USGS Streamgage 06917060
Little Osage River at Horton, MO
Little Osage River at Horton, MO is USGS streamgage 06917060, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10290103. It drains a watershed of about 498 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1986. Typical flow runs near 26.4 cfs in July and 213.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 498 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 752 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10290103
- Coordinates
- 37.99481, -94.36931
- USGS site number
- 06917060
- Records begin
- 1986-01-01 (40 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 26 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 | 2.8 | 34.9 | 753.9 | |
| February | 11 | 103.2 | 898.6 | |
| March | 27.8 | 149.3 | 2,500.5 | |
| April | 30 | 213.4 | 2,479.8 | |
| May | 43.9 | 390.5 | 3,954.5 | |
| June | 19.8 | 157.6 | 1,790.9 | |
| July | 0.4 | 26.4 | 992.8 | |
| August | 0.1 | 8.9 | 582.2 | |
| September | 0.1 | 7.4 | 796.2 | |
| October | 0 | 6.9 | 739.8 | |
| November | 0.2 | 18 | 468.9 | |
| December | 1 | 18.1 | 575 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).