USGS Streamgage 06910230
Hinkson Creek at Columbia, MO
Hinkson Creek at Columbia, MO is USGS streamgage 06910230, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300102. It drains a watershed of about 70 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1966. Typical flow runs near 3.9 cfs in July and 26.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 70 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 614 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300102
- Coordinates
- 38.92775, -92.33994
- USGS site number
- 06910230
- Records begin
- 1966-10-01 (60 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 60 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 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 91.4 | |
| February | 2.3 | 14.7 | 129.7 | |
| March | 5.3 | 28.7 | 265.7 | |
| April | 6.7 | 26.8 | 298.7 | |
| May | 3.5 | 23.3 | 252.5 | |
| June | 0.8 | 10.4 | 187 | |
| July | 0.4 | 3.9 | 163.1 | |
| August | 0.1 | 2 | 41.5 | |
| September | 0.1 | 1.3 | 56.7 | |
| October | 0.2 | 2.3 | 66.6 | |
| November | 0.6 | 4.3 | 48 | |
| December | 0.7 | 6.6 | 96.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).