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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06904500 CHARITON RIVER AT NOVINGER, MO
LOCATION - Lat 40°14'03.6", long 92°41'11.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.28, T.63 N., R.16 W., Adair County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 10280202, on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 0.6 mi east of Novinger, 1.0 mi downstream from Rye Creek, 2.0 mi upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 73.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,370 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 896: 1939. WSP 1116: 1932(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 1930 to Sep 1952, Oct 1954 to current year. Prior to Feb 1931 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.88 ft NAVD88. Prior to Dec 20, 1939, nonrecording gage at bridge over old channel, 500 ft east, at the same datum; Dec 20, 1939, to Sep 30, 1952, and Oct 1, 1954, to Aug 1, 1956, water-stage recorder, supplemented by nonrecording gage, at same site and datum; Aug 3, 1956, to May 16, 1957, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS MO Water Science Center. Some regulation by Rathbun Dam approximately 67 miles upstream of gage.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage known, 28.6 ft, discharge, 27,000 ft³/s, Jun 1917.
