| Date | State | River | Start | End | Distance | Condition | Fishing | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2025-06-27 | IA | North Skunk River | 515th Ave Bridge | 515th Ave Bridge | Total trip distance: 0.0 miles0.0 | High | None | None Turner, CalebTurner, Polly Turner, Skip Water level too high to float safely, trip cancelled. Fast current with trees/brush in water on both sides. Banks not visible thru vegetation. Dumping could have high consequences. (Note: 515th access overgrown.) USGS Gauge Data:Sigourney (05472500)Discharge: 2560 Height: 12.48 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-05-29 | IA | Middle Raccoon River | Cowles | Cowles | Total trip distance: 15.6 miles15.6 | Low | None | None Turner, Skip Ideal flow for upstream travel. USGS Gauge Data:Panora (05483600)Discharge: 90 Height: 4.23 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-26 | MO | Eleven Point River | Whitten Access (A) | MO 142 | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles17.3 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 10 0f 10. Current was fast, off the river around noon. Car shuttle by Richard's Canoe Rental. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 1890 Height: 4.66 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-25 | MO | Eleven Point River | Whitten Access (A) | Whitten Access (A) | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles0.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 9 of 10. Rest day. Decided to stay here an extra night due to diminishing gravel bar opportunities as I progress down river and bad condition of float camps. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 1980 Height: 4.75 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-24 | MO | Eleven Point River | Whitten Access (A) | Whitten Access (A) | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles0.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 8 of 10. Hiked west on Whites Creek Trail. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 2070 Height: 4.84 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-23 | MO | Eleven Point River | Whitten Access (A) | Whitten Access (A) | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles0.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 7 of 10. Hiked east on Whites Creek Trail. Found what may have been a "trail tree" and followed it to what appeared to be a burial ground with over a dozen mounds. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 2250 Height: 5.02 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-22 | MO | Eleven Point River | Turners Creek South | Whitten Access (A) | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles5.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 6 of 10. Camped at mouth of Bliss Creek. This camp was planned for 3 nights, but turned into 4, to hike Whites Creek Trail in the Irish Wilderness. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 2580 Height: 5.32 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-21 | MO | Eleven Point River | Boom Hole | Turners Mill South | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles7.2 | High | None | None Turner, Skip Day 5 of 10. River was high and fast, banks full with trees and brush flooded.
Camped on gravel bar at upstream end of Turners Mill South. The float camp was in bad shape due to earlier flooding. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 2800 Height: 5.52 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-20 | MO | Eleven Point River | Boom Hole | Boom Hole | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles0.0 | High | None | None Turner, Skip Day 4 of 10. River rose over night. Hiked west on the OT. Lots of zebra swallow tail butterflies, both spring and summer forms. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 2770 Height: 5.49 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-19 | MO | Eleven Point River | Boom Hole | Boom Hole | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles0.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 3 of 10. Hiked east on the OT. Good river views from bluffs. High water creek crossings. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 1860 Height: 4.62 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-18 | MO | Eleven Point River | Cane Bluff (A) | Boom Hole | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles7.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 2 of 10. Camped at Boom Hole for 3 nights. Spent two days hiking on the OT. Trail often running with water and creek crossings were high. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 1870 Height: 4.63 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2025-04-17 | MO | Eleven Point River | Thomasville | Cane Bluff (A) | Total trip distance: 44.6 miles7.6 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 1 of 10. NFS access at Thomasville closed due to flood damage. Richard's Canoe Rental was permitted to use it and shuttled me. Camped just below defunct Denny Hollow Float Camp. USGS Gauge Data:Bardley (07071500)Discharge: 1930 Height: 4.70 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-05-14 | IA | Upper Iowa River | Kendallville | Chimney Rock Park | Total trip distance: 12.6 miles12.6 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip
Peterson, Jackie No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Kendallville (05387405)Discharge: 0 Height: 4.66 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-05-07 | MO | Missouri River | Ponca SP, N Unit Access | Ponca SP, Campground | Total trip distance: 8.0 miles8.0 | Good | None | None Peterson, JackieTurner, Skip Easy float - 2 hours. USGS Gauge Data:Sioux City (06486000)Discharge: 33500 Height: 13.06 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-25 | MO | Current River | Big Spring (B) | Gooseneck | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles12.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 11. Off the river two days early to beat the rains. Didn't anticipate the increased flow rate (i.e., average speed) below Two Rivers when trip planning. Could have used a rest day on the Jacks Fork. USGS Gauge Data:Van Buren (07067000)Discharge: 1190 Height: 3.05 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-24 | MO | Current River | Log Yard (A) | Big Spring (B) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles26.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 10. River camped below Big Spring. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 269 Height: 0.77 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-23 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Shawnee Creek (B) | Two Rivers | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles2.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 9. Finished Jacks Fork and back on the Current. USGS Gauge Data:Eminence (07066000)Discharge: 236 Height: 1.98 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-23 | MO | Current River | Two Rivers | Log Yard (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles14.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 9. River camped above Log Yard. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 274 Height: 0.78 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-22 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Alley Spring (A) | Shawnee Creek (B) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles25.8 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 8. River camped below Shawnee Creek. All drops above Alley Spring required poling and/or lining. Water level significantly improved at Alley Spring. Still some scraping, but only had to pole and/or line a couple of drops. USGS Gauge Data:Alley Spring (07065495)Discharge: 124 Height: 1.63 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-21 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Rymers (A) | Alley Spring (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles14.0 | Poor | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 7. River camped above Alley Spring. All drops required poling and/or lining. No portaging. USGS Gauge Data:Mountain View (07065200)Discharge: 75 Height: 0.81 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-20 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Buck Hollow (A) | Rymers (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles11.0 | Poor | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 6. River camped above Rymers. All drops required poling and/or lining. No portaging. USGS Gauge Data:Mountain View (07065200)Discharge: 80 Height: 0.85 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-19 | MO | Current River | Jerktail Landing | Two Rivers | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles6.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 5. Took out at Two Rivers and drove to South Prong put-in of the Jacks Fork. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 302 Height: 0.84 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-19 | MO | Jacks Fork River | South Prong | Buck Hollow (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles4.5 | Poor | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 5. River camped 0.5 miles inside NPS boundary. All drops required poling and/or lining. No portaging. USGS Gauge Data:Mountain View (07065200)Discharge: 89 Height: 0.92 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-18 | MO | Current River | Jerktail Landing | Jerktail Landing | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles0.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 4. Rest day, second night at Jerktail campground ($10; unlimited ticks). USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 317 Height: 0.87 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-17 | MO | Current River | Pulltite (B) | Jerktail Landing | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles18.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 3. Camped at Jerktail campground ($10; unlimited ticks). USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 342 Height: 0.92 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-16 | MO | Current River | Welch Spring (A) | Pulltite (B) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles17.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSR boundary-to-boundary day 2. River camped just above river mile 28. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 352 Height: 0.94 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-15 | MO | Current River | Tan Vat | Welch Landing (A) | Total trip distance: 162.8 miles11.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip ONSRW boundary-to-boundary day 1. Put in at Tan-Vat, traveled upstream to NPS boundary. River camped just above river mile 11. USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 373 Height: 0.98 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2024-04-01 | AR | Buffalo River | Ponca | Kyles | Total trip distance: 10.6 miles10.6 | Good | None | None Peterson, JackieTurner, Skip No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Ponca (07055660)Discharge: 190 Height: 2.91 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-07-29 | MN | Cannon River | Cannon Falls | Miesville Ravine Park | Total trip distance: 8.0 miles8.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip None USGS Gauge Data:Welch (05355200)Discharge: 380 Height: 3.82 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-07-06 | MO | Jacks Fork River | Alley Spring | Emminence | Total trip distance: 7.0 miles7.0 | Good | None | None Turner, SkipTurner, Polly Windy's suggested water levels too low above Alley Spring USGS Gauge Data:Alley Spring (07065495)Discharge: 107 Height: 2.45 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-07-05 | MO | Current River | Pulltite (A) | Round Spring | Total trip distance: 18.5 miles10.5 | Good | None | None Turner, SkipTurner, Polly Day 2; overnight float; Akers to Round Spring USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 346 Height: 0.97 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-07-04 | MO | Current River | Akers | Pulltite (A) | Total trip distance: 18.5 miles8.0 | Good | None | None Turner, SkipTurner, Polly Day 1; overnight float; Akers to Round Spring USGS Gauge Data:Akers (07064533)Discharge: 356 Height: 0.99 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-10 | AR | Buffalo River | Buffalo City (A) | Riley's Outfitters | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles4.8 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 9 of 9. Total trip miles 138.8. Day 1: hiked the goat trail. Day 2: hiked Hemmed In Hollow. Day 3: no hike. Day 4: hiked the Narrows. Day 5: shower at Tyler Bend, cheeseburger at Gilbert store. Day 6: hiked Indian Rock house. Day 7: hiked Rush Mountain trail. Day 8: no hike; camped across from Skull Bluff. USGS Gauge Data:Harriet (07056700)Discharge: 746 Height: 4.12 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-09 | AR | Buffalo River | Rush Landing (B) | Buffalo City (A) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles9.1 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 8 of 9. Camped at river mile 148.5. USGS Gauge Data:Harriet (07056700)Discharge: 772 Height: 4.15 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-08 | AR | Buffalo River | Buffalo Point (B) | Rush Landing (B) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles17.2 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 7 of 9. Camped at river mile 140. USGS Gauge Data:Harriet (07056700)Discharge: 844 Height: 4.23 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-07 | AR | Buffalo River | Maumee North (A) | Buffalo Point (B) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles16.6 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 6 of 9. Camped at river mile 123.5. USGS Gauge Data:Harriet (07056700)Discharge: 854 Height: 4.24 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-06 | AR | Buffalo River | Tyler Bend (B) | Maumee North (A) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles14.7 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 5 of 9. Camped at river mile 107.5. USGS Gauge Data:Saint Joe (07056000)Discharge: 778 Height: 4.81 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-04 | AR | Buffalo River | Hasty (A) | Woolum (A) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles21.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 3 of 9. Camped at river mile 76.2. USGS Gauge Data:Ponca (07055660)Discharge: 112 Height: 2.58 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-03 | AR | Buffalo River | Kyles (A) | Hasty (A) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles21.3 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 2 of 9. Camped at river mile 56. USGS Gauge Data:Ponca (07055660)Discharge: 164 Height: 2.82 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-06-02 | AR | Buffalo River | Boxley | Kyles (A) | Total trip distance: 138.8 miles13.6 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Day 1 of 9. Canoe camped at river mile 35.5. Boxley to Ponca easy Class I & II, numerous tree hazards and blind corners. USGS Gauge Data:Ponca (07055660)Discharge: 367 Height: 3.46 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-05-09 | IA | Middle Raccoon River | Marlowe Ray (A) | Cowles | Total trip distance: 18.6 miles2.3 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip River trip day 4 of 4. Downstream from canoe camp above Marlowe Ray access. Day 3 was layover. USGS Gauge Data:Panora (05483600)Discharge: 356 Height: 4.96 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-05-07 | IA | Middle Raccoon River | Marlowe Ray (A) | Marlowe Ray (A) | Total trip distance: 18.6 miles14.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip River trip day 2 of 4. Upstream to Panora and back to canoe camp above Marlowe Ray access. Mileage is round trip. Day 3 was layover. USGS Gauge Data:Panora (05483600)Discharge: 351 Height: 4.95 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-05-06 | IA | Middle Raccoon River | Cowles | Marlowe Ray (A) | Total trip distance: 18.6 miles2.3 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip River trip day 1 of 4. Canoe camp above Marlowe Ray access. USGS Gauge Data:Panora (05483600)Discharge: 415 Height: 5.07 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-03-27 | IA | English Creek | Harvey | Harvey | Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Solo upstream and back. Mileage reported is round trip. Upstream travel below highway T17 was mostly poling the pools and lining the ledges. Easy paddling above T17. All the drops were runnable on the return leg. USGS Gauge Data:Knoxville (05488200)Discharge: 47 Height: 9.03 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-02-19 | IA | Des Moines River | Howell Station | Howell Station | Total trip distance: 3.5 miles3.5 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Solo downstream and back. Mileage listed is one-way. Easy paddle both ways. No poling, no walking, no scraping. Paddled in the afternoon after the Lake Red Rock outflow was reduced. USGS Gauge Data:Pella (05488110)Discharge: 911 Height: 83.53 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-01-30 | IA | Des Moines River | Howell Station | Howell Station | Total trip distance: 5.0 miles5.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Solo downstream and back. Mileage listed is one way. Swift water above T17 bridge required strenuous poling on the return leg. No walking, no scraping. USGS Gauge Data:Pella (05488110)Discharge: 892 Height: 83.45 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2022-01-29 | IA | Des Moines River | Howell Station | Howell Station | Total trip distance: 4.0 miles4.0 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip Solo downstream and back. Mileage listed is one way. Easy paddle both ways. No poling, no walking, no scraping. USGS Gauge Data:Pella (05488110)Discharge: 940 Height: 83.51 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2021-12-19 | IA | English Creek | Harvey | Harvey | Total trip distance: 2.3 miles2.3 | Low | None | None Turner, Skip Solo up and back. Mileage listed is one way. Had to walk all but two drops. No portages. No tree pull-overs. USGS Gauge Data:Knoxville (05488200)Discharge: 9 Height: 8.41 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2021-11-20 | IA | Middle River | Pammel State Park | Pammel State Park | Total trip distance: 3.3 miles3.3 | Low | None | None Turner, Skip Solo up and back, no access at Harmon Avenue. Indianola gauge 88.1 ft3/min, 7.35 ft. USGS Gauge Data:Indianola (05486490)Discharge: 75 Height: 7.35 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2021-11-13 | IA | Middle Raccoon River | Milo Ray | Shearer | Total trip distance: 5.5 miles5.5 | Low | None | None Turner, Skip Water level okay for experienced solo paddlers. Panora gauge: 3.6 ft3/s, 4.19ft USGS Gauge Data:Panora (05483600)Discharge: 57 Height: 4.19 Source: Turner |
![]() | 2021-10-17 | MO | Black River | Markham Springs | Hammer | Total trip distance: 2.7 miles2.7 | Good | None | None Turner, Skip No notes for this trip USGS Gauge Data:Williamsville (07062575)Discharge: 507 Height: 3.40 Source: Turner |
A total of 51 rows are displayed.
| Miles | 456.8 |
| Trips | 20 |
| Rivers | 13 |
| Countries | 1 |
| States | 4 |
| People | 5 |
| Dates | 49 |
| Years | 4 |
| Months | 10 |
| Rows | 51 |
| Sources | 1 |
BLG - Bluegill
CCF - Channel Catfish
CP - Chain Pickerel
FWD - Freshwater Drum
GSF - Green Sunfish
KSB - Kentucky Spotted Bass
LMB - Largemouth Bass
LSF - Longear Sunfish
RB - Rock Bass / Goggle Eye
RSF - Redear Sunfish
RT - Rainbow Trout
SMB - Smallmouth Bass
WB - White Bass
WF - Whitefish
WL - WalleyeThe classic River Trips application is still available for use. It is updated with the new system using a data retrofit. It is no longer maintained. The original River Trips application is no longer updated (as of 1 Dec 2016) but can be checked for errors or for the condition of the data before it was converted to the new system.