USGS Streamgage 06907700
Blackwater River at Valley City, MO
Blackwater River at Valley City, MO is USGS streamgage 06907700, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300104. It drains a watershed of about 547 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1958. Typical flow runs near 33.4 cfs in July and 210.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 547 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 673 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300104
- Coordinates
- 38.87001, -93.62216
- USGS site number
- 06907700
- Records begin
- 1958-10-01 (68 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 68 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 | 5.3 | 45.4 | 666.7 | |
| February | 11.9 | 85.9 | 922.4 | |
| March | 24.3 | 161 | 2,245.3 | |
| April | 31.4 | 210.1 | 2,990.3 | |
| May | 21.6 | 156.7 | 2,840.4 | |
| June | 10.9 | 84.4 | 2,874.2 | |
| July | 3.5 | 33.4 | 1,649.5 | |
| August | 1.7 | 16.3 | 622 | |
| September | 1.7 | 12.6 | 729.4 | |
| October | 1.2 | 16.4 | 729.2 | |
| November | 2.7 | 25.4 | 326.7 | |
| December | 3.5 | 33.8 | 631.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).