USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06906000 MUSSEL FORK NEAR MUSSELFORK, MO
LOCATION - Lat 39°31'24.7", long 92°56'58.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.32, T.55 N., R.18 W., Chariton County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 10280202, on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 5, 4.5 mi southwest of Musselfork, and 1.5 mi upstream from Long Branch.
DRAINAGE AREA - 267 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 640.28 ft NAVD88 on June 14, 2022, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published as 639.25 ft NGVD29 from levels.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 1948 to Dec 1951, Oct 1962 to Feb 1990, Dec 2002 to current year. Prior to Jan 1, 1952, nonrecording gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum; Oct 1, 1962 to Mar 1, 1990, water-stage recorder at same site and datum; Mar 1, 1990 to Aug 26, 1994, stage only station at same site and datum.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 640.28 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Jun 1, 1969 to Sep 30, 1974.