USGS Streamgage 06908000
Blackwater River at Blue Lick, MO
Blackwater River at Blue Lick, MO is USGS streamgage 06908000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300104. It drains a watershed of about 1,120 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1905. Typical flow runs near 60.3 cfs in July and 298.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,120 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 617 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300104
- Coordinates
- 38.99224, -93.19687
- USGS site number
- 06908000
- Records begin
- 1905-09-01 (121 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 104 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 | 6.2 | 84.1 | 1,326.9 | |
| February | 16.4 | 171.7 | 2,157.1 | |
| March | 34.6 | 269.5 | 3,759.4 | |
| April | 33.8 | 298.8 | 4,772 | |
| May | 29.9 | 235.1 | 4,935.2 | |
| June | 17.5 | 180.5 | 4,642.3 | |
| July | 5.3 | 60.3 | 2,887.8 | |
| August | 2.8 | 31.3 | 921.3 | |
| September | 1.8 | 19.6 | 1,400.1 | |
| October | 1.8 | 24.1 | 1,083.4 | |
| November | 3.8 | 44.1 | 1,345.7 | |
| December | 6.5 | 65.5 | 1,242.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).