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Fishing River near Independence, MO

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Around Fishing River

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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

Fishing River is a 34.5 mile river near Pioneer Trails Adventures in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fishing River above Mosby, MO (site 06894200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

Fishing River typically runs highest in May, at a median 23 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,010 cfs, in 2015.

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Typical flow by month at Fishing River above Mosby, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8.44.1 to 20
February105.9 to 20
March2011 to 50
April2313 to 40
May2311 to 60
June147.3 to 34
July6.93.6 to 18
August4.92.9 to 9.2
September3.72.3 to 11
October5.22.7 to 12
November7.24.2 to 9.6
December6.94.5 to 13

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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fishing River above Mosby, MO (site 06894200). 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 Fishing River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Fort Osage County ParkMissouri RiverPublic
  • Pigg's Landing AccessFishing RiverPublic
  • Cooley Lake Conservation AreaMissouri RiverPublic

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