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Eleven Point RiverWhitten Access to Riverton East River Access
Classic lower Eleven Point day float from Whitten to Riverton on the National Wild and Scenic River, with Forest Service access at both ends, cold clear spring-fed water, shoals, Halls Bay, and a direct Bardley gauge.
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Trip details
Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Whitten River Access and take out at Riverton East River Access for the Forest Service-supported lower Eleven Point day float. Expect clear cold water, shoals, spring-fed current, and a direct Bardley gauge used conservatively as a low-water check.
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Put-in
Whitten River AccessWhitten and Riverton East are official Forest Service river accesses, but day-use access areas have posted rules and no overnight camping.
Take-out
Riverton East River Access / Highway 160Riverton East is the cleaner canoe/kayak take-out on river left just above the Highway 160 bridge; Riverton West is a separate river-right day-use area.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car or local outfitter shuttle between Whitten Access and Riverton East at Highway 160. The Forest Service route to Whitten includes gravel and a steep descent into the access, and Riverton West is the nearby river-right alternate if that shuttle staging works better.
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
- Expect mostly Class I water with shallow shoals, swift current, cold spring-fed water, and fresh wood after storms. At Halls Bay, do not commit to a channel you have not visually assessed for the current level.
- Use Whitten and Riverton East only as the planned public accesses. Riverton East is a developed, day-use-only ramp just above Highway 160; do not substitute private banks, informal pull-offs, or the nearby Riverton West area without confirming the take-out plan.
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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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| Main source behind this score | Rivers.MOHERP Bardley gauge rating and Whitten-to-Riverton trip logs |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official day-float shapeWhitten to Riverton, about 8 miles
The Forest Service says Whitten is a popular launch/take-out and specifically notes visitors travelling downriver 8 miles from Whitten to Riverton.
- Public put-inWhitten River Access
The Forest Service lists Whitten as open, located on the right bank, with a vault toilet, single-lane concrete boat ramp, parking for vehicles with trailers, and coordinates 36.732356, -91.214837.
- Public take-outRiverton East River Access
The Forest Service lists Riverton East as open and 7.6 miles downriver of Whitten, with a paved road, concrete boat ramp, parking, canoe launch, vault toilet, no fee, and coordinates 36.649183, -91.199614.
- Direct gaugeUSGS 07071500
USGS operates Eleven Point River near Bardley, MO, downstream in the same lower Eleven Point corridor; American Whitewater also ties the broader Highway 19-to-Highway 160 reach to the Bardley gauge.
- Low-water floor300 cfs minimum-only
Rivers.MOHERP rates the Bardley gauge good beginning at 300 cfs and includes Whitten-to-Riverton trip evidence at 644 cfs where the paddler notes the water was just high enough to carry nearly every riffle without hitting rocks.
- Route characterShoals, cold water, Halls Bay
Forest Service river-mile notes call out Conner Chute, Boze Mill Spring, and Halls Bay, where the river divides and the right channel is best above normal water while the left is a tricky shallow S-curve with swift water.
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