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North Fork Spring River in Missouri

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Public land: USGS PAD-US

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North Fork Spring River is a 36.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Spring River near Purcell, MO (site 07185910). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

North Fork Spring River typically runs highest in May, at a median 381 cfs, and lowest in October, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,000 cfs, in 2007.

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Typical flow by month at North Fork Spring River near Purcell, MO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4922 to 225
February11538 to 356
March15772 to 473
April222109 to 592
May381133 to 1,520
June17079 to 702
July548.6 to 148
August174.3 to 90
September203.5 to 93
October164.2 to 88
November2817 to 97
December3919 to 118

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Spring River near Purcell, MO (site 07185910). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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