Gasconade River

The Gasconade River is about 280 miles (450 km) long[1] and is located in central and south-central Missouri.

[2][3] The Gasconade River begins in the Ozarks southwest of Hartville in Wright County and flows generally north-northeastwardly through Wright, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Maries, Osage and Gasconade counties, through portions of the Mark Twain National Forest.

[4][3][5] At Rich Fountain, the river has a mean annual discharge of 3,097 cubic feet per second.

[8] The headwaters of the Gasconade are in the southeastern corner of Webster County northeast of Seymour, Missouri where it drains the eastern margin of the Springfield Plateau at approximately 37°11′54″N 92°41′44″W / 37.19833°N 92.69556°W / 37.19833; -92.69556.

[14] It is considered a good float stream because there's typically not a heavy congestion of boats.