You can float the North Fork of the White River for 49.5 miles, from the Hwy. 76 bridge about 12 miles west of Willow Springs, to the Hwy.160 bridge at Tecumseh. The North Fork’s total length, from its source just south of Mountain Grove in Wright County, to Tecumseh, in Ozark County, is about 62 miles.
The North Fork and Bryant watersheds are almost the same size. The North Fork’s area is 571 square miles, and the Bryant’s is 584. But, strangely, the North Fork’s flow is about 50% greater. It doesn’t get any more rain, so how can this happen? Stream flow studies have discovered that part of the Bryant’s flow is diverted into underground streams that siphon water from Bryant Creek and empty it into the North Fork River. This extra water makes the North Fork a much more popular floating stream.
Land use/land cover within the North Fork watershed today primarily consists of grassland/cropland and forest/woodland. About 13.1% of the watershed is in public ownership; most of which is managed by the United States Forest Service as part of Mark Twain National Forest.
The only water control structure on the North Fork River in Missouri is Dawt Mill Dam. This is a relatively low structure (less than eight feet high) located approximately 1.8 mile above Tecumseh Missouri.
Float Outfitters & Services:
Kyle Kosovich: Longboat Outfitters Owner and Guide Service
(We Do Not Rent Canoes Guided Trips Only, Includes Meal)
Springfield, MO
Phone: (417)293-3860
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