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Wyaconda River in Missouri

River50.3 mi
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Around Wyaconda River

Great River National Wildlife Refuge6.4 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Wyaconda River is a 50.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wyaconda River above Canton, MO (site 05496000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1933 to 2026

Wyaconda River typically runs highest in April, at a median 122 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,500 cfs, in 1986.

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Typical flow by month at Wyaconda River above Canton, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January307.6 to 97
February7920 to 247
March11958 to 312
April12252 to 304
May8735 to 278
June5016 to 204
July187.7 to 75
August124.0 to 43
September7.82.9 to 29
October7.93.4 to 40
November155.0 to 51
December176.0 to 71

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wyaconda River above Canton, MO (site 05496000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wyaconda River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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