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Nishnabotna River in Missouri

River15.6 mi

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Fox Lake RV Resort5.3 mi2 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Nishnabotna River is a 15.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA (site 06810000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

Nishnabotna River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,710 cfs, and lowest in December, at 380 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 53,700 cfs, in 1998.

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Typical flow by month at Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January390196 to 844
February560250 to 1,170
March1,040484 to 1,970
April1,002448 to 2,200
May1,400541 to 2,830
June1,710666 to 3,580
July1,170475 to 2,120
August722331 to 1,390
September524244 to 1,065
October420226 to 873
November450254 to 948
December380219 to 900

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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, IA (site 06810000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

  • Watson AccessNishnabotna RiverPublic
  • Golden Rod AccessNishnabotna RiverPublic
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