Mississippi - Chain of Rocks (Riverview Drive, north St. Louis) (PnP)


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Chain of Rocks (Riverview Drive, north St. Louis) (PnP)

Usual Difficulty III-IV (varies with level)

Salmon Run (Oil Can Hole)


Salmon Run (Oil Can Hole)
Photo of Salmon Run Hole by Herm Smith taken 09/22/01 @ 4 feet

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO
usgs-07010000 3.00 - 26.00 ft III-IV 00h15m 6.76 ft (rc= 0.4 )
Low-boatable range (117,000-156,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area. Gauge (697,000 sq.mi. drainage) is about 11 miles downstream.


River Description

Detailed information is available at StreamTeach.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-07-10 11:41:59

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Cobblestone

Detail Trip Report  Cobblestone  Mississippi River, MO(151.67KB .jpeg)

Primo at near it's best level

Detail Trip Report  Primo at near it's best level  Mississippi River, MO(147.39KB .jpeg)

Salmon Run (Oil Can Hole)

Detail Trip Report  Salmon Run (Oil Can Hole)  Mississippi River, MO(149.41KB .jpeg)

Michael Gordon in Rookies

Detail Trip Report  Michael Gordon in Rookies  Mississippi River, MO(152.74KB .jpeg)

Cobblestone at 6 feet

Detail Trip Report  Cobblestone at 6 feet  Mississippi River, MO(15.52KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Various features are 'in' (and 'out') at different levels.

See StreamTeach for more details.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO
usgs-07010000 3.00 - 26.00 ft III-IV 00h15m 6.76 ft (rc= 0.4 )
Low-boatable range (117,000-156,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area.
Gauge (697,000 sq.mi. drainage) is about 11 miles downstream.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
-5.00 --0.50 ft extremely Low-somewhat Low I(II) Too low for play at any features.
-0.50 -3.00 ft somewhat Low-barely Low II+ Very low, but some play on a few features.
3.00 -7.00 ft barely runnable-med runnable III-IV Low-boatable range (117,000-156,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area.
7.00 -15.50 ft med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III-IV Higher boatable range (156,000-258,000 cfs); Go with someone who knows the area.
15.50 -26.00 ft a bit pushy runnable-high runnable III-IV Highest boatable range (258,000-425,000 cfs). Awesome big waves with pile.
26.00 -50.00 ft barely High-extremely High III-IV Probably too high for reasonable play.

Report - Reports of Mississippi Chain of Rocks (Riverview Drive, north St. Louis) (PnP) and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
7y302d14h15m Mississippi River [MO] Michael Gordon in Rookies 8 feet Herm Smith
> 10 years Mississippi River [MO] Salmon Run (Oil Can Hole) 4 feet Herm Smith
> 10 years Mississippi River [MO] Primo at near it's best level 6 feet Herm Smith
> 10 years Mississippi River [MO] Cobblestone 7 feet Herm Smith
> 10 years Mississippi River [MO] Cobblestone at 6 feet 3 feet Herm Smith

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