USGS Streamgage 06893830
Adair Creek at Independence, MO
Adair Creek at Independence, MO is USGS streamgage 06893830, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300101. It drains a watershed of about 5 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2008. Typical flow runs near 1.3 cfs in July and 3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 5 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 769 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300101
- Coordinates
- 39.03778, -94.36333
- USGS site number
- 06893830
- Records begin
- 2008-10-06 (18 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 18 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.2 | 0.9 | 8.3 | |
| February | 0.4 | 1.3 | 11.3 | |
| March | 0.5 | 2.5 | 22.8 | |
| April | 1 | 3 | 42.8 | |
| May | 0.9 | 3.2 | 49.8 | |
| June | 0.5 | 1.6 | 38.1 | |
| July | 0.2 | 1.3 | 45.3 | |
| August | 0.1 | 1 | 47.6 | |
| September | 0.1 | 0.8 | 22.5 | |
| October | 0.1 | 0.9 | 18.8 | |
| November | 0.2 | 1 | 18.1 | |
| December | 0.2 | 0.9 | 11.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).