Submit a New Trip| State | Missouri |
| River | Finley River |
| Date | Saturday 3 July 2021 |
| Related | (none) |
| Start | Johns Ford Road |
| End | Reed Road |
| Distance | 6.5 miles |
 Crew |  Brown, Lucy Edmond, Alex Edmond, Brian Edmond, Joseph Edmond, Julian Ligon, Adalia Ligon, Day Ligon, Elseya Romano, David Romano, Hannah Brown Van Someren, Tom |
| Condition | 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. |
 Notes | This was a beautiful trip on the Finley with the water levels nearly perfect. We got a late start due to previous obligations (about 1430 hours) and got off the river around 1930 hours. We had two canoes and kayaks. This was Adalia's first solo trip in a kayak. Elseya was in my kayak for most of the trip. Hannah turned out to be very good and independent in a kayak. Julian, of course, was an old pro. Due to the holiday weekend, we did see a few other people on the river but it wasn't bad. Day bought Keystone Light for Darrell McHaffie at the put-in and Tom delivered some gift cards to Ed Underwood at the takeout spot. |
| Fishing | Poor - 0 - 2 fish caught |
 Species | (none) |
 Gauge | Riverdale (07052345) |
| Discharge | 373 |
| Height | 2.10 |
| Status | Verified |
| Links | (none) |
| Photos | Facebook Photos (Van Someren) |
| Route |  KML |
| River Information | Duck Duck Go Search Missouri Canoe and Floater's Association A Paddler's Guide to Missouri (2023) |
 Source | Brian Edmond |
| Trip ID | 423 |
| Expedition ID | 343 |
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