The Salt River is a freestone river in Missouri, listed as Agency-named bass water by Missouri Department of Conservation.
2 USGS gauges on the water report flow.
Salt River is a freestone river in Missouri.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Salt River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Salt River with 2 USGS gauges.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Salt River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
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Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mark Twain LakeFog on Lake Taneycomo, Missouri. Photo: Luke Wisley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mark Twain Lake.
Missouri · about 21 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Long Branch LakeMissouri · about 60 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mississippi RiverThe Eleven Point River, Missouri. Photo: Charlie Llewellin from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mississippi River.
Missouri · about 95 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Bourbeuse RiverThe North Fork River tailwater downstream of Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bourbeuse River.
Missouri · about 102 mi
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Meramec RiverThe White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Photo: James Powers (Jpowersok), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Meramec River.
Missouri · about 102 mi
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Blue Springs CreekCrooked Creek at Highway 14 in Yellville, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blue Springs Creek.
Missouri · about 103 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under bass.
On the Black Bass Special Area Regulations list (Missouri Department of Conservation, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
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The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Salt River.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Salt River near New London, MO. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At Salt River near Center, MO (USGS 05507800) · 1 of 2 gauges below Provisional USGS data
USGS 05507800
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Lowest for this date on record for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST; ranging 7.18 to 1,140 ft³/s; latest 14.5 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM CST | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM CST | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM CST | 11.8 | 1.86 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM CST | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM CST | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM CST | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM CST | 18.4 | 1.93 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM CST | 21.5 | 1.96 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM CST | 33.6 | 2.06 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM CST | 46.3 | 2.15 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM CST | 76.8 | 2.33 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM CST | 132 | 2.59 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM CST | 242 | 2.98 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM CST | 533 | 3.75 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM CST | 294 | 3.14 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM CST | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM CST | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM CST | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM CST | 20.4 | 1.95 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM CST | 31 | 2.04 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM CST | 47.9 | 2.16 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM CST | 78.7 | 2.34 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM CST | 130 | 2.58 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM CST | 258 | 3.03 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM CST | 605 | 3.91 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM CST | 591 | 3.88 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM CST | 596 | 3.89 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM CST | 569 | 3.83 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM CST | 529 | 3.74 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM CST | 465 | 3.59 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM CST | 287 | 3.12 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM CST | 19.4 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM CST | 27.3 | 2.01 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM CST | 41.9 | 2.12 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM CST | 65.9 | 2.27 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM CST | 123 | 2.55 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM CST | 229 | 2.94 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM CST | 481 | 3.63 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM CST | 672 | 4.05 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM CST | 672 | 4.05 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST | 672 | 4.05 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM CST | 672 | 4.05 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM CST | 681 | 4.07 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM CST | 686 | 4.08 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM CST | 696 | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM CST | 726 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM CST | 657 | 4.02 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM CST | 8.61 | 1.82 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM CST | 7.18 | 1.8 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM CST | 8.61 | 1.82 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM CST | 9.36 | 1.83 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM CST | 8.61 | 1.82 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM CST | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM CST | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM CST | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM CST | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM CST | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM CST | 11.8 | 1.86 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM CST | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM CST | 11.8 | 1.86 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM CST | 11 | 1.85 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM CST | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM CST | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM CDT | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM CDT | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM CDT | 14.5 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM CDT | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM CDT | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM CDT | 11.8 | 1.86 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT | 10.1 | 1.84 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM CDT | 12.7 | 1.87 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM CDT | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM CDT | 16.4 | 1.91 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM CDT | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM CDT | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM CDT | 15.4 | 1.9 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM CDT | 17.3 | 1.92 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM CDT | 18.4 | 1.93 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM CDT | 18.4 | 1.93 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM CDT | 18.4 | 1.93 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM CDT | 19.4 | 1.94 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM CDT | 22.6 | 1.97 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM CDT | 23.8 | 1.98 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT | 32.3 | 2.05 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM CDT | 49.4 | 2.17 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT | 74.9 | 2.32 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM CDT | 130 | 2.58 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM CDT | 229 | 2.94 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM CDT | 452 | 3.56 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM CDT | 1,140 | 4.91 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT | 746 | 4.2 |
Normal for Nov 5: 56–1,760 ft³/s (middle half of 47 years of record). Now: 14.5 ft³/s, lowest for this date on record.
Lowest for this date on record for this date. 14.5 ft³/s is below the lowest daily mean recorded on this date of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 47 years of record (1980–2026): 10th 44, 25th 56, median 79, 75th 1,760, 90th 5,440 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 23 ft³/s, highest 13,800 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 21.2%, from 18.4 to 14.5 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Missouri Department of Conservation publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Missouri rule, with Missouri Department of Conservation's own figure added: 68°F and 70°F.
This gauge is on our page for Salt River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
USGS 05508000 · NWS NLDM7
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST; ranging 88.2 to 599 ft³/s; latest 133 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST | 133 | 3.23 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST | 138 | 3.25 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM CST | 141 | 3.26 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST | 149 | 3.29 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM CST | 155 | 3.31 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM CST | 161 | 3.33 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM CST | 170 | 3.36 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM CST | 179 | 3.39 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM CST | 188 | 3.42 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM CST | 198 | 3.45 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM CST | 204 | 3.47 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM CST | 215 | 3.5 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM CST | 221 | 3.52 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM CST | 228 | 3.54 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM CST | 232 | 3.55 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM CST | 228 | 3.54 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM CST | 225 | 3.53 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM CST | 215 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM CST | 198 | 3.45 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM CST | 182 | 3.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM CST | 167 | 3.35 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM CST | 158 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM CST | 158 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM CST | 161 | 3.33 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM CST | 170 | 3.36 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM CST | 179 | 3.39 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM CST | 191 | 3.43 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM CST | 201 | 3.46 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM CST | 215 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM CST | 228 | 3.54 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM CST | 239 | 3.57 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM CST | 262 | 3.63 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM CST | 281 | 3.68 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM CST | 297 | 3.72 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM CST | 326 | 3.79 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM CST | 353 | 3.85 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM CST | 376 | 3.9 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM CST | 399 | 3.95 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM CST | 434 | 4.02 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM CST | 459 | 4.07 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM CST | 475 | 4.1 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM CST | 485 | 4.12 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM CST | 470 | 4.09 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM CST | 434 | 4.02 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM CST | 385 | 3.92 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM CST | 339 | 3.82 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM CST | 318 | 3.77 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM CST | 314 | 3.76 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM CST | 335 | 3.81 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM CST | 357 | 3.86 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM CST | 385 | 3.92 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM CST | 424 | 4 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM CST | 454 | 4.06 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM CST | 496 | 4.14 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM CST | 535 | 4.21 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM CST | 569 | 4.27 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM CST | 599 | 4.32 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM CST | 599 | 4.32 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM CST | 569 | 4.27 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM CST | 496 | 4.14 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM CST | 380 | 3.91 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM CST | 243 | 3.58 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM CST | 141 | 3.26 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM CST | 88.2 | 3.04 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM CST | 90.3 | 3.05 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM CST | 94.6 | 3.07 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM CST | 92.4 | 3.06 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM CST | 94.6 | 3.07 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM CST | 94.6 | 3.07 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM CST | 94.6 | 3.07 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM CST | 94.6 | 3.07 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM CST | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM CST | 99 | 3.09 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM CST | 99 | 3.09 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM CST | 99 | 3.09 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM CDT | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM CDT | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM CDT | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM CDT | 96.8 | 3.08 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT | 99 | 3.09 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM CDT | 99 | 3.09 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM CDT | 101 | 3.1 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT | 101 | 3.1 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT | 104 | 3.11 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM CDT | 104 | 3.11 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM CDT | 106 | 3.12 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT | 106 | 3.12 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM CDT | 108 | 3.13 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM CDT | 111 | 3.14 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT | 111 | 3.14 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM CDT | 113 | 3.15 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM CDT | 115 | 3.16 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM CDT | 118 | 3.17 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM CDT | 123 | 3.19 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM CDT | 125 | 3.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM CDT | 128 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDT | 133 | 3.23 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM CDT | 138 | 3.25 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM CDT | 144 | 3.27 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM CDT | 149 | 3.29 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT | 155 | 3.31 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM CDT | 164 | 3.34 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM CDT | 173 | 3.37 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT | 182 | 3.4 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM CDT | 191 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM CDT | 201 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT | 211 | 3.49 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM CDT | 225 | 3.53 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM CDT | 239 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM CDT | 250 | 3.6 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM CDT | 265 | 3.64 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM CDT | 281 | 3.68 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDT | 289 | 3.7 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM CDT | 297 | 3.72 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM CDT | 297 | 3.72 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM CDT | 289 | 3.7 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM CDT | 265 | 3.64 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM CDT | 228 | 3.54 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM CDT | 179 | 3.39 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM CDT | 133 | 3.23 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM CDT | 108 | 3.13 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM CDT | 101 | 3.1 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM CDT | 99 | 3.09 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT | 101 | 3.1 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM CDT | 101 | 3.1 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT | 104 | 3.11 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM CDT | 104 | 3.11 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM CDT | 106 | 3.12 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM CDT | 108 | 3.13 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM CDT | 111 | 3.14 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT | 113 | 3.15 |
Normal for Nov 5: 75–2,250 ft³/s (middle half of 47 years of record). Now: 133 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 133 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 47 years of record (1980–2026): 10th 58, 25th 75, median 133, 75th 2,250, 90th 5,650 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 33 ft³/s, highest 13,800 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 21.8%, from 170 to 133 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 3.23 ft stage, 430 ft³/s at Nov 5, 5:30 PM CST (NWS gauge NLDM7; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Missouri Department of Conservation publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Missouri rule, with Missouri Department of Conservation's own figure added: 68°F and 70°F.
This gauge is on our page for Salt River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 5:59 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mark Twain LakeFog on Lake Taneycomo, Missouri. Photo: Luke Wisley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mark Twain Lake.
Missouri · about 21 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Long Branch LakeMissouri · about 60 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mississippi RiverThe Eleven Point River, Missouri. Photo: Charlie Llewellin from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mississippi River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Bourbeuse RiverThe North Fork River tailwater downstream of Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Bourbeuse River.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Meramec RiverThe White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Photo: James Powers (Jpowersok), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Meramec River.
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Blue Springs CreekCrooked Creek at Highway 14 in Yellville, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blue Springs Creek.
Missouri · about 103 mi
