Water Resources Program fact sheet
Missouri Geological Survey Director: Carey Bridges, RG
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Figure 1. 10-Digit Hydrologic Unit (HUC10) basin containing USGS Streamgage 06901205 East Locust Creek near Boynton.

The East Locust Creek streamgage near Boynton is owned by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and funded in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Department of Conservation. 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.

East Locust Creek is a stream in Missouri’s Chariton River Hills Subsection of the Central Dissected Till Plains, flowing into Locust Creek, which flows into the Grand River. East Locust Creek is named after the main stem Locust Creek. The name Locust Creek refers to the locust trees that grew alongside the stream.

The streamgage is located on private property on East Locust Creek near Boynton in Sullivan County and consists of a shelter, a data collection platform, an electronic pressure transducer to measure stage, and a lower-stage staff gage, a middle-stage crest stage gage to automatically record crest height during high water events and an upper-stage staff gage to manually verify high stage stream flows. Learn how a USGS streamgage works.

Streamgage Information

  • Streamgage Drainage Area: 33.8 square miles
  • 10-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code: 1028010306
  • Area of HUC10 Basin: 124 square miles
  • Gage Location: 40°15’32”, -93°05’00” (Sullivan County)
  • Gage Datum: 352 feet above NAVD88

USGS Tools

  • Average Discharge (cubic feet per second): Sept. 30, 2013 to present
  • Observation Gage Height (feet): Sept 30, 2013 to present

The East Locust Creek near Boynton 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 East Locust Creek Streamgage near Boynton Important?

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

In the area, people can enjoy:

  • Bird-watching 
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Waterfowl hunting

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

Streamgage East Locust Creek Boynton Figure 2
Figure 3.   Streamgage housing, a solar panel and a staff gage. Attached to the housing is a satellite antenna used to transmit data to USGS.
Streamgage East Locust Creek Boynton Figure 3

Figure 3.   Streamgage and bubbler.
Streamgage East Locust Creek Boynton Figure 4
Figure 4.   Crest stage gage.
Streamgage East Locust Creek Boynton Figure 5
Figure 5.   Downstream view.

1    References Cited
Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928.

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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