V - Missouri Department of Natural Resources

34 Fishing River at Miltondale
Q1iscellaneous site)
Location.--Lat. 39°16'00" N., long. 94°13'19" W., in SW\ sec. 36, T.
52 N., R. 30 W., at bridge on County Highway N, 0.5 mile north of
Hiltondale and 4 miles south of Excelsior Springs.
Drainage area.--238 sq mi. (from Corps of Engineers).
Discharge record.--Contracted opening at two bridges with flow over
road measurement at 80,200 cfs.
Haxima.--July 18-23, 1965: Discharge, 80,200 cfs July 20.
1947: Discharge, 32,000 cfs June 22. (Slope-area measurement by
Corps of Engineers.)
CROOKED RIVER BASIN
35 (6-8950) Crooked River near Richmond
Location.-- Lat. 39°20' N., long. 93°59' W., in l>"W\ sec. 7, T. 52 N.,
R. 27 W., on downstream side of third pier from left end of bridge
on State Highway 13, 4 miles north of Richmond, 8% miles upstream
from West Fork Crooked River and 24% miles upstream from mouth.
Drainage area.--159 sq mi.
Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is
706.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.
Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter
measurements.
Maxima.--Ju1y 18-23, 1965: Discharge, 29,000 cfs 0200 July 20
(gage height, 30.70 ft).
1948 to July 18, 1965: Discharge, 27,000 cis July 6, 1951
(gage height, 28.8 ft, from floodmark).
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