Wyaconda River Fishing Spot

• Elevation: 481'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/17/09 01:38 PM
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The Wyaconda River basin is located in the Glaciated Plains Natural Division of southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. The basin drains 458 square miles of land, of which 336 square miles lie within the state of Missouri. The Wyaconda River, a fifth order stream, is the largest within the basin and enters the Mississippi River above LaGrange, MO. There are 18 third order and larger streams within the basin. The upper basin differs to some extent from the lower basin. The upper basin is characterized by soils from the Deep Loess and Drift general soil associations and the topography is rolling to hilly with some wide, nearly level ridge tops and bottom land. The lower basin is characterized by soils from the Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes and the topography is dominated by more rugged hills and broad floodplains. Stream gradients are fairly low throughout the basin, with the exception of a few small tributaries in the lower basin. Due the highly altered state of the upper basin streams, public use is minimal. Habitat reductions from channelization and excessive sedimentation have made the fish community less appealing to anglers. Boaters are scarce due to the same channel alterations.