USGS Streamgage 06934000
Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, MO
Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, MO is USGS streamgage 06934000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10290203. It drains a watershed of about 3,180 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1921. Typical flow runs near 1,074.1 cfs in July and 3,389.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 3,180 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 558 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10290203
- Coordinates
- 38.38881, -91.81989
- USGS site number
- 06934000
- Records begin
- 1921-11-01 (105 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 105 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 | 699.9 | 1,797.7 | 6,443.2 | |
| February | 804.7 | 2,163.4 | 7,094.5 | |
| March | 1,236.4 | 3,179.7 | 10,558.4 | |
| April | 1,309.7 | 3,389.7 | 12,908.7 | |
| May | 1,149.7 | 3,151.3 | 13,580 | |
| June | 818.8 | 1,994.3 | 8,740.7 | |
| July | 551.7 | 1,074.1 | 3,182.6 | |
| August | 484.9 | 853.3 | 2,365.2 | |
| September | 442.2 | 758 | 2,348 | |
| October | 488.4 | 729.1 | 2,911.6 | |
| November | 540.6 | 980.5 | 5,409.3 | |
| December | 622.1 | 1,329 | 5,037.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).