| Closed March 15 Through June 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbody | Miles | From | To | Counties | Criteria1 |
| Niangua River | 59.0 | Lake of the Ozarks (9,37N,17W) | Hwy K (8,34N,18W) | Camden, Dallas, Laclede | 3,5,6,7 |
| Niangua River | 40.0 | Hwy K (8,34N,18W) | Conf. Of E. and W. Forks (33,32N,18W) | Dallas, Webster | 1 |
| East Fork Niangua River | 0.5 | Conf. of Niangua River (33,32N,18W) | T32 - T31 Line (33,32N,18W) | Webster | 1 |
| West Fork Niangua River | 0.3 | Conf. of Niangua River (33,32N,18W) | T32 - T31 Line (33,32N,18w) | Webster | 1 |
| Greasy Creek | 12.9 | Conf. with Niangua River (17,34N,19W) | South Section Line (34,33N,20W) | Dallas | 2 |
| Jakes Creek | 4.5 | Conf. with Niangua River (15,36N,18W) | First Co. Rd. Crossing (33,36N,18W) | Dallas | 6 |
| Dousinbury Creek | 0.7 | Conf. with Niangua River (11,33N,19W) | First Co. Rd. Crossing (12,33N,19W) | Dallas | 2 |
| Jones Creek | 0.4 | Conf. with Niangua River (2,32N,19W) | First Co. Rd. Crossing (11,32N,19W) | Dallas | 2 |
| Fourmile Creek | 0.7 | Conf. with Niangua River (4,34N,18W) | Hwy P (9,34N,18W) | Dallas | 2 |
| Little Niangua River | 18.5 | Lake of the Ozarks (3,38N,18W) | East Section Line (33,38N,20W) | Camden, Hickory | 3,5,6,7 |
| Little Niangua River | 22.5 | East Section Line (33,38N,20W) | East Section Line (26,36N,19W) | Camden, Dallas, Hickory | 1 |
| Starks Creek | 2.0 | Conf. with Little Niangua River (23,38N,20W) | North Section Line (22,38N,20W) | Hickory | 2,3 |
| Thomas Creek | 2.7 | Conf. with Little Niangua River (36,37N,20W) | South Section line (12,36N,20W) | Dallas, Hickory | 2,3 |
| Cahoochie Creek | 2.5 | Conf. with Thomas Creek (2,36N,20W) | West Section Line (3,36N,20W) | Dallas | 2,3 |
| Closed November 15 through February 15 | |||||
| Mill Creek | 3.5 | Conf. With Niangua River (10,36N,18W) | West Section Line (8,36N,18W) | Dallas | 6 |
| Niangua River | 12.0 | Bennett Spring (25,35N,18W) | Prosperine Access (5,35N,17W) | Laclede, Dallas | 6 |
1 Criteria for justifying spawning season prohibition are as follows:
- Critical habitat for Niangua darter.
- Area considered critical to the maintenance or recovery of one or more of the following sensitive species; Niangua darter, bluestripe darter, blacknose shiner, topeka shiner, eastern hellbender, pink mucket, southern brook lamprey, blue sucker, and pallid sturgeon.
- Stream reach which supports seasonal concentrations of spawning, incubating or rearing fishes of management interest including one or more of the following; walleye, sauger, white bass, rock bass, smallmouth bass, suckers, trout, and the above mentioned sensitive species.
- Remnant example of historic habitat in which the surrounding streams or stream reaches have been severely degraded by human activities.
- Designated Outstanding National or State Resource Water (or candidate for such designations) which supports a biological resource subject to damage from sand and gravel removal during periods of spawning, incubation, or rearing.
- Agency management area (special trout or black bass management area), candidate for special management, or agency owned area.
- Area containing a unique fish community or unexpectedly high biodiversity due to the presence of species considered atypical to the area.
