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Missouri · river

Huzzah Creek near Steelville

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

92

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:05:52 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Huzzah Creek near Steelville
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Meramec River float trip 200509.jpg by Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

3 mph

gusting to 5 mph

Air temp

55°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

19.9 cfs

very low for this date

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 100

  • Tue

    100

    Best

  • Wed

    80

  • Thu

    53

  • Fri

    57

  • Sat

    77

  • Sun

    95

  • Mon

    89

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
5a35
6a36
7a38
8a28
9a615
10a714
11a710
12p69
1p68
2p57
3p57
4p58

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 19.9 cfs is 74% below the median for this date — which counts as very low water here.

The median flow on this date is 76 cfs, across 18 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 3 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 55°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-8

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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