USGS Streamgage 06903400
Chariton River near Chariton, IA
Chariton River near Chariton, IA is USGS streamgage 06903400, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10280201. It drains a watershed of about 182 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 6.1 cfs in July and 44.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 182 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 941 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10280201
- Coordinates
- 40.95197, -93.25989
- USGS site number
- 06903400
- Records begin
- 1947-06-05 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 61 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 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 65.4 | |
| February | 1.7 | 22.8 | 215.3 | |
| March | 6.1 | 46.2 | 559.2 | |
| April | 7.8 | 44.7 | 708.2 | |
| May | 4.1 | 39.6 | 905.3 | |
| June | 1.6 | 24.2 | 691.1 | |
| July | 0.3 | 6.1 | 391.4 | |
| August | 0.1 | 2.8 | 137.4 | |
| September | 0.1 | 1.9 | 163.5 | |
| October | 0.1 | 3.3 | 134.2 | |
| November | 0.3 | 8.2 | 114.6 | |
| December | 0.2 | 9.9 | 148.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).