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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Obs.)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00301 Diss oxygen,%saturtn(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06893970 SPRING BRANCH CREEK AT HOLKE ROAD IN INDEPENDENCE, MO

LOCATION - Lat 39°05'03", long 94°20'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.04, T.49 N., R.31 W., Jackson County, MO, Hydrologic Unit 10300101, on upstream left bank Missouri Highway 78 about 1.5 mi above the confluence with the Little Blue River.

DRAINAGE AREA - 8.40 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was revised to 738.32 ft NAVD88 on June 14, 2022, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published in error as 759 ft NAVD88 from digital topographic map.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Jul 8, 2005 to Sep 30, 2011, Oct 1, 2012 to current year. Jul 8, 2005 to Aug 16, 2007 at site 1,000 ft upstream.

GAGE - Water stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 738.32 ft. NAVD88

REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS MO Water Science Center.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Jul 2005 to Jun 2010, Nov 2010 to Sept 2019. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Jul 2005 to Jun 2010, Nov 2010 to Sept 2019. pH: Jul 2005 to Nov 2008, Oct 2012 to Dec 2013. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Jul 2005 to Nov 2008, Oct 2012 to Dec 2013. TURBIDITY: Jul 2005 to Nov 2008, Oct 2012 to Sept 2019.

REMARKS -

Interruptions or periods of missing record may be due to instrument failure, ice conditions, no flow conditions, or data corrections exceeding allowable criteria, which were deleted.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: For Water Year 2019, record is rated excellent except for the following periods: Mar 10-11, May 9-10, May 25-26, Jun 24-25, Aug 26-28, rated good; Mar 12-13, May 27, Jun 26-27, Aug 29-30, rated fair; Mar 14-19, May 28 - Jun 7, Jun 28, Aug 31 - Sept 4, rated poor.

WATER TEMPERATURE: For Water Year 2019, record is rated excellent except for the following periods: Jun 5-7, Jun 24, rated good; Jun 25, rated fair, Jun 26-28, rated poor.

TURBIDITY: For Water Year 2019, record is rated excellent except for the following periods: Sept 1-4, rated good; May 24 - Jun 2, Jun 21-23, rated fair.

As of August 25, 2015, turbidity data collected using YSI EXO2 sensors (previously collected using YSI 6136 6-series sensors). Note that extreme values recorded using YSI EXO2 sensors may exceed those previously recorded using YSI 6136 sensors. Manufacturer specifications of range and accuracy for both sensor models are as follows: YSI 6136: 0 to 1000 FNU, ±2% of the reading or 0.3 NTU (whichever is greater). YSI EXO2: 0 to 999 FNU: 0.3 FNU or ±2% of reading (whichever is greater); 1000 to 4000 FNU: ±5% of reading.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 7,110 uS/cm, Jan 16, 2017; minimum recorded 96 uS/cm, Aug 27, 2016.

pH: Maximum recorded 8.9 standard units, Jan 28, 2008, but may be the result of brief ice formation around the pH probe, otherwise 8.8 standard units, Aug 8, 2005; minimum recorded 7.3 standard units, Sep 23, 2005, Sep 1, 2013, Oct 12, 2013.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded 35.6 °C, Jul 20, 2006; minimum recorded -0.3 °C, Feb 23, 2010.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded 23.6 mg/L, Jan 17, 2007; minimum recorded 0.0 mg/L, Aug 13, 2005, but rated poor and may be the result of sediment contact with the DO probe membrane, otherwise 0.3 mg/L, Aug 3, 2007.

TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded 3,200 FNU, Nov 17, 2015, but may have been higher during periods of missing record; minimum recorded 0.0 FNU, Mar 20, many days, Sep 2016, 2017, Dec 2017, Jan 2018 (+/- 2.0 FNU).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum daily, 3,680 uS/cm, Jan 4, 2013; minimum daily, 236 uS/cm, Oct 6, 2018.

pH: Maximum daily, 8.4 standard units, Apr 16, 24, 28, 2013; minimum daily, 7.4 standard units, Oct 21, 2005, May 14, 2007, Sep 2, 11-13, 2013.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum daily, 31.7 °C, Jul 20, 2006; minimum daily, -0.2 °C, Dec 25, Jan 1-3, 14, 29, 2010, but may have been lower during periods of missing record.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum daily, 18.6 mg/L, Feb 19, 2006; minimum daily, 0.9 mg/L, Oct 24, 2012, but may have been lower during periods of missing record.

TURBIDITY: Maximum daily, 590 FNU, May 27, 2016; minimum daily, 0.0 FNU, Jan 13-14, Apr 19, 2017, several days, Dec 2017 (+/- 2.0 FNU).