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Bryant CreekSycamore Access to Warren Bridge Access
Clear spring-fed Bryant Creek day float from MDC Sycamore Access below Hodgson Mill to MDC Warren Bridge Access, with a direct Tecumseh gauge and a conservative low-water floor from route-specific local trip evidence.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at MDC Sycamore Access just downstream of the Highway 181 bridge by Hodgson Mill and take out at MDC Warren Bridge Access. This is the standard upper-to-middle Bryant Creek day float, with a direct Tecumseh gauge used as a conservative low-water check.
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Put-in
Sycamore Access / Hodgson MillSycamore Access is the public MDC launch; nearby Hodgson Water Mill is private, so use the access area and posted signs rather than mill property.
Take-out
Warren Bridge AccessWarren Bridge Access is currently listed by MDC as fishing and floating access with posted 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours, but older flood-damage reporting described rough or closed conditions there. Scout the take-out before committing and obey any current closures, signs, and changed-bank conditions.
Road shuttle
Use a rural two-car or local outfitter shuttle between MDC Sycamore Access on Highway 181 and MDC Warren Bridge Access on County Road 328. Roads are narrow and remote, so look at the Warren Bridge take-out before launching.
Additional access notes
- Put-in coordinates are anchored to the adjacent Hodgson-Aid Mill / Highway 181 crossing context because MDC describes Sycamore Access by its position below that bridge; use on-site signage for the exact gravel launch.
More route and safety guidance
- Keep the Tecumseh gauge at or above the 300 cfs route floor and recheck the trend after rain. Bryant is narrow and swift, and fresh wood, sweepers, low-water bridges, and tight bends can appear or become more consequential after storms.
- Hodgson Water Mill is privately owned; use the adjacent Sycamore access rather than mill property. Treat private banks away from the two MDC endpoints as off-limits and plan the rural shuttle before launching.
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Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, MO. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Preferred range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | 300 cfs |
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| Evidence strength behind the range | Local route guidance |
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| Main source behind this score | Rivers.MOHERP Tecumseh gauge rating and Bryant Creek trip logs |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Public put-inSycamore Access / Hodgson Mill
MDC says Sycamore Access is on Bryant Creek downstream of the Highway 181 bridge, adjacent to historic Hodgson Water Mill, and serves as a popular launching point for canoeists and kayakers floating the upper Bryant.
- Public take-outWarren Bridge Access
MDC says Warren Bridge Access provides fishing and floating access to Bryant Creek and gives directions from Dora via Highway 181, Route H, and County Road 328.
- Route shapeAbout 7 to 7.6 river miles
Public Bryant Creek guides identify Hodgson Mill or Sycamore Access to Warren Bridge as a standard day float, with mileage around 7 to 7.6 miles and typical travel time around 4 to 5 hours.
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- Low-water floor300 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP rates the Bryant Creek Tecumseh gauge good beginning at 300 cfs and includes exact Hodgson Mill-to-Warren Bridge trip evidence plus nearby Bryant Creek good-condition trips around that floor.
- Access historyFlood-damage caution
Older local reporting after the 2017 floods described Warren Bridge as officially closed and Sycamore as rough with loose gravel and deep sand. Current MDC pages now list Sycamore as a public canoe/kayak launch and Warren Bridge as public fishing/floating access, both with posted 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours; retain same-day signage and surface-condition checks rather than treating the old closure report as current.
- Current MDC hours4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at both endpoints
MDC currently lists Sycamore Access as a popular canoe/kayak launch and Warren Bridge Access as fishing and floating access, with both areas open daily from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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