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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.
 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 1,550 mg/L, May 9; minimum daily mean, 62 mg/L, Oct. 7, Nov. 23, and Jan. 26.

SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 2,240,000 tons, May 9; minimum daily, 14,100 tons, Jan. 26.
SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
MEAN MEAN MEAN
MEAN CONCEN- SEDIMENT MEAN CONCEN- SEDIMENT MEAN CONCEN- SEDIMENT
DISCHARGE TRATION DISCHARGE DISCHARGE TRATION DISCHARGE DISCHARGE TRATION DISCHARGE
DAY (cfs) (mg/L) (tons/day) (cfs) (mg/L) (tons/day) (cfs) (mg/L) (tons/day)
 
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
1 129000 174 60700 132000 150 53600 139000 135 50700
2 118000 134 42800 131000 138 48800 138000 98 36400
3 106000 106 30400 133000 135 48600 140000 97 36600
4 96600 86 22600 133000 130 46600 145000 108 42200
5 103000 69 19100 135000 123 44900 141000 96 36700
 
6 101000 70 19100 137000 119 44200 135000 104 37800
7 106000 62 17700 130000 115 40300 127000 94 32200
8 110000 70 20900 121000 106 34700 123000 91 30300
9 116000 76 24000 121000 93 30500 120000 98 31700
10 110000 75 22400 126000 84 28500 124000 99 33200
 
11 110000 118 34900 120000 81 26200 129000 99 34400
12 129000 191 66600 118000 74 23500 138000 103 38400
13 135000 149 54200 115000 70 21700 138000 118 43900
14 138000 165 61300 111000 71 21300 142000 168 64500
15 136000 107 39300 109000 74 21800 145000 269 105000
 
16 136000 112 41100 105000 66 18700 150000 214 86500
17 135000 108 39400 107000 67 19300 176000 513 244000
18 144000 111 43100 99900 65 17500 187000 388 196000
19 146000 106 41400 103000 72 19900 171000 276 127000
20 154000 125 51900 99100 69 18400 162000 253 111000
 
21 154000 134 55900 102000 68 18800 153000 239 98600
22 137000 127 47100 98000 69 18400 152000 183 75300
23 136000 132 48600 90600 62 15100 157000 154 65400
24 161000 160 69700 107000 121 35100 145000 136 53300
25 180000 212 103000 122000 139 45900 123000 119 39400
 
26 168000 197 89600 116000 109 34200 121000 115 37500
27 148000 181 72400 114000 101 31000 111000 107 32100
28 152000 170 69600 116000 94 29500 91400 101 24900
29 148000 160 63900 122000 125 41000 82700 82 18300
30 138000 147 54900 138000 126 46900 78800 80 17000
 
31 142000 159 61100 --- --- --- 89000 72 17300
 
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
1 89100 81 19500 234000 1070 677000 152000 129 53000
2 82900 72 16100 261000 1020 720000 156000 135 56900
3 81100 75 16500 227000 909 557000 160000 222 95800
4 81100 74 16200 196000 667 353000 149000 151 60600
5 85000 77 17800 172000 461 214000 132000 126 45100
 
6 89300 77 18600 158000 476 203000 117000 113 35800
7 89100 76 18400 148000 234 93500 125000 112 37800
8 87000 76 17800 138000 207 77000 134000 113 40800
9 97700 86 22800 134000 187 67600 146000 230 90700
10 99700 72 19400 137000 175 64600 157000 328 139000
 
11 94100 73 18500 136000 182 66800 173000 131 61400
12 99000 75 20000 133000 175 62700 176000 148 70400
13 98700 74 19600 133000 160 57400 167000 176 79300
14 100000 78 20900 137000 156 57900 163000 268 118000
15 97500 78 20600 139000 146 54900 168000 266 121000
 
16 91300 78 19300 134000 153 55300 174000 249 117000
17 94900 73 18800 126000 140 47500 173000 222 104000
18 89500 80 19200 124000 134 45000 167000 216 97400
19 90500 72 17500 123000 132 44000 167000 215 96700
20 89100 77 18400 118000 129 41000 169000 205 93400
 
21 86500 75 17500 116000 145 45400 166000 216 96700
22 81100 70 15400 132000 131 46800 167000 183 82400
23 79500 71 15300 142000 127 48500 161000 174 75500
24 89200 64 15500 155000 155 65000 163000 193 84000
25 86300 71 16500 164000 204 90300 178000 362 173000
 
26 84600 62 14100 160000 229 99100 172000 318 146000
27 84800 68 15500 145000 185 72600 166000 284 125000
28 85000 66 15200 146000 143 56600 164000 329 144000
29 92400 72 18000 --- --- --- 175000 298 137000
30 98800 75 20000 --- --- --- 170000 251 112000
 
31 136000 682 250000 --- --- --- 158000 208 86500
 
APRIL MAY JUNE
1 145000 165 62900 408000 694 764000 351000 353 335000
2 139000 146 53000 402000 632 686000 329000 326 289000
3 148000 152 58800 387000 519 542000 327000 315 278000
4 151000 150 58600 377000 334 340000 323000 267 233000
5 154000 136 54500 363000 256 251000 311000 281 236000
 
6 155000 131 52400 350000 380 359000 305000 287 237000
7 158000 132 53700 368000 667 663000 317000 289 247000
8 164000 149 62600 428000 868 1000000 329000 295 262000
9 179000 179 82100 534000 1550 2240000 340000 312 287000
10 207000 216 115000 566000 1290 1970000 352000 350 333000
 
11 220000 301 170000 577000 1110 1730000 364000 445 438000
12 217000 352 196000 581000 1350 2120000 391000 782 826000
13 204000 345 180000 609000 1180 1940000 418000 708 800000
14 207000 320 170000 640000 1120 1930000 453000 1070 1310000
15 203000 298 155000 662000 1090 1940000 460000 964 1200000
 
16 197000 287 146000 676000 1100 2010000 452000 681 832000
17 205000 306 162000 679000 852 1560000 436000 515 607000
18 207000 360 193000 664000 939 1680000 417000 444 499000
19 212000 358 198000 639000 614 1060000 394000 378 402000
20 224000 589 347000 602000 563 915000 366000 320 316000
 
21 249000 687 450000 562000 527 800000 334000 399 359000
22 293000 669 518000 525000 484 685000 310000 415 347000
23 304000 764 615000 489000 351 464000 293000 374 296000
24 305000 725 587000 450000 329 400000 275000 308 229000
25 321000 796 681000 426000 317 365000 269000 254 184000
 
26 316000 858 723000 419000 287 325000 262000 226 160000
27 308000 832 685000 421000 277 315000 252000 224 152000
28 330000 588 520000 438000 527 623000 244000 193 127000
29 370000 737 724000 437000 563 664000 240000 173 112000
30 399000 578 621000 417000 428 481000 238000 167 107000
 
31 --- --- --- 388000 388 406000 --- --- ---
 
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
1 227000 163 100000 136000 86 31500 172000 162 75400
2 219000 133 78400 129000 85 29700 163000 162 71400
3 217000 155 91000 122000 73 24000 156000 140 59100
4 213000 144 82700 121000 75 24600 144000 125 48700
5 209000 146 82700 117000 74 23300 133000 101 36300
 
6 204000 125 69100 116000 90 28300 126000 96 32600
7 200000 103 55700 116000 92 28900 120000 84 27100
8 193000 101 52400 119000 83 26700 120000 83 26900
9 188000 98 49800 110000 76 22600 121000 81 26600
10 184000 87 43100 110000 72 21400 119000 77 24800
 
11 183000 88 43300 114000 80 24500 117000 77 24300
12 188000 98 49900 110000 80 23600 123000 80 26500
13 189000 101 51300 116000 87 27300 125000 81 27300
14 183000 92 45600 127000 77 26300 124000 81 27000
15 174000 94 44200 129000 73 25500 124000 84 28200
 
16 161000 113 49100 128000 73 25100 123000 84 28000
17 149000 90 36100 134000 71 25700 e121000 85 27800
18 150000 113 46000 131000 74 26100 e123000 90 29700
19 146000 82 32300 126000 80 27300 e126000 104 35300
20 143000 80 31000 151000 153 62500 e129000 162 56500
 
21 154000 78 32200 153000 159 64600 e125000 145 48900
22 155000 88 36700 151000 148 60200 e116000 82 25500
23 151000 82 33500 149000 119 47700 e110000 89 26400
24 152000 85 35000 190000 156 80200 e109000 89 26200
25 148000 72 28800 219000 183 108000 e110000 93 27600
 
26 146000 80 31400 215000 186 108000 e105000 92 26100
27 139000 95 35700 208000 176 98700 e97700 95 25000
28 138000 86 32000 197000 168 89200 e90600 94 22900
29 132000 91 32600 187000 166 83600 e91200 86 21100
30 141000 87 33200 185000 128 64200 e95300 102 27300
 
31 142000 85 32600 181000 121 59100 --- --- ---
e Estimated


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data