USGS Streamgage 06901500
Locust Creek near Linneus, MO
Locust Creek near Linneus, MO is USGS streamgage 06901500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10280103. It drains a watershed of about 550 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1909. Typical flow runs near 36 cfs in July and 175.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 550 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 704 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10280103
- Coordinates
- 39.89594, -93.23653
- USGS site number
- 06901500
- Records begin
- 1909-07-01 (117 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 4 | 44.9 | 364.9 | |
| February | 7.4 | 90.3 | 1,053.9 | |
| March | 24.6 | 171.8 | 1,415 | |
| April | 37.9 | 175.3 | 1,512.6 | |
| May | 31.5 | 147.3 | 1,710 | |
| June | 10.8 | 85.4 | 2,159.6 | |
| July | 5 | 36 | 524.4 | |
| August | 3.3 | 21 | 265.5 | |
| September | 2.7 | 13.9 | 273.1 | |
| October | 2.9 | 15.8 | 376.4 | |
| November | 4.2 | 22.4 | 267.3 | |
| December | 4.2 | 30.2 | 279.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).