White River at Branson Water Level & Fishing Conditions

White River near Branson, MO · USGS 07053500 · Missouri · 36.5976, -93.2952

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Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.

Source: USGS station 07053500 · page generated Nov 15, 11:50 PM UTC. USGS real-time data are provisional and may be revised.

About This Gauge

USGS 07053500 is a public stream gauge on White River in Missouri. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There is 1 same-waterway gauge nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.

How White River Runs Through the Year

Across 53 years of USGS daily records, White River here runs highest in April (typically about 5,460 cfs) and lowest in October (about 1,120 cfs). High water comes with spring rain and thaw, then the stream drops through summer; the peak month carries about 5 times the flow of October.

Typical flow is the average of the USGS daily median for each day of the month at this gauge.

White River Flood and Flow Records

The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 212,000 cfs, on April 16, 1927. The highest water level on record is 52.80 ft, on April 16, 1945. Annual peak records here run from 1898 to 2008.

Gauges Along White River

USGS runs 18 gauges on White River, listed here from upstream to downstream. This gauge measures runoff from 4,022 square miles of watershed.

1. White River at Beaver Dam near Eureka Springs · drains 1,192 sq mi
2. White River near Busch, AR
3. White River near Fayetteville, AR · drains 400 sq mi
4. White River near Goshen, AR · drains 412 sq mi
5. White River at Elkins, AR · drains 184 sq mi
6. White River bl Table Rock Dam near Branson, MO · drains 4,020 sq mi
7. White River near Branson, MO · this gauge · drains 4,022 sq mi
8. White River below Bull Shoals Dam at Bull Shoals · drains 6,050 sq mi
9. White River at Bull Shoals Dam near Flippin · drains 6,050 sq mi
10. White River below Bull Shoals Dam near Fairview
11. White River near Norfork, AR · drains 8,040 sq mi
12. White River at Calico Rock, AR · drains 9,980 sq mi
13. White River at Allison, AR · drains 10,500 sq mi
14. White River at Batesville, AR · drains 11,070 sq mi
15. White River at Newport, AR · drains 19,900 sq mi
16. White River near Augusta, AR · drains 20,500 sq mi
17. White River at Georgetown, AR · drains 22,400 sq mi
18. White River at DeValls Bluff, AR · drains 23,400 sq mi

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Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

Other Nearby Gauges

• Lake Taneycomo at School of the Ozarks, MO · 3.2 mi
• Roark Creek at Branson, MO · 4.2 mi
• Turkey Creek near Hollister, MO · 4.8 mi
• Bull Creek near Walnut Shade, MO · 9.6 mi
• Lake Taneycomo at Ozark Beach Dam, MO · 10.3 mi
• James River at Galena, MO · 17.1 mi
• Flat Creek below Jenkins, MO · 20.8 mi

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