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MO · 107.9 river miles · Class I-II
A classic Ozark float and the main tributary of the Gasconade, winding north through Mark Twain National Forest past pine-topped limestone bluffs. Spring-fed but flashy, with clear water, Class I-II riffles, and some of Missouri's best smallmouth fishing.
View conditions and access points →MO · 141.89 river miles · Class I (beginner)
A slow, scenic beginner (Class I) float rising in the St. Francois Mountains and winding north to the Meramec. Long pools, gravel-bar riffles, and historic mill sites, with Washington State Park a popular float base and a few low-head dams to portage.
View conditions and access points →MO · 194.68 river miles · Class I-II
A clear, popular southeast-Missouri Ozark float below the St. Francois Mountains. The Lesterville reach above Clearwater Lake is a summer-float hotspot of gravel bars and bluffs, fed by the East, Middle, and West Fork headwaters that converge nearby.
View conditions and access points →MO · 148.55 river miles · Class I
The slowest large stream in the Ozarks and one of its crookedest, winding through farm country to the Meramec. Runoff-fed and often murky, with an unhurried pace favored by local anglers over the rental-canoe crowd; the upper half runs thin in dry summers.
View conditions and access points →MO · 64.02 river miles · Class I (occasional Class I-II riffles; upper reach above Hwy 95 more technical)
A wild, spring-influenced Ozark float running south to meet the North Fork of the White River. Gentle Class I water with clear pools, bluffs, and gravel bars, prized for smallmouth and goggle-eye — narrower and flashier than the neighboring North Fork.
View conditions and access points →AR · 148.31 river miles · Class I-II
America's first National River (1972), a free-flowing, rain-driven Ozark river draining the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas. Flashy and seasonal in its upper reaches, near year-round floatable in its lower reaches. Managed by the National Park Service.
View conditions and access points →AR · 75.33 river miles · Class I-II (easy family float; occasional Class II rock-garden rapids, with an isolated Class III hole/wave train on the long lower run ~15 mi below Glenwood at high water)
A clear, spring-fed Ouachita Mountain stream and one of Arkansas's most popular family floats, running east past the boulder gorge at Caddo Gap toward DeGray Lake. The classic Caddo Gap-to-Glenwood run mixes fun Class I-II rock gardens with long, calm pools.
View conditions and access points →MO · 28.3 river miles · Class I
Beautiful Meramec tributary with clear water and gravel bars. Popular with kayakers for its narrower, more intimate character.
View conditions and access points →AR · 87.05 river miles · Class I
A clear, gravel-bottomed Ozark stream running across north-central Arkansas to the White River near Cotter. A Blue Ribbon smallmouth fishery with easy Class I floating past long gravel bars and riffles — entirely rain-fed, so it drops skinny in summer.
View conditions and access points →MO · 173.97 river miles · Class I-II
One of the first National Scenic Riverways, featuring crystal-clear spring-fed waters. The Current River is renowned for its blue-green color from numerous large springs including Big Spring.
View conditions and access points →MO · 96.8 river miles · Class I-II
Wild and scenic river with remote float sections and abundant wildlife. Designated as a National Wild and Scenic River with exceptional water quality.
View conditions and access points →MO · 34.8 river miles · Class I
A warm, popular summer float in Missouri's far southwestern corner around Pineville and Noel. Clear, spring-influenced water over gravel bars and beneath bluffs, with heavy party-float traffic in season — but rain-driven and prone to fast, flashy rises.
View conditions and access points →MO · 261.31 river miles · Class I
The longest river entirely within Missouri and one of the world's crookedest — a winding, low-gradient Ozark float to the Missouri River. Scenic dolostone bluffs, springs, and caves, with easy Class I water and quiet, uncrowded floating.
View conditions and access points →MO · 32.6 river miles · Class I
Tributary of the Meramec, popular for shorter float trips. Crystal-clear water with numerous gravel bars ideal for swimming and camping.
View conditions and access points →MO · 44.84 river miles · Class I-II
Major tributary of the Current River, part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Known beautiful views and the stunning Alley Spring mill.
View conditions and access points →MO · 92.74 river miles · Class I
A southwest-Missouri float and smallmouth stream draining the Springfield plateau to Table Rock Lake. The Galena reach is the classic float; upper reaches near Springfield carry urban runoff.
View conditions and access points →AR · 110.58 river miles · Class I
A clear northwest-Arkansas Ozark float flowing north to Table Rock Lake.
View conditions and access points →MO · 223.5 river miles · Class I
Popular float stream in east-central Missouri, known for scenic bluffs, caves, and easy access. Flows through the Ozarks with numerous gravel bars and camping spots.
View conditions and access points →AR · 70.26 river miles · Class I-II (II+ to III at high water)
Arkansas's premier whitewater float, free-flowing out of the Boston Mountains in the Ozark National Forest. Scenic canyon walls and reliable Class I-II rapids that stiffen to III at high water — notoriously flashy and best run fall through spring.
View conditions and access points →MO · 121.94 river miles · Class I
Popular central Missouri float stream with moderate flow and scenic beauty. Features limestone bluffs and excellent smallmouth bass fishing.
View conditions and access points →MO · 58.38 river miles · Class I-II
The North Fork of the White River, a classic spring-fed south-central Missouri float and wild-trout stream fed by Rainbow and Blue Springs. Clear, cold, and reliably floatable; small ledges/rapids.
View conditions and access points →AR · 58.06 river miles · Class I-II (Saddler Falls & High Falls ledges)
A cold, clear, spring-fed float in north-central Arkansas, rising at Mammoth Spring and running past Hardy toward the Black River. Reliable year-round flow, trout in the upper reach and smallmouth below, and a few lively ledges like Saddler Falls.
View conditions and access points →MO · 101.36 river miles · Class I
A fast-paced southwest-Missouri float on the Ozark border, running from near Carthage down toward the Kansas state line; one of the streams Native Americans knew as the 'Seven Bulls.' Distinct from the Arkansas Spring River.
View conditions and access points →MO · 122.8 river miles · Class II-IV (upper whitewater); calmer below Sam A. Baker SP
Missouri's only whitewater river. The upper run through Millstream Gardens and the Tiemann Shut-ins is a rain-dependent, 2.3-mile Class II-IV pool-drop; below the shut-ins it mellows into an easy float toward Sam A. Baker State Park.
View conditions and access points →AR · 68.1 river miles · Class I (American Whitewater rates the corridor Class I-II; upper reaches are the liveliest)
A scenic Class I Ozark float in northwest Arkansas, flowing past Withrow Springs State Park and the historic War Eagle Mill to Beaver Lake. Framed by tall limestone bluffs; a rain-dependent, flashy creek best floated during spring runoff.
View conditions and access points →All condition data is provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) through their Water Services API. Readings are updated hourly and typically lag real-time conditions by 15-60 minutes.
