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Around Marmaton River
Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Marmaton River is a 43.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Marmaton River near Richards, MO (site 06917560). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
Marmaton River typically runs highest in May, at a median 339 cfs, and lowest in August, at 7.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,300 cfs, in 2007.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 13 to 167 |
| February | 78 | 33 to 230 |
| March | 124 | 45 to 416 |
| April | 209 | 80 to 772 |
| May | 339 | 89 to 1,800 |
| June | 75 | 31 to 632 |
| July | 28 | 9.6 to 80 |
| August | 7.6 | 2.5 to 29 |
| September | 12 | 2.5 to 71 |
| October | 12 | 2.3 to 98 |
| November | 23 | 6.5 to 87 |
| December | 20 | 8.2 to 78 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Marmaton River near Richards, MO (site 06917560). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Marmaton River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Radio Springs Lake (Nevada)Radio Springs LakePublic
- Izaac Walton Lake (Nevada)Izaac Walton LakePublic
- Cephas Ford AccessMarmaton RiverPublic
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