Shoal Creek Above Joplin, MO

USGS Site No: 07187000Shoal Creek • Newton County, MO

Shoal Creek Above Joplin, MO on the Shoal Creek is currently at 619 cfs (Normal — 66th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.35 ft.

Reading from

619
CFS Discharge
3.35
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 154
25th Low threshold 221
50th (Median) Normal (median) 364
75th High threshold 765 Today: 619 cfs
95th Very High threshold 2,180

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

4.7k 2.3k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 674
May 27, 2026 753
May 26, 2026 860
May 25, 2026 1,160
May 24, 2026 1,610
May 23, 2026 914
May 22, 2026 981
May 21, 2026 1,000
May 20, 2026 1,780
May 19, 2026 1,240
May 18, 2026 250
May 17, 2026 258
May 16, 2026 269
May 15, 2026 274
Apr 20, 2026 811
Apr 19, 2026 1,010
Apr 18, 2026 1,580
Apr 17, 2026 666
Apr 16, 2026 660
Apr 15, 2026 376
Apr 14, 2026 299
Apr 13, 2026 316
Apr 12, 2026 339
Apr 11, 2026 361
Apr 10, 2026 336
Apr 9, 2026 322
Apr 8, 2026 351
Apr 7, 2026 384
Apr 6, 2026 429
Apr 5, 2026 504

Station Information

USGS Site No
07187000
State
MO
County
Newton County
Coordinates
37.0206, -94.5138
Drainage Area
427 mi²
Datum (ft)
884.3
HUC Code
11070207
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
11.5 ft
Moderate Flood
16.0 ft
Major Flood
18.0 ft

Currently 8.15 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,590 cfs
Jun 7, 2025
Min discharge
62 cfs
Feb 12, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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