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Eleven Point RiverTurner Mill South River Access to Highway 142 River Access
Long lower Eleven Point continuation from Turner Mill South to The Narrows, linking the White Ribbon trout water with the last public access in the scenic-river corridor.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Turner Mill South and take out at Highway 142 / The Narrows for a long lower-Eleven continuation through the White Ribbon trout water and the widening scenic corridor below Riverton. Use the Bardley gauge as a conservative low-water check and keep extra margin for weather, distance, and take-out discipline.
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Put-in
Turner Mill South River AccessTurner Mill South and Highway 142 are official Forest Service accesses with published coordinates, but road, parking, and site rules can change after storms.
Take-out
Highway 142 River Access / The NarrowsHighway 142 / The Narrows is the last access on the southern end of the Eleven Point National Scenic River Area. Missing it pushes the trip toward Arkansas and changes the route plan materially.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car or local outfitter shuttle between Turner Mill South and Highway 142. The Narrows is the last Forest Service access in the scenic-river corridor, so inspect the finish before launching and do not plan on drifting past it without a separate downstream plan.
Additional access notes
- The Eleven Point corridor includes private lands under scenic easement. Do not assume banks away from public accesses, designated float camps, or legal gravel-bar stops are public.
More route and safety guidance
- Shoals, fresh wood, Halls Bay, thunderstorms, and cold spring-fed water can turn an otherwise easy run into a much slower commitment on this longer lower-river continuation.
- Use the named Forest Service accesses and legal float camps only. Private banks and informal gravel pull-offs are not substitutes for Turner Mill South or Highway 142.
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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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| 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 lower Eleven Point trip evidence |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official route shapeTurner Mill South to Highway 142, about 22.8 river miles
Forest Service river-mile notes place Turner Mill at mile 21.5 from Thomasville and Highway 142 at mile 44.3, supporting this combined public route through Whitten and Riverton.
- Public put-inTurner Mill South River Access
The Forest Service lists Turner Mill South with river access, toilets, picnic facilities, limited campsites, parking, and coordinates 36.76456, -91.26653037.
- Public take-outHighway 142 River Access / The Narrows
The Forest Service lists Highway 142 as open, developed, and day-use only, with a single-lane concrete boat ramp, paved parking, vault toilet, and coordinates 36.550194, -91.191532.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-11USGS 07071500 at 514 cfs / 2.66 ft
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- Low-water floor300 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP rates the Bardley gauge Good beginning at 300 cfs, and exact adjacent Turner-to-Whitten, Whitten-to-Riverton, and Riverton-to-Narrows evidence supports keeping only that conservative floor. The app does not infer an ideal range or upper cutoff.
- Route characterWhite Ribbon trout water into the lower scenic corridor
MDC says the 14 miles from Turner Mill to Highway 160 at Riverton are stocked White Ribbon trout water, while the Forest Service marks Highway 142 as the last access before the river continues south toward Arkansas.
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 Turner Mill South River Access
- Forest Service Whitten River Access
- Forest Service Riverton East River Access
- Forest Service Highway 142 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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