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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big River is a 62.1 mile river near Big Muddy Adventures at Simpson Lake in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big River below Bonne Terre, MO (site 07017610). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Big River typically runs highest in April, at a median 515 cfs, and lowest in October, at 55 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,600 cfs, in 2017.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 252 | 132 to 570 |
| February | 285 | 117 to 579 |
| March | 388 | 208 to 867 |
| April | 515 | 271 to 891 |
| May | 394 | 213 to 727 |
| June | 146 | 99 to 330 |
| July | 107 | 68 to 204 |
| August | 83 | 53 to 187 |
| September | 59 | 46 to 89 |
| October | 55 | 45 to 80 |
| November | 87 | 63 to 170 |
| December | 140 | 73 to 299 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big River below Bonne Terre, MO (site 07017610). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Big River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bonne Terre City LakeBonne Terre City LakePublic
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