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Around Wakenda Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wakenda Creek is a 39.8 mile river near Professional Fishing Guide Services in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, MO (site 06896000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Wakenda Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in September, at 6.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,400 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 5.2 to 45 |
| February | 34 | 11 to 78 |
| March | 53 | 18 to 139 |
| April | 52 | 27 to 125 |
| May | 39 | 17 to 118 |
| June | 28 | 7.0 to 146 |
| July | 16 | 5.4 to 75 |
| August | 8.8 | 3.9 to 32 |
| September | 6.3 | 2.6 to 27 |
| October | 8.1 | 2.8 to 29 |
| November | 9.8 | 3.7 to 28 |
| December | 9.3 | 3.7 to 35 |
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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, MO (site 06896000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Wakenda Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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