St. Francis - 1. Highway H bridge one mile west of Syenite to Highway 72 bridge (10.7 miles)


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St. Francis,

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1. Highway H bridge one mile west of Syenite to Highway 72 bridge (10.7 miles)

Usual Difficulty I-II (may vary with level)
Length 10.7 Miles
Avg. Gradient 9 fpm
Max Gradient 28 fpm

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Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
St. Francis River near Roselle, MO
usgs-07034000 3.50 - 10.00 ft I-II 01h04m 3.56 ft (rc= 0.0 )


River Description

A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Ozarks (formerly Ozark Whitewater) by Tom Kennon (3rd edition, Menasha Ridge Press) has a good description of the run.

A Paddler's Guide to Missouri (Missouri Department of Conservation, 2003), an updated version of Missouri Ozark Waterways by Oz Hawksley, has good maps.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2005-06-21 10:01:15

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Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
St. Francis River near Roselle, MO
usgs-07034000 3.50 - 10.00 ft I-II 01h04m 3.56 ft (rc= 0.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.50 -10.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-II

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A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Ozarks
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2006-05-05 14:01:37 (1297 days ago)
Timothy O'LoughlinDetails
Floated this on 27-28 April 06 (Roselle
Gage = 3.5)in my Wenonah Rendezvous with a spray deck and a full load of gear for a shakedown
cruise. Have floated the Current, Gasconade, and Mississippi, but found the Saint to be the
swiftest and most obstruction filled stream I've ever been down. The boulder fields through which
the stream flows in a couple places required me to line my way through. The flat topped boulders
just under the surface are particularly hard to read. Did get dumped, and the boat pinned (which
required me unloading it, retrieving it and then reloading it) which was a chore. The generally
shallow water kept the river from being really dangerous, but wading around in the boulder fields
is a good way to sprain an ankle, or break a leg (which I gage as the main danger on this stream).
I did bang up my knee pretty good on a submerged angled faced boulder. After lining my way trough
one particularly steep and long boulder field, I ran out of big boulders to "hop" along, so
relaunched and ferried to a spillover between two large boulders to complete the rapids. As I
floated between the boulders and started the drop I could see a vortex (2' dia spitter) at the base
of the spillover. Woops! The spraycover took some bigtime splash over the deck, then we went
through about three big follow-on waves (not whitecapped). We made it through still sailing upright
and OK. Parts of this stream should be given a difficulty III (or at least a II+)in my opinion.
Should have floation bags tied into the bilge of your canoe on this one, and wear a helmet.

Very Educational.
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