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Flat Creek (Missouri), Jenkins (07052820)

State	Missouri	Latest	Poor (26 cfs)
River	Flat Creek	Rating	Observed	Estimated
Updated	2026-10-23 17:00 (57 minutes ago)	Flood - The river is flooding. Obstacles can be treacherous or deadly. The river should be avoided at this stage for casual trips and definitely for the inexperienced. Trips should be attempted only with protective gear and equipment.Flood	(none)	1626
Discharge	26 cfs (median: 56 cfs)	High - The river is high and potentially dangerous, especially for the young and / or inexperienced. Normal stream obstacles are sometimes difficult to navigate. Extended distances can be attempted, but canoe travel may not be advisable.High	600	823
Height	3.31 feet	Good - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem.Good	150	407
Trend	Rising (steady over 24 hours)	Low - River is low but can still be floated. Some riffles are okay but most come with significant dragging and might need a portage. Float lengths should be reduced to accommodate low flow, dragging, and portages.Low	(none)	221
USGS	USGS Site ( Duck Duck Go Maps)	Poor - River is too low to float comfortably. Most or all riffles will drag or must be portaged and some obstacles (such as slick shelf rock) cause undue problems. Avoid the river at this stage for casual paddling trips.Poor	(none)	54

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Trips for Flat Creek (Missouri), Jenkins (07052820)

	Date	Start	End	Distance	Condition	Discharge	Height	Fishing	Details
	2015-05-25	Jenkins	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 11.8 miles11.8	High	1440	7.29	None	None Edmond, Brian Eth, Joe Van Someren, Tom The river was high with a couple of downed trees that were problematic. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 1440 Height: 7.29 Source: Edmond
	2013-07-27	Stubblefield	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 19.3 miles19.3	High	939	6.62	None	None Arnold, Al Edmond, Brian Eth, Joe We ran into a couple of obstacles that would have been very challenging in a canoe (one was probably impossible). Other than that, the river was at a very good level. Travelled 19 miles in 7 hours, including several brief stops. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 939 Height: 6.62 Source: Edmond
	2021-06-05	Stubblefield	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 14.0 miles14.0	High	819	5.90	None	None Eakins, Danielle Eth, Joe Haun, Korey Van Someren, Tom Wilson, Ryan The water was flowing along quickly, but not dangerously so. Care had to be taken, though, around one downed tree across the river. And two other partially submerged logs managed to tip a member of our crew twice (I think). I'd consider this water level near the top of our personal "High" level mark. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 819 Height: 5.90 Source: Van Someren
	2020-04-08	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	650	5.21	Poor	SMB Edmond, Brian Eth, Joe Gaunt, Jay Haun, Korey Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom The water was high and flowing well but still mostly clear. There were no serious obstacles on this stretch. Several other groups were seen on the river this day, some of whom were in their own floating parties. We started around 1300 hours and were off the river by 1730 despite a few fairly lengthy breaks. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 650 Height: 5.21 Source: Edmond
	2017-05-13	Jenkins	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 11.8 miles11.8	Good	580	5.50	Fair	BLG LMB Dudenhoeffer, Dean Dudenhoeffer, Todd Martin, Galen Turk, Scott Van Someren, Tom Williams, Hannah Williams, Sarah Williams, Tom With the recent heavy rains SW MO had been receiving the water level was excellent. However, as expected, the flooding that resulted from all the rain created new river snarls that presented challenges to the inexperienced kayaker/canoeist. Right off the bat a poor decision to NOT take the left channel over the right managed to dump Sarah, hubby, HB and TVS trying to assist them (RRRRRR!). I lost my fishing rod, tackle, reading glasses and jerky. Fingers won't be pointed, but I knew this was the wrong choice to take. We got on the river just before 11:00 AM and reached the take-out point around 4:30 PM. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 580 Height: 5.50 Source: Van Someren
	2019-06-22	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	449	4.68	Good	RB SMB Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Van Someren, Tom The water level for this stretch was perfect. The water was nearly crystal clear but it flowed continuously from the time we put in. In fact, we had trouble finding a gravel bar where we could swim comfortably. Julian paddled his own kayak for this entire stretch. A couple of areas were a little sketchy for him since he was new but there were no problems. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 449 Height: 4.68 Source: Edmond
	2019-07-06	Stubblefield	MO 39	Total trip distance: 7.6 miles7.6	Good	355	4.44	Good	GSF LSF SMB Bartlett, Joe Bartlett, Renee Coppinger-Travers, Kathy Dudenhoeffer, Diana Dudenhoeffer, Todd Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Eth, Joe Travers, Gina Larsen, Chris Larsen, Lisa Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom Williams, Sarah This was a technical section of Flat Creek, much more so than we expected. Several downed trees and some tricky log and brush traps were present, some of which took down some boats. The water level was very good with just a few places being too shallow to float successfully (and most of those were because of the aforementioned obstacles forcing us to choose less than optimal pathways for the water level). This was Kathy's first river trip (although she'd been in a kayak before) and Julian's third solo kayak trip. Both performed admirably despite the technical difficulties. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 355 Height: 4.44 Source: Edmond
	2015-07-03	Jenkins	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 11.8 miles11.8	Good	344	4.72	None	None Bortosky, Rachel Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Eth, Joe Ligon, Adalia Ligon, Day Ligon, Elseya Several trees and root wads were disrupted from recent floods. Several places were pretty tricky with the stronger current going directly through trees and into obstacles. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 344 Height: 4.72 Source: Edmond
	2020-06-12	MO 39	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	314	4.42	None	None Feistner, John Feistner, Sharon Osborn, Clan Water was excellent for floating. Very clear. Took us about 4.5 hours with a stop for lunch and a couple of other stops. A few down trees where care was needed. Lower water would cause some issues with wide, shallow areas. Several people fishing and catching some smallmouth. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 314 Height: 4.42 Source: Feistner
	2022-09-04	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	305	4.63	Fair	LMB SMB H, Kenzie, Ashley, Ryan, J.G., Mona Very good water level. Additional trees down in the water. Very enjoyable mid 80's float. Fewer canoeist and yaks than anticipated for Sunday Labor Day weekend float. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 305 Height: 4.63 Source: Henley
	2019-10-27	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	292	4.26	Poor	None Acharya, Sree Arnold, Al Bartlett, Renee Edmond, Brian Haun, Korey Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Tom The day started out chilly and foggy but quickly warmed into the 60s and perhaps low 70s. The wind was mostly low and the water was crystal clear and at a nearly perfect level. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 292 Height: 4.26 Source: Edmond
	2011-06-04	Jenkins	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 11.8 miles11.8	Good	290	4.78	None	None Dawes, Katie Edmond, Brian Eth, Joe Morrison, Pam Turek, Stephanie Turk, Scott Van Someren Tom Hot. Water level was good. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 290 Height: 4.78 Source: Edmond
	2022-06-11	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	284	4.64	Poor	None Blaisdell, Beth Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Jones, Marianne Pilipili, Olivier Van Someren, Tom Although we were concerned the water level was too low for a comfortable float, it was actually pretty close to perfect. A few struggled with shallow riffles but those could mostly be avoided. The water was moving just fine and we could have easily finished the trip in 3 hours or less except for the frequent and lengthy stops we made. This was Beth's first trip kayaking with us and Olivier's first river trip ever. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 284 Height: 4.64 Source: Edmond
	2020-06-14	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	284	4.36	Poor	None Barrow, Kim Bergfeld, Matt Monroe, Jason Van Someren, Bre Van Someren, Luke Van Someren, Tom The weather was perfect and the water level was excellent. Remarkably for such gorgeous conditions, we only saw a total of 5 other folks enjoying this stretch of the river. This was the first float trip I managed to get Luke to be included in. Other than Bre's first float last week, everyone else attending were near newbies to kayaking or river navigation. So it was interesting and a bit unsettling to say the least. LOL USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 284 Height: 4.36 Source: Van Someren
	2010-05-29	Rt EE	Dry Creek	Total trip distance: 10.0 miles10.0	Good	272	4.73	None	None Bowe, Michelle Edmond, Alex Edmond, Brian Edmond, Joseph Eth, Joe Morrison, Clay Morrison, Pam Van Someren, Tom The last couple of miles were in the still water of Table Rock Lake. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 272 Height: 4.73 Source: Edmond
	2017-06-24	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	269	4.63	Fair	BLG RB SMB Acharya, Holly Acharya, Sreekanth Arnold, Al Arnold, Sharmane Davis, Reva Eth, Joe Cline, Bradley Cline, Jacob Cline, Jamie Van Someren, Tom Weather was perfect, water level was excellent. Only a couple of downed trees were blocking the river where newbies felt the need to portage around them. Got on the river at 10:45 and exited around 16:30. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 269 Height: 4.63 Source: Van Someren
	2023-05-21	MO 39	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Good	266	4.66	Great	RB SMB Barton, Adam Law, Kyle Beautiful May afternoon on the river. We launched at 1300 and were off by 1900. Caught many smallmouth and a few Ozark bass along the way. Kyle caught his first ever smallie and I think he is already addicted to bronzebacks. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 266 Height: 4.66 Source: Barton
	2023-04-14	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	249	4.60	None	None Arnold, Al Eth, Joe We dragged a few times but the water was crystal clear. We saw more fish on this trip than ever before on any river. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 249 Height: 4.60 Source: Arnold
	2008-08-16	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	237	5.11	None	None Bowe, Michelle Edmond, Brian No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 237 Height: 5.11 Source: Edmond
	2015-11-25	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	213	4.21	None	None Eth, Joe Turk, Scott Van Someren, Tom No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 213 Height: 4.21 Source: Van Someren
	2023-08-19	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	201	4.42	None	None Blaisdell, Beth Edmond, Brian Van Someren, Tom Williams, Sarah This was a last-minute trip to catch the last of the water from the storms earlier in the week. The water level was perfect, with almost no dragging and just one portage through a downed tree. The water clarity was as good as we've seen and the current was swift in many places. Lunch was mango and avocado salsa, BLTs with Pike County homegrown tomatoes, and pasta salad. Chips and cookies were around for later snacks, too. Although many vehicles were parked at the put-in and takeout but not many were actually on the river that we saw. We started at 1120 hours and stopped at 1740 hours with several stops, at least two close to an hour or more. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 201 Height: 4.42 Source: Edmond
	2007-07-07	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	152		None	None Bowe, Michelle Edmond, Brian No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 152 Height: Source: Edmond
	2015-08-09	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Good	152	4.06	Good	LMB LSF RB SMB Bramow, Maxi Casey, Libra Dickens, Kristen Edmond, Brian Edmond, Julian Eth, Joe Lowery, Marc Moler, Leta Van Someren, Tom Almost everyone was able to get through all the riffles without getting out of their boats, but several places were too shallow to float without dragging at least some. A lot of debris was in the river from recent floods. This is definitely at the low end of what could be considered a comfortable floating level. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 152 Height: 4.06 Source: Edmond
	2016-05-28	Jenkins	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 11.8 miles11.8	Good	135	4.80	Poor	None Amburn, Andrea Casey, Libra Van Someren, Cynthia Van Someren, Tom Whisenant, Brenda Whisenant, Don The current was slow and the trip took the entire day (8+ hours). Had to portage around downed trees once and scraped and dragged through gravel in several places. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 135 Height: 4.80 Source: Van Someren
	2023-06-11	MO 39	Rt EE	Total trip distance: 6.5 miles6.5	Low	94	3.89	Great	GSF RB SMB Barton, Adam Greenstreet, Michael A muggy summer day on the river. We were on by 1345 and the fishing was great for the first couple hours until the rain rolled in. Caught lots of smallies and rock bass on finesse techniques and even caught some on topwater later in the evening. Off by 1930. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 94 Height: 3.89 Source: Barton
	2020-08-14	Flat Creek Road	Dry Creek	Total trip distance: 7.0 miles7.0	Low	73	3.60	Good	GSF SMB Goff, Courtney Goff, Michelle Total river blockage. Tree down blocking full width of river about halfway through float length. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 73 Height: 3.60 Source: Goff
	2020-09-05	Rt EE	Flat Creek Road	Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5	Low	52	3.44	Good	SMB Back, Dustin Barton, Brooke Pendergraft, Jonathan Pendergraft, Laurel River was low and hard to go through any shallow riffles. Smallmouth were caught near root wads on small jigs and Ned rigs in the current. Nobody else on the river though on Labor Day weekend was a plus. USGS Gauge Data: Jenkins (07052820) Discharge: 52 Height: 3.44 Source: Barton

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