Meramec River (Missouri), Steelville (07013000)

StateMissouriLatestLow (362 cfs)
RiverMeramec RiverRatingObservedEstimated
Updated2026-08-06 17:15 (24 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)2121
Discharge362 cfs (median: 188 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(none)1009
Height1.77 feetGood - 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(none)543
TrendRising (rising 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)343
USGSExternal icon USGS Site (External icon 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)183

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Trips for Meramec River (Missouri), Steelville (07013000)

DateStartEndDistanceConditionDischargeHeightFishingDetails
Click for details2024-07-29 Riverview Access (B) MO 19 (B) Total trip distance: 5.3 miles5.3 Good 420 1.88 None NoneNone Scholten, CameronScholten, Cameron Outfitted through Rafting Co. Not very many gravel bars to stop at. Good beginner float. Fishing Spring is cool. Crowds weren't too bad, pretty good for a July Saturday. Only crowded spot was at Fishing Spring. Scenery isn't as good as the lower stretches, but less busy. Water level was good, very little scraping, 330 cfs at the Steelville Gauge.Outfitted through Rafting Co. Not very many gravel bars to stop at. Good beginner float. Fishing Spring is cool. Crowds weren't too bad, pretty good for a July Saturday. Only crowded spot was at Fishing Spring. Scenery isn't as good as the lower stretches, but less busy. Water level was good, very little scraping, 330 cfs at the Steelville Gauge. USGS Gauge Data:
Steelville (07013000)
Discharge: 420
Height: 1.88
<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Steelville (07013000)<br />Discharge: 420<br />Height: 1.88
Source: ScholtenSource: Scholten
Click for details2025-07-22 Huzzah Creek Onondaga Cave State Park Total trip distance: 3.2 miles1.7 Good 410 2.13 Poor SMBSMB Fillmore, Brian
Fillmore, Brent
Fillmore, Elizabeth
Fillmore, Rebecca
Fillmore, Skylar
Fillmore, Tina
Fillmore, Tristan
Fillmore, Vivien
Fillmore, Brian; Fillmore, Brent; Fillmore, Elizabeth; Fillmore, Rebecca; Fillmore, Skylar; Fillmore, Tina; Fillmore, Tristan; Fillmore, Vivien
Excellent trip!Excellent trip! USGS Gauge Data:
Steelville (07013000)
Discharge: 410
Height: 2.13
<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Steelville (07013000)<br />Discharge: 410<br />Height: 2.13
Source: FillmoreSource: Fillmore
Click for details2025-07-24 Huzzah Creek Onondaga Cave State Park Total trip distance: 4.3 miles1.7 Good 358 2.02 Poor NoneNone Fillmore, Brian
Fillmore, Brent
Fillmore, Elizabeth
Fillmore, Rebecca
Fillmore, Skylar
Fillmore, Tina
Fillmore, Tristan
Fillmore, Vivien
Fillmore, Brian; Fillmore, Brent; Fillmore, Elizabeth; Fillmore, Rebecca; Fillmore, Skylar; Fillmore, Tina; Fillmore, Tristan; Fillmore, Vivien
Excellent trip!Excellent trip! USGS Gauge Data:
Steelville (07013000)
Discharge: 358
Height: 2.02
<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Steelville (07013000)<br />Discharge: 358<br />Height: 2.02
Source: FillmoreSource: Fillmore
Click for details2025-08-24 Scott's Ford Indian Springs Total trip distance: 5.9 miles5.9 Good 200 1.65 None NoneNone Scholten, CameronScholten, Cameron No notes for this trip<i>No notes for this trip</i> USGS Gauge Data:
Steelville (07013000)
Discharge: 200
Height: 1.65
<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Steelville (07013000)<br />Discharge: 200<br />Height: 1.65
Source: ScholtenSource: Scholten

A total of 4 rows are displayed.

Trip Summary for Meramec River (Missouri), Steelville (07013000)

Miles14.6
Trips4
People9
Dates4
Years2
Months2
Rows4
Sources2

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Gauge Data Table

ObservationHeightDischargeMaximum
Discharge
Minimum
Discharge
Mean
Discharge
P05P10P20P25P50
(Median)
P75P80P90P95
2026-08-06 17:15 1.77 362 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 16:15 1.76 358 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 15:15 1.77 362 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 14:15 1.78 367 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 13:15 1.80 377 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 12:15 1.80 377 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 11:15 1.82 386 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 10:15 1.82 386 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 09:15 1.82 386 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 08:15 1.82 386 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 07:15 1.83 391 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 06:15 1.84 396 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 05:15 1.80 377 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 04:15 1.79 372 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 03:15 1.72 339 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 02:15 1.71 335 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 01:15 1.72 339 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-06 00:15 1.72 339 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-05 23:15 1.72 339 1400 (2016) 81 (1934) 240 103 115 129 140 188 257 281 447 633
2026-08-05 22:15 1.72 339 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 21:15 1.71 335 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 20:15 1.71 335 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 19:15 1.72 339 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 18:15 1.74 349 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 17:15 1.74 349 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 16:15 1.74 349 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 15:15 1.73 344 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 14:15 1.74 349 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 13:15 1.74 349 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 12:15 1.75 353 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 11:15 1.75 353 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 10:15 1.76 358 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 09:15 1.76 358 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 08:15 1.77 362 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 07:15 1.76 358 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 06:15 1.78 367 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 05:15 1.78 367 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 04:15 1.79 372 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 03:15 1.80 377 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 02:15 1.79 372 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 01:15 1.79 372 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-05 00:15 1.80 377 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-04 23:15 1.80 377 1080 (2023) 81 (1934) 246 103 118 132 142 185 265 281 500 689
2026-08-04 22:15 1.81 381 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 21:15 1.81 381 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 20:15 1.82 386 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 19:15 1.82 386 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 18:15 1.82 386 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 17:15 1.83 391 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 16:15 1.82 386 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 15:15 1.83 391 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 14:15 1.83 391 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 13:15 1.84 396 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 12:15 1.85 400 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 11:15 1.86 405 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 10:15 1.87 410 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 09:15 1.86 405 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 08:15 1.86 405 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 07:15 1.88 415 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 06:15 1.89 420 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 05:15 1.90 425 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 04:15 1.90 425 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 03:15 1.91 430 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 02:15 1.91 430 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 01:15 1.92 435 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-04 00:15 1.94 444 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-03 23:15 1.94 444 1080 (1958) 85 (1934) 246 99 121 133 142 184 249 276 407 890
2026-08-03 22:15 1.94 444 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 21:15 1.94 444 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 20:15 1.96 455 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 19:15 1.97 460 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 18:15 1.96 455 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 17:15 1.98 465 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 16:15 1.99 470 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 15:15 1.99 470 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 14:15 2.01 480 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 13:15 2.01 480 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 12:15 2.03 490 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 11:15 2.04 495 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 10:15 2.04 495 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 09:15 2.06 506 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 08:15 2.07 511 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 07:15 2.08 516 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 06:15 2.10 527 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 05:15 2.11 532 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 04:15 2.11 532 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 03:15 2.12 537 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 02:15 2.14 548 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 01:15 2.16 558 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-03 00:15 2.16 558 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961
2026-08-02 23:15 2.18 569 1600 (1958) 85 (1934) 251 101 121 132 141 182 238 260 360 961

A total of 91 rows are displayed for years 1923 through 2024.