USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07067500 BIG SPRING NEAR VAN BUREN, MO

Ozark Plateaus aquifer system

LOCATION - Lat 36°57'03.4", long 90°59'30.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.6, T.26 N., R.1 E., Carter County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 11010008, on bridge 600 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mi upstream from Current River, and 3.5 mi southeast of Van Buren.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1311: 1922-23, 1928(M), 1929.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 1921 to Sep 1996, Feb 8, 2000 to current year. Prior to Oct 1, 1923, published as "near Chicopee". Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 429.33 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Feb 19, 1971, nonrecording gage; prior to Oct 1, 1934, at datum 1.0 ft higher. Water-stage recorder Feb 19, 1971 to Mar 15, 1978, at present datum; Mar 1978 to Sep 1996, nonrecording gage.

REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS MO Water Science Center.  

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest daily mean 2,000 cfs on Dec 3, 1982, Feb 24, 1985, and Nov 21, 1985 occurred during periods of backwater from the Current River.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr 1973 to current year.

REMARKS - Ozark National Scenic Riverways station Apr 1973 to Sep 1996, Ambient Water-Quality Monitoring Network station Nov 1993 to current year.