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Water Resources Program

fact sheet

Missouri Geological Survey

Director: Carey Bridges, RG

The Shoal Creek streamgage near Braymer 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.

Shoal Creek is a stream in Caldwell County arising in the Central Dissected Till Plains of Missouri. It is believed that the stream was named for the shoals or shallow sediment bars that can be seen throughout the stream (Ewing).

The streamgage is located at the State Highway A bridge over Shoal Creek, eight miles north of Braymer in Caldwell County and consists of a shelter, a data collection platform, a pressure transducer to electronically measure stage, a crest stage gage to automatically record crest height during high water events and a wire weight gage used to manually verify electronic measurements. Learn how a USGS streamgage works.

Streamgage Information

  • Streamgage Drainage Area: 391 square miles
  • 10-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code: 1028010115
  • Area of HUC10 Basin: 159 square miles
  • Gage Location: 39°41'58.29", -93°47'45.14"  (Caldwell County)
  • Gage Datum: 700 feet above NGVD29

USGS Tools

  • Average Discharge (cubic feet per second): Oct. 1, 1957 to present
  • Observation Gage Height (feet): June 21, 2007 to present
  • Peak: Gage Height, Discharge (feet, cubic feet per second) 30.29 (Aug. 19, 2009), 26,000 (June 22, 1964)

The Shoal Creek near Braymer 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, water quality samples 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 Shoal Creek Streamgage near Braymer 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 
  • Horseback riding
  • Hunting
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Boating and Floating

For more information about recreation activities located within the basin, contact the Missouri Department of Conservation.

 
Figure 3. Cross section view of streamgaging site.    
 
Figure 4. View of crest stage gage.

Figure 5. View of wire weight gage.
Figure 6. View upstream of Shoal Creek.

1    References Cited

Missouri Water Supply Study 2013

The History of Caldwell County

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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