USGS Streamgage 06904500
Chariton River at Novinger, MO
Chariton River at Novinger, MO is USGS streamgage 06904500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10280202. It drains a watershed of about 1,370 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1917. Typical flow runs near 869.8 cfs in July and 712.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,370 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 738 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10280202
- Coordinates
- 40.23433, -92.68639
- USGS site number
- 06904500
- Records begin
- 1917-06-01 (109 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 57 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 | 43.6 | 174.3 | 1,667.1 | |
| February | 51.8 | 390.1 | 2,401 | |
| March | 96.3 | 810.6 | 3,650.3 | |
| April | 99.8 | 712.3 | 3,901 | |
| May | 77.8 | 1,045.1 | 4,733.5 | |
| June | 52.7 | 970 | 3,855 | |
| July | 36.1 | 869.8 | 3,506.8 | |
| August | 34.8 | 262.3 | 2,038.7 | |
| September | 33.6 | 107 | 2,072.7 | |
| October | 32.3 | 87.2 | 1,941 | |
| November | 34.6 | 137.7 | 1,641.3 | |
| December | 38.7 | 334.7 | 1,949.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).