USGS Streamgage 06897000
East Fork Big Creek near Bethany, MO
East Fork Big Creek near Bethany, MO is USGS streamgage 06897000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10280101. It drains a watershed of about 95 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1909. Typical flow runs near 3.6 cfs in July and 19 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 95 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 867 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10280101
- Coordinates
- 40.29722, -94.02622
- USGS site number
- 06897000
- Records begin
- 1909-07-06 (117 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 92 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 | 3.4 | 49.5 | |
| February | 0.1 | 9 | 183 | |
| March | 1.6 | 20.4 | 233.7 | |
| April | 2.6 | 19 | 242.2 | |
| May | 2.2 | 18.8 | 284.3 | |
| June | 0.8 | 9.9 | 311.5 | |
| July | 0.1 | 3.6 | 62 | |
| August | 0 | 1.8 | 38 | |
| September | 0 | 1.2 | 38.1 | |
| October | 0 | 1.3 | 56.5 | |
| November | 0 | 2.4 | 37.8 | |
| December | 0 | 2.9 | 44.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).