a 22.8 mile river near Old Cove Canoe and Kayak in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Missouri River near Labadie, MO (site 06935550). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2015 to 2026
Missouri River typically runs highest in May, at a median 137,000 cfs, and lowest in January, at 42,600 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 502,000 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42,600 | 33,200 to 113,000 | |
| February | 56,700 | 41,000 to 97,700 | |
| March | 67,300 | 51,400 to 128,000 | |
| April | 100,150 | 68,750 to 151,500 | |
| May | 137,000 | 89,700 to 208,000 | |
| June | 130,500 | 105,500 to 205,000 | |
| July | 104,000 | 78,800 to 159,000 | |
| August | 77,900 | 58,200 to 105,000 | |
| September | 56,350 | 47,300 to 106,000 | |
| October | 52,600 | 45,800 to 87,900 | |
| November | 55,100 | 46,400 to 95,600 | |
| December | 46,400 | 34,100 to 103,000 |
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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Missouri River near Labadie, MO (site 06935550). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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