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Around Osage River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Osage River is a 62.1 mile river near Long Shoal Marina/Restaraunt in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Osage River at Taberville, MO (site 06918250). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2011 to 2026
Osage River typically runs highest in May, at a median 8,090 cfs, and lowest in October, at 131 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 63,300 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 702 | 266 to 3,680 |
| February | 901 | 484 to 2,680 |
| March | 1,360 | 730 to 8,110 |
| April | 2,265 | 1,007 to 6,305 |
| May | 8,090 | 1,630 to 16,100 |
| June | 4,555 | 1,075 to 12,300 |
| July | 647 | 202 to 4,270 |
| August | 335 | 110 to 1,560 |
| September | 191 | 50 to 1,235 |
| October | 131 | 50 to 1,500 |
| November | 239 | 90 to 766 |
| December | 354 | 189 to 1,540 |
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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Osage River at Taberville, MO (site 06918250). 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 Osage River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Highway 82 BridgeSac RiverPublic
- Taberville AccessOsage RiverPublic
- Schell-Osage Conservation AreaAtkinson lakePublic
- Schell-Osage Conservation AreaBarter LakePublic
- Schell-Osage Conservation AreaSchell LakePublic
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Sac Osage)Osage RiverPublic
- Schell-Osage Conservation AreaBarber LakePublic
- Schell-Osage Conservation AreaBarber LakePublic
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