Table 4. Flow-duration discharge and 90:10 ratio for three locations in the Missouri portion of the Chariton River basin. Discharge is presented in cubic feet per second.
Stream Name and Location (assumed period of record) Drainage Area (sq. miles) Flow (cfs) that was exceeded for indicated proportion of time 90:10 Ratio
95% 90% 70% 50% 10%
Chariton River at Novinger, MO (1931-1952, 1955-1982) 1,370 5.4 10 38 110 2,000 1:200
Chariton River at Prairie Hill, MO (1929-1982) 1,870 17 24 80 200 2,800 1:117
East Fork Little Chariton River at Huntsville, MO (1963-1982) 220 0.3 1.2 10 28 510 1:425

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