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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06918070 OSAGE RIVER ABOVE SCHELL CITY, MO
LOCATION - Lat 38°03'21.1", long 94°08'43.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.20, T.38 N., R.29 W., Bates County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 10290105, on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway M, 0.8 mi downstream from Shaw Branch, 0.2 mi upstream from McKenzie Creek, and 3.0 mi northwest of Schell City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,410 mi². by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR US-2009; 2008(M)
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1981 to current year. Discharge published May 1981 to Feb 18, 2012. Stage only Feb 19, 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.28 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS MO Water Science Center.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Mar 1979 to Sep 1993, Nov 1994 to current year. Formerly published as Osage River near Schell City (06918080).
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Mar 1979 to Sep 1981. WATER TEMPERATURE: Mar 1979 to Sep 1981. SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT: Feb 1991 to Sep 1999.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum daily, 1,950 microsiemens per centimeter, Oct 11, 1980; minimum daily, 114 microsiemens per centimeter, Jun 12, 1981. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum daily, 32.0 °C, Jul 11, 1980; minimum daily, 0.0 °C, Feb 5, 1980, and Feb 11-14, 1981. SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, 4,020 mg/L, Feb 21, 1997; minimum daily mean, 8 mg/L, Aug 4 and 5, 1993, and Jan 10-12, 1995. SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOAD: Maximum daily, 160,000 tons, Feb 21, 1997; minimum daily, 1.7 tons, Nov 7-13, 1991.