Table 3. Drainage area of major watersheds, Meramec River basin, Missouri (MDC Fisheries Research 1996). The hydrologic unit code - 07140102 - is the prefix to the watershed (USDA) code.
USDA Code Watershed Maximum Order Area (acres) Area (sq.mi) % of Basin
010 Dry Fork 51 245,478 383.00 17.90
020 Upper Meramec River 52 220,875 345.00 16.10
030 Huzzah Creek 63 170,302 266.00 12.40
040 Courtois Creek 54 140,801 220.00 10.20
050 Lower Middle Meramec RM 166-110 55 159,792 250.00 11.60
060 Indian Creek 56 101,046 158.00 7.40
070 Upper Middle Meramec RM 110-42 77 187,513 293.00 13.60
080 Lower Meramec River 77 149,686 250.00 10.90
Total Meramec River basin 1,375,493 2,149.00 100.00

1Dry Fork 2Crooked Creek 3Huzzah Creek 4Courtois Creek 5Brazil Creek 6Indian Creek 7Meramec River

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