USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07185765 SPRING RIVER AT CARTHAGE, MO
LOCATION - Lat 37°11'19.1", long 94°19'33.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.33, T.29 N., R.31 W., Jasper County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 11070207, on left downstream wingwall of St. Francis Street bridge 0.8 mi northwest of junction with Highway 96 in Carthage.
DRAINAGE AREA - 425 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD-MO-69-1: 1968(P) WDR-US-11: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010(M).
Revisions: Gage datum was revised to 920.44 ft NAVD88 on May 9, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published in error May 2001 to May 2023, as 923.68 ft NGVD29.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 1966 to Oct 14, 1980, May 23, 2001 to current year. Occasional discharge measurements 1951-1954. Intermittent gage readings since Oct 31, 1945, collected by Corps of Engineers.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 920.44 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Jan 26, 1967, to Sept. 1980, gage located approximately 0.75 mi upstream, at datum of 923.68 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Jan 26, 1967, nonrecording gage at site 0.87 mi upstream of current site, at former datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 22.0 ft by highwater mark 1 mi upstream.