Bit of My Weekend

Our weekend included a very nice paddle on the Missouri River (have I mentioned that this river is becoming my favorite paddling river?). We started in Washington, Missouri and ended at the Weldon Springs Access. Water levels are high – flood stages are listed, below, so the river was quite fast. Given how high the water was we couldn’t really stop (water was at the bottom of most trees so any kind of sandbar was hidden), so we stayed on the water the entire trip. However, the water was also moving pretty quickly, around 5 to 7 mph most of the time. Needless to say, we covered the trip quickly, in right at 4 hours. Not bad for a Saturday afternoon!

Of course, never one to be without a project or goal in mind, I started to talk with M about the idea of traveling the Missouri River from one side of the state to the other. He is game so this may, perhaps, become one of our upcoming goals. Stay tuned!

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Trip Details
Start: City of Washington Boat Ramp. Latitude 38.561471. Longitude 91.01024
Finish: Weldon Springs Access. Latitude 38.6568. Longitude 90.73462
Trip length : 19.7 miles

Flood Stages
Washington, MO
Flood Stage: 20
Stage on June 12: 20.4

St. Charles, MO
Flood Stage: 25
Stage on June 12: 26.2