Instruction notes and outlines for Swiftwater Rescue and Canoeing,

For both ACA skills courses and Instructor Development Workshops



Introduction to Paddling in Local Rivers and Creeks

Avoid Trouble on the River

Planning a River Trip

Why bad things happen on the river

Principles of Rescue





Links to maps and other gages

Buffalo River Map with Gages
Be careful with this, river changed a lot in 2023-2024.

Turner Bend Visual reading of the Mulberry.

All USGS in Arkansas

Ozark Whitewater Pages is the best for whitewater creeks all across Arkansas.

Old Maps of many float steams in Arkansas, 22 pages, newer and better guide is "A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Ozarks" by Tom Kennon, 2004.





Flow Rates from USGS Stream Flow Data

Retrieved at 6:16 pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Bentonville

Using minimum Test Script ...line 64 as of 25 Mar 2025
Retrieved at 6:16 pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Bentonville



Site Number Site Name Flow CFS Time
07049000 War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, AR 6,950 17:00
07050500 Kings River near Berryville, AR 12,000 17:15
07055607 Crooked Creek at Kelly Crossing at Yellville, AR 2,190 17:45
07055646 Buffalo River near Boxley, AR 713 17:30
07055660 Buffalo River at Ponca, AR 1,190 18:00
07055680 Buffalo River at Pruitt, AR 3,100 18:00
07056000 Buffalo River near St. Joe, AR 21,400 17:45
07056700 Buffalo River near Harriet, AR 25,500 17:45
07064533 Current River above Akers, MO 1,280 17:30
07067000 Current River at Van Buren, MO 4,540 17:30
07069305 Spring River at Spring Street Bridge at Hardy, AR 3,540 18:00
07188653 Big Sugar Creek near Powell, MO 1,350 17:15
07188838 Little Sugar Creek near Pineville, MO 1,970 17:15
07188885 Indian Creek near Lanagan, MO 363 17:15
07189000 Elk River near Tiff City, Mo 8,320 17:30
07195430 Illinois River South of Siloam Springs, AR 7,260 17:15
07196500 Illinois River near Tahlequah, OK 10,900 17:30
07249800 Lee Creek at Short, OK 2,520 17:15
07252000 Mulberry River near Mulberry, AR 4,370 17:30
07340300 Cossatot River near Vandervoort, AR 1,060 18:00





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