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Around Little Platte River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Platte River is a 61.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Platte River near Plattsburg, MO (site 06821080). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2026
Little Platte River typically runs highest in May, at a median 11 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,700 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.9 | 0.4 to 7.0 |
| February | 3.1 | 0.6 to 16 |
| March | 7.2 | 2.2 to 26 |
| April | 8.1 | 4.0 to 23 |
| May | 11 | 3.2 to 46 |
| June | 5.9 | 1.8 to 34 |
| July | 2.2 | 0.1 to 8.2 |
| August | 0.6 | 0.0 to 2.7 |
| September | 0.3 | 0.0 to 5.0 |
| October | 0.7 | 0.0 to 4.3 |
| November | 1.4 | 0.3 to 4.4 |
| December | 2.4 | 0.8 to 6.4 |
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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Platte River near Plattsburg, MO (site 06821080). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Platte River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Crows Creek ParkSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Camp Branch MArinaSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Little Platte ParkSmithville ReservoirPublic
- County Road WEberts Branch - Smithville ReservoirPublic
- Sailboat CoveSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Highway WSmithville ReservoirPublic
- SW 214th StreetSmithville ReservoirPublic
- Arnold RoadSmithville Reservoir (Little Platte River)Public
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