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Eleven Point RiverThomasville River Access to Whitten River Access
Full upper-to-lower Eleven Point continuation from Thomasville to Whitten, combining the smaller upper river with the longer cold-water trout corridor downstream of Greer Spring.
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Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Thomasville and take out at Whitten for a full upper-to-lower Eleven Point continuation. Use the Bardley gauge only as a conservative same-river estimate and build a real overnight or all-day plan instead of assuming the lower Whitten finish makes the upper miles easy.
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Put-in
Thomasville River AccessThe current Forest Service Thomasville page says the upper miles are usually best from March through June and can require walking or portages in drought season.
Take-out
Whitten River AccessThe Bardley gauge is downstream of much of the route, so the Thomasville half can still feel scrape-prone near the 300 cfs floor even if the lower miles look more comfortable.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car or local outfitter shuttle between Thomasville and Whitten. Both approaches use rural Forest Service roads, and the Whitten descent is steep enough that it is worth scouting before launch day.
Additional access notes
- Whitten can be busy on weekends with both motorized and nonmotorized users. Do not assume private banks, informal pull-offs, or undesignated gravel bars are legal substitutes for a planned finish or overnight stop.
More route and safety guidance
- Below Greer Spring the river gets colder and more forceful, with Mary Decker Shoal, fresh wood risk after rain, blind bends, and long spacing between developed exits before Whitten.
- Treat this as an overnight-capable route, not a casual one-day add-on. Use only the named Forest Service accesses and legal float camps instead of improvising stops on private banks or undesignated gravel bars.
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Eleven Point River near Bardley, 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 Bardley gauge rating and adjacent upper-to-lower Eleven Point trip evidence |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official route shapeThomasville to Whitten, about 27.6 river miles
The Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River page places Whitten at mile 27.6 from Thomasville, and the current Whitten page still names the 11-mile Greer-to-Whitten float that anchors the lower half of this continuation.
- Public put-inThomasville River Access, Site Open
The current Forest Service Thomasville page marks the site open, identifies the State Highway 99 bridge as the put-in, publishes coordinates 36.78548, -91.528058, and notes vault toilets.
- Public take-outWhitten River Access
The current Forest Service Whitten page says the access is on the right bank with a vault toilet, single-lane concrete boat ramp, trailer parking, and coordinates 36.732356, -91.214837.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-13USGS 07071500 at 483 cfs / 2.60 ft
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- Conservative floor300 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP places the Bardley gauge Good band at 300 cfs and above. Treat 300 cfs as a conservative low-water cue; the source does not define an ideal range or upper cutoff for this long continuation.
- Route characterUpper-river shallows into cold-water trout corridor
The current Forest Service Thomasville page says the upper miles can require walking or portages in drought season, while the current Whitten page still names the popular 11-mile Greer-to-Whitten float in the colder lower corridor.
Verify it yourselfCheck the source links
Use these links to double-check the gauge, route details, and access notes before you head out.
- Forest Service Thomasville River Access
- Forest Service Greer Crossing Recreation Area
- Forest Service Turner Mill South River Access
- Forest Service Whitten River Access
- Forest Service Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River
- MDC Eleven Point River prospects
- Rivers.MOHERP Eleven Point Bardley gauge
- USGS 07071500 legacy current conditions
- USGS 07071500 monitoring location
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