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UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN


05587455       MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW GRAFTON, IL

 

(Ambient Water-Quality Monitoring Network Station)
 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'04", long 90°22'16" (NAD of 1927), in sec.24, T.6 N., R.11 W., Jersey County, Hydrologic Unit 07110009, 11.3 mi above Lock and Dam 26, 19.0 mi above mouth of Missouri River, and at mile 214.6 upstream from the mouth of the Ohio River.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 171,300 mi2, approximately.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: March 1989 to current year.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1989 to current year.

 

REMARKS.-- Ambient Water-Quality Monitoring Network station Nov. 1992 to current year. National Stream-Quality Accounting Network station September 1989 to October 1992. Discharge for sediment records obtained from Mississippi River at Grafton (05587450).

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 1,910 mg/L, May 23, 1990; minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L, Sept. 10, 1991.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 1,090,000 tons, May 23, 1990; minimum daily, 186 tons, Sept. 10, 1991.

 

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 691 mg/L, May 10; minimum daily mean, 11 mg/L, Jan. 15.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 420,000 tons, May 11; minimum daily, 973 tons, Jan. 15.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Sediment records fair except those for estimated daily loads, which are poor.


SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



163100681160077300791780047900617830
265200681180073200701410047700688720
367000691240080400661370047900779930
468500771400076600711510048400729370
573600851620081900731560048000769860
 
6731007514900767007215300494007610000
78010046954079700721510047900739540
882300571250078900751610047100769740
983000781740071600821670045500749210
1081800741640061700871560045200637740
 
1187900741690061300881460043900617320
1291000832000063300881480045000667960
1395200942360065700801400048700678480
1492400922320063300681180051800729770
15940009924800666006411200529007911100
 
1610900010829600653007112700519008612200
179450011531700675007413300632008112600
1810000013034200672006912600735008114900
1910500013437300627007012300690009217700
2010000013035800563007311700514008814300
 
2110200012935200568007311100542008512100
221050001203360052700689990545008111900
231010001022830061600659980578008512900
24980009625800591006510500654008413900
25101000942540052900619210637007813500
 
2689200892290054400628960579009415400
277690090202005630070105005380011517300
287980085181004800073103004500013518100
29882007517100475007090004400014417300
30877007417600470006785604770012014900
 
31893008019000---------5900010615300
 
TOTAL2724800---6770401933500---3822001629300---370870

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



16640010718100398001918403770010911100
2628001081890040900---30903920011311700
3528001201870039800---39004070011212100
4504001301810039800---37103980010811700
5544001361920039200---34003850010711300
 
6559001311950038500---31903800010410800
7499001241770037500---29604250010010800
853600971350036700292940351009810200
95100063896036800323180359001009610
104850054725035400343360360001019820
 
115220039534035700424030401009710000
1253300223160393005454904200011312500
1347100202760443004955204540013816300
1435100161730483004151005520013117800
1531300119735000089118005180012017400
 
164350014144050800129175005230013218600
17513001519603930095116005780012919200
1842200192410373007780105550010916700
1942500192200412007175505990017827800
2037300303190456004856409350027356500
 
2136500454460474003949109980026869900
2235200434110402003541608890024963400
2335600403840368007072208400023053600
2438700---43503330010094407310019741800
2537100---48003420010595807200018436100
 
2635300---434032600121109006620017933300
2734500---379037800119113007140018133600
283430028261037500110112006750018234100
2932800252300---------6600016429500
3034600282570---------6110012922100
 
3133200201820---------6650015626900
 
TOTAL1369300---2240631116000---1825201753400---766230

 
APRILMAYJUNE



1689002294190014300018772200187000265140000
2706002474650015500017369300169000288139000
3675002133970017700018181100164000310139000
46000019032700195000230116000151000296126000
5719001843280021500027515200014100024897700
 
6825001733600022200030918300013200020575400
7778001543330022200033420000013900019571200
8779001292700022000033620000012800019570200
9750001202480021800046627600011000019663000
10706001262470022200069141100010900019758200
 
11672001242300024100067242000011700020863600
12683001302380024800052634700011500024376200
13707001582970023900050233000012800026085300
14631001572830022500051132000014900026799800
156280013723300218000431257000138000258100000
 
16593001272090021800034020000012400022078000
17746001212200021800034420300011500021569300
18783001102260021900038522700011600021767400
1984300821800022000040023700012000021066800
2081900691540022100038222700011600020766000
 
2179200681480022000034520500011000019760100
2288800721630022000031418700010600018353500
2397800912290022200030818400010300016145400
241070001183260022500029417700010000016946500
25110000144423002280002861750008430023458200
 
261200001695230022900030318700010600028272700
271230001815930023000031719700010200030786000
28123000189626002300003141950009730027774400
29134000188651002270002981840009240022758200
30143000186693002210002791690009120022856600
 
31---------205000264152000---------
 
TOTAL2559000---10039006713000---65406003660200---2363700

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



1974002355980092500114288005590015417500
2972001985190084400111264004130015920900
31050001504100068700116240002060013711400
4105000143407006340011921300310001168120
5105000149423005900012721000251001088190
 
6107000142407006150012720600292001037530
710600015444100533001181840030800957720
81120001935640056500981450028400866860
91160002577900051300891300023800856010
1016300036813900046000941230026100845690
 
1119000046822300042900981180024900835740
121920005212690003830089979023000855480
131890005002570003710071722023600815080
141850004042040004080070733027700745120
151770003161550003720086908039400716450
 
161680002841320003040094858042600687520
171560002711180003080072597035400646780
181480002771140003430058512023400635010
191710003091330003450075693026100805360
201610003361500003580090858032800816480
 
211350002941170003480087827033800655810
22119000241827003140082736034400655940
23131000240812002790082657026400675530
24134000268958002690074548033300735900
25127000268945004010058529033700726510
 
26122000221742003710056583025300685450
27115000178567003520055536030700785910
28105000175519003350060558027200796210
29108000198571002710092754029600715450
301030001815150022600122821032600705850
 
319400014438100283001399540---------
 
TOTAL4143600---31506001343600---355730918100---217500
 
YEAR2986380016234953


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