Table 8. Water quality and gaging stations within the Niangua Watershed.
Site Number Station Number Station Name Location Period of Record Drainage Area (mi2) Type of Station3
G001 06923700 Lat 37°44'17" Long 92°51'37" SESE S25,35N,18W at bridge on Hwy 64 '82-'88 '91- Date WQ only
G002 06923500 Bennett Spring Lat 37°43'03", 92°51'26" NW S1,34N,18W; 1 mile upstream Niangua R '16-'20 '28-'41 '65-'95 100 Contin.
G003 06923400 Spring Creek above Bennett Spring Lat 37°40'22" Long 92°49'47" SESW S8,34N,17W '91-'95 WQ only
G004 06923300 Niangua River above Bennett Spring Lat 37°42'07" Long 92°52'53" NWSW S2,34N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
G005 06923255 Four Mile Creek near Windyville Lat 37°40'41" Long 92°55'11" NWSW S9,34N,18W at Hwy P '91-'95 WQ only
G006 06923250 Niangua River at Windyville at Hwy K Lat 37°41'03 Long 92°55'27" NWSENE S8,34N,18W '54,'67,'71 '75,'76.'80 '91-Date 377 Contin.
G007 06923242 Durington Creek near Wood Hill Lat 37°42'27" Long 93°00'15" NESW S3,34N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G008 06923240 Niangua River near Buffalo Lat 37°40'30" Long 93°02'27" NENW S17,34N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G009 06923237 Greasy Creek below Buffalo Lat 37°39'33" Long 93°02'41" NW S20,34N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G010 06923235 Greasy Creek at Hwy 32 near Buffalo Lat 37°28'27" Long 93°04'03" SWNW S30,34N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G011 06923200 Niangua River at Hwy 32 near Buffalo Lat 37°38'04" Long 93°01'39" SW S28,34N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G012 06923150 Dousinbury Creek on JJ near Wall Street at downstream edge of bridge Lat 37°35'38" Long 92°58'00" SWNE S12,33N,19W '91- Date 35.7 Gaging & WQ
G013 06923140 Dousinbury Creek near Long Lane Lat 37°34'28" Long 92°55'42" SE S17,33N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
G014 06923135 Dousinbury Creek near Earnestville Lat 37°34'50" Long 92°53'34" SE S15,33N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
G015 06923130 Niangua River near Spring Grove Lat 37°34'13" Long 93°00'28" NW S22,33N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G016 06923120 Niangua River near Charity Lat 37°31'12" Long 92°58'59" SE S2,32N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G017 06923110 Johnson-Wilkerson Spring near Charity Lat 37°31'08" Long 92°59'01" NWSE S2,32N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G018 06923100 Jones Creek near Charity Lat 37°30'50" Long 92°58'46" NENE S11,32N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G019 06923088 Jake George Spring near Thorpe Lat 37°29'20" Long 92°58'09" NWSE S31,32N,19W '91-'95 WQ only
G020 06923070 Niangua River below Forkners Hill Lat 37°28'08" Long 92°56'58" NE S30,32N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
G021 06923060 Niangua River on Hwy Y Lat 37°27'01" Long 92°55'25" SWNW S33,32N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
G022 06923050 West Fork Niangua River near Bermott Lat 37°24'16" Long 92°56'37" NWSW S17,31N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
G023 06923040 East Fork Niangua River near Samson Lat 37°25'48" Long 92°54'00" NESESW S3,31N,18W '91-'95 WQ only
GO24 069252001 Starks Creek 1 mi east of Preston Lat 37°56'27" Long 93°11'48" SWNW S24,37N,21W at Hwy 54 bridge '56-'78 4.18 Contin.
G025 069252501 Little Niangua River near Macks Creek Lat 38°02'30" Long 92°59'05"N S14,38N,19W; Co Rd N-165, at Bannister Ford '62-'71 338 Low &Crest
G026 069240001 Niangua River near Decaturville Lat 37°56'20" Long 92°50'30" NWNE S19,37N,17W '29-'69 627 Contin.
G027 06923950 Niangua River at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek Lat 37°56'13" Lomg 92°51'05" SWNWNW S19,37N,17W '95- Date Contin.
G028 WQ12 Niangua River First riffle upstream from Lake Niangua Lat 37°55'17" Long 92°52'25" SENE S26,37N,18W '89-'90 WQ only
G029 WQ2A2 Lake Niangua Mid-channel, approx.~ 200' upstream of Dam Lat 37°56'10" Long 92°51'01" SWNW S19,37N,17W '89-'90 WQ only
G030 WQ2B2 Lake Niangua Upper Portion of Lake Lat 37°55'23" Long 92°52'27" NWNE S25,37N,18W '89-'90 WQ only
G031 WQ32 Niangua River Hwy U bridge approx.~ 2 mi downstream of Dam Lat 37°56'19" Long 92°52'27" NENE S23,37N,18W '89-'90 WQ only
G032 WQ42 Niangua River ~100yds downstream from powerhouse discharge from Lake Niangua Lat 37°56'18" Long 92°50'47" NENW S19,37N,17W '89-'90 WQ only
G033 06924500 Ha Ha Tonka Spring at Ha Ha Tonka State Park Lat 37°58'26" Long 92°45'04" SENW S2,37N,17W '23-'25 ‘64-'66,'71 ‘93-Date WQ only
G034 06923000 Niangua Branch at Marshfield Lat 37E20'50" Long 92E54'45" SENE S4,30N,18W ‘51-'58 ‘60-'79 0.82 Gaging

1 Discontinued United States Geological Service USGS stations.

2 Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. 1990. Niangua River Water Quality and Fisheries Survey. Prepared for BVMCA, Kansas City, MO.

3 All stations are USGS operated unless otherwise indicated.

WQ - Stations at which periodic water quality measurements are made.

Contin - Stations at which continuous discharge measurements are made.

Low flow - Stations at which discharge measurements were made only during low flow periods.

Gaging- Stations at which discharge measurements were made on a daily basis.

Crest- Stations at which peak discharge are recorded for a given time interval.

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