USGS Streamgage 06906000
Mussel Fork near Musselfork, MO
Mussel Fork near Musselfork, MO is USGS streamgage 06906000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10280202. It drains a watershed of about 267 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1948. Typical flow runs near 18 cfs in July and 101.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 267 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 659 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10280202
- Coordinates
- 39.52353, -92.94964
- USGS site number
- 06906000
- Records begin
- 1948-10-01 (78 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 78 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 | 2.9 | 22.4 | 246.7 | |
| February | 4.7 | 56.9 | 613.2 | |
| March | 19.9 | 108.4 | 1,013.8 | |
| April | 24.2 | 101.5 | 1,308.6 | |
| May | 14.3 | 75.4 | 1,192.6 | |
| June | 7.2 | 46.7 | 1,297.6 | |
| July | 2.6 | 18 | 574.8 | |
| August | 1.2 | 11 | 167.7 | |
| September | 1.6 | 8.6 | 279.5 | |
| October | 0.7 | 9.8 | 233.9 | |
| November | 1.4 | 17.7 | 277.9 | |
| December | 1.9 | 22.6 | 336.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).