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Water Resources Program

fact sheet

Missouri Geological Survey

Director: Carey Bridges, RG

The Little Piney Creek streamgage at Newburg is owned by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and funded in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Stage (water-surface elevation) measurements are made and recorded at 15-minute intervals and transmitted to the USGS office every hour.  Stage and streamflow values are displayed in near real-time.

Little Piney Creek is a stream in Phelps County, originating near the border with Texas County in the Ozark Highlands. It flows into the Gasconade River near Jerome and receives its baseflow from springs. It was named for the pine forests lining its banks.

The streamgage is located at the State Route T bridge over Little Piney Creek south of Newburg in Phelps County and consists of a shelter, a data collection platform, a rain gage, a pressure transducer to automatically record stage and a wire weight gage (Figure 5) to manually verify electronic measurements. Learn how a USGS streamgage works. 

Streamgage Information

  • Streamgage Drainage Area:     200 square miles
  • 10-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code:     1029020301
  • Area of HUC10 Basin:         266 square miles
  • Gage Location:             37°54'34.3", -91°54'12.0" (Phelps County)
  • Gage Datum: 693.4 feet above NGVD29

USGS Tools

  • Average Discharge (cubic feet per second): Nov. 1, 1928 to present
  • Observation Gage Height (feet): Sept. 30, 2001 to present
  • Peak: Gage Height, Discharge (feet, cubic feet per second) 16.7, 32,500 (Aug. 14, 1946)
  • Average Suspended Sediment Discharge (tons/day): Oct. 1, 1970 to Sept., 29, 1974

The Little Piney Creek at Newburg streamgage webpage is maintained by USGS. Users are able to create graphs and tables utilizing the recorded parameters, which can be customized to show current and historical observations, daily data, daily statistics, monthly statistics, annual statistics, peak streamflow and field measurements for any time frame within the period of record. A location map and Water-Year Summary also are available. Customize your own data output online.

Why is the Little Piney Creek Streamgage at Newburg Important?

The streamgage provides recreational users in the area, surrounding landowners, and the public with accurate stream height data. The Water Resources Center uses discharge data from this streamgage for flood, drought and water supply studies.

In the area, people can enjoy:

  • Bird-watching 
  • Camping
  • Picnicking
  • Wading and Water play
  • Fishing and Trout fishing
  • Floating (lower reaches)

For more information about recreation activities located within the basin, contact the  Missouri Department of Conservation.
 
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Figure 3. Site profile.     
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Figure 4. Bridge attachment detail.
 
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Figure 5. Wire weight gage.     
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Figure 6. Streamgage with stilling well attachment. A stilling well stills the water for more accurate stream measurements.

Nothing in this document may be used to implement any enforcement action or levy any penalty unless promulgated by rule under chapter 536 or authorized by statute.

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