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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN


07010000       MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS, MO

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°37'44", long 90°10'47" (NAD of 1927), Hydrologic Unit 07140101, on downstream side of west pier of Eads Bridge at St. Louis, 15.0 mi downstream from Missouri River, 19.2 mi upstream from Meramec River, and at mile 180.0 above the Ohio River.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 697,000 mi2, approximately.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: January 1861 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.
 

STAGE: March 1933 to current year in reports of the U.S. Geological Survey. Since January 1861, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890, in reports of the National Weather Service.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

SEDIMENT: April 1948 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR MO-76-1: Drainage area, WDR MO-98-1: Extreme outside period of record.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, National Weather Service gage-height and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeters at station. Datum of gage is 379.94 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to May 5, 1934, nonrecording gage 0.4 mi downstream; May 5, 1934, to Dec. 9, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 20 ft downstream at present datum.
 

REMARKS.-- Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River Basin and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River Basin. Sediment discharge computed from transport curve.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,080,000 ft3/s, August 1, 1993, gage height, 49.58 ft; minimum discharge, 27,800 ft3/s, December 12, 1937.

SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 6,720 mg/L, Feb. 24, 1985; minimum daily mean, 19 mg/L, Jan. 21 and 22, 1967.

SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 9,830,000 tons, Feb. 24, 1985; minimum daily, 2,800 tons, Jan. 21, 1967.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of June 27, 1844, reached a stage of 41.32 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 1,000,000 ft3/s, computed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flood in April 1785 may have reached a stage of 42.0 ft. Minimum flow, 18,000 ft3/s, Dec. 23, 1863.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 129000  132000  139000  89100  234000  152000  145000  408000  351000  227000  136000  172000 
2 118000  131000  138000  82900  261000  156000  139000  402000  329000  219000  129000  163000 
3 106000  133000  140000  81100  227000  160000  148000  387000  327000  217000  122000  156000 
4 96600  133000  145000  81100  196000  149000  151000  377000  323000  213000  121000  144000 
5 103000  135000  141000  85000  172000  132000  154000  363000  311000  209000  117000  133000 
 
6 101000  137000  135000  89300  158000  117000  155000  350000  305000  204000  116000  126000 
7 106000  130000  127000  89100  148000  125000  158000  368000  317000  200000  116000  120000 
8 110000  121000  123000  87000  138000  134000  164000  428000  329000  193000  119000  120000 
9 116000  121000  120000  97700  134000  146000  179000  534000  340000  188000  110000  121000 
10 110000  126000  124000  99700  137000  157000  207000  566000  352000  184000  110000  119000 
 
11 110000  120000  129000  94100  136000  173000  220000  577000  364000  183000  114000  117000 
12 129000  118000  138000  99000  133000  176000  217000  581000  391000  188000  110000  123000 
13 135000  115000  138000  98700  133000  167000  204000  609000  418000  189000  116000  125000 
14 138000  111000  142000  100000  137000  163000  207000  640000  453000  183000  127000  124000 
15 136000  109000  145000  97500  139000  168000  203000  662000  460000  174000  129000  124000 
 
16 136000  105000  150000  91300  134000  174000  197000  676000  452000  161000  128000  123000 
17 135000  107000  176000  94900  126000  173000  205000  679000  436000  149000  134000  e121000 
18 144000  99900  187000  89500  124000  167000  207000  664000  417000  150000  131000  e123000 
19 146000  103000  171000  90500  123000  167000  212000  639000  394000  146000  126000  e126000 
20 154000  99100  162000  89100  118000  169000  224000  602000  366000  143000  151000  e129000 
 
21 154000  102000  153000  86500  116000  166000  249000  562000  334000  154000  153000  e125000 
22 137000  98000  152000  81100  132000  167000  293000  525000  310000  155000  151000  e116000 
23 136000  90600  157000  79500  142000  161000  304000  489000  293000  151000  149000  e110000 
24 161000  107000  145000  89200  155000  163000  305000  450000  275000  152000  190000  e109000 
25 180000  122000  123000  86300  164000  178000  321000  426000  269000  148000  219000  e110000 
 
26 168000  116000  121000  84600  160000  172000  316000  419000  262000  146000  215000  e105000 
27 148000  114000  111000  84800  145000  166000  308000  421000  252000  139000  208000  e97700 
28 152000  116000  91400  85000  146000  164000  330000  438000  244000  138000  197000  e90600 
29 148000  122000  82700  92400  ---  175000  370000  437000  240000  132000  187000  e91200 
30 138000  138000  78800  98800  ---  170000  399000  417000  238000  141000  185000  e95300 
 
31 142000  ---  89000  136000  ---  158000  ---  388000  ---  142000  181000  --- 

MEAN 133000 117100 134600 91320 152400 160200 229700 499500 338400 171500 145100 122000
MAX 180000 138000 187000 136000 261000 178000 399000 679000 460000 227000 219000 172000
MIN 96600 90600 78800 79500 116000 117000 139000 350000 238000 132000 110000 90600
IN. 0.22 0.19 0.22 0.15 0.23 0.26 0.37 0.83 0.54 0.28 0.24 0.20
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1933 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 139300 143900 124100 115500 146000 230400 306100 296200 273300 222800 145800 137200
MAX 575300 359200 452400 307800 301400 521800 692500 588700 600600 808800 700200 531800
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1973 1974 1973 1973 1995 1947 1993 1993 1993
MIN 44170 47920 42130 31340 41900 74550 110100 79500 70260 67130 43510 54640
(WY) 1940 1940 1938 1940 1940 1964 1934 1934 1934 1936 1936 1939

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1933 - 2002
ANNUAL MEAN 232900      191400      190100     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 429700      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 67700      1934
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 609000          Jun 10 679000          May 17 1050000      Aug 1 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 70300          Jan 13 78800          Dec 30 27800      Dec 12 1937
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 72400          Jan 1 83500          Dec 29 28200      Jan 18 1940
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 682000          May 17 1080000      Aug 1 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 37.34     May 17 49.58 Aug 1 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 75600          Jan 23 27800      Dec 12 1937
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 4.54 3.73 3.71
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 446000      381000      371000     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 175000      146000      153000     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 97100      98400      69400     



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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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