USGS Streamgage 06909500
Moniteau Creek near Fayette, MO
Moniteau Creek near Fayette, MO is USGS streamgage 06909500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300102. It drains a watershed of about 75 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1948. Typical flow runs near 3 cfs in July and 23.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 75 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 613 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300102
- Coordinates
- 39.12083, -92.56722
- USGS site number
- 06909500
- Records begin
- 1948-03-05 (78 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 79 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 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 94 | |
| February | 0.3 | 10.5 | 125.6 | |
| March | 1.6 | 20.3 | 239.8 | |
| April | 3.8 | 23.7 | 247.5 | |
| May | 2.3 | 15.3 | 200.6 | |
| June | 0.5 | 6.8 | 197.3 | |
| July | 0 | 3 | 116 | |
| August | 0 | 0.8 | 23.4 | |
| September | 0 | 0.3 | 31.2 | |
| October | 0 | 0.5 | 38.9 | |
| November | 0 | 1.1 | 39.7 | |
| December | 0 | 1.8 | 63.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).