USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05504800 SOUTH FORK SALT RIVER ABOVE SANTA FE, MO
LOCATION - Lat 39°19'34", long 91°50'02" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.31, T.53 N., R.8 W., Audrain County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 07110006, on left bank near downstream side of bridge on county road ZZ, 3.6 mi southwest of Santa Fe, 1.0 mi upstream from Littleby Creek, and at mile 104.2 above mouth of Salt River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 233 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Feb 1940 to Oct 22, 2002, May 14, 2003 to current year. Published as "near Santa Fe" (05504900) Oct 1968 to Sep 1975 and as "at Santa Fe" (05505000) Feb 1940 to Sep 1968 and Oct 1975 to Sep 1986.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 644.41 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.. Prior to Feb 5, 1940, nonrecording gage; Feb 5, 1940, to Sep 30, 1968, and Oct 1, 1975 to Sep 30, 1986, water-stage recorder 8.0 mi downstream at datum 613.05; Oct 1, 1968, to Sep 30, 1975, water-stage recorder, 1.0 mi downstream at datum 5.78 ft lower.