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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, 790 mg/L, March 7; minimum daily mean, 54 mg/L, Jan. 22.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 476,000 tons, March 7; minimum daily, 3,440 tons, Oct. 7.

 

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


SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, SUSPENDED (TONS/DAY), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
MEANMEANMEAN
MEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENTMEANCONCEN-SEDIMENT
DISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGEDISCHARGETRATIONDISCHARGE
DAY(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)(CFS)(MG/L)(TONS/DAY)
 
OCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER



1e3150013511500e38300586050e6680013123500
2e287001189150e38100707210e5870018429100
3e262001097730e36500706890e6610019534700
4e27000866250e44000708370e6230012020300
5e26800906510e567008813500e486009512500
 
6e23700925920e6400010117400e463009511900
7e16200783440e615009515700e5140010414500
8e25200815630e672009317000e5670010115500
9e3960010110700e679009717700e5420011616800
10e418008910000e6240010217200e6090021938500
 
11e32900938280e6110011919800e111000440132000
12e30500977990e5780011318100e100000378104000
13e26000996930e544009413900e8750035984900
14e245001016680e6320010618100e7740036476200
15e305001038490e621008013400e6930034464500
 
16e36200959170e602009615700e6290023640200
17e44700779230e5890011418200e6400022138200
18e35700777400e8220013229300e6690022640900
19e34600746850e8040013829900e5630017627000
20e280001017630e7860016535000e4780012716500
 
21e35500878380e7130021040400e5410010815700
22e29400745870e7700015431900e5740010015500
23e31900705980e6390017329400e6800016530700
24e37200707010e4860024632400e6780016830900
25e34000888080e6660021838800e5620011918200
 
26e31700867360e7640013126900e519009012600
27e21500844860e6710015628000e562008512900
28e32000766580e5790018529000e579007211200
29e38400747690e5950016326200e506007310000
30e36500686680e7050013726000e45800708680
 
31e36200605890---------e54700679930
 
TOTAL974600---2298601854300---6474201935700---1018010

 
JANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH



1e57600639860e495007810400e8720013330000
2e55800619170e47300759610e8620024857700
3e537007310600e425007710100e95000519133000
4e6370012020900e370007710500e106000528151000
5e6220016026900e38200728520e150000557227000
 
6e4650015219100e398007910100e204000733406000
7e4120012814200e384008411700e223000790476000
8e466008510700e384008312400e224000775469000
9e38100828390e345008212200e223000686414000
10e32500988570e343007711500e221000487291000
 
11e405009310200e353007010300e207000454255000
12e434009010600e39100699070e170000312143000
13e40900889730e45100739830e169000351160000
14e38900869030e46800648070e151000304125000
15e477008410800e42500657490e13000026693300
 
16e500008211000e39900758090e11700022470800
17e45100819810e38800808320e12400016354600
18e474008410700e42600647330e11800017054100
19e447008310200e43200586790e12500017157600
20e40700566150e526007510900e12700018061300
 
21e43700566570e6840010018400e13100017059800
22e41000545950e781008818600e12800015353100
23e35900636150e8300011425500e11400015547900
24e44300799490e8620014032500e11300016149200
25e497008211000e8740015035500e10800015043600
 
26e40800707700e9780015741500e11300013440800
27e34500615630e9690016643400e13900020578500
28e38100636470e9250017343200e150000262106000
29e46600739170e9070015237100e176000313149000
30e511007710700---------e172000340159000
 
31e522007911100---------e180000236115000
 
TOTAL1415100---3265401606800---4889204581400---4631300

 
APRILMAYJUNE



1e191000251130000e11900012640400e275000484360000
2e204000235130000e12200013645100e281000421320000
3e210000269152000e11800015449300e293000352278000
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5e210000340193000e11200010732500e306000280232000
 
6e208000260146000e10700011131900e306000247204000
7e210000261149000e9610014537500e304000232191000
8e212000333190000e9630014136600e300000211171000
9e206000260145000e9240012330700e297000212170000
10e20100017997100e9220012130100e292000220174000
 
11e201000193105000e8890010324800e288000240186000
12e199000214115000e872009622500e283000247188000
13e184000206103000e921009222800e279000253191000
14e16700016976400e982009424900e276000242180000
15e14100015960800e1040009927800e273000224165000
 
16e11000011233600e1020007821700e272000206152000
17e10800011433300e1050009927900e276000228170000
18e10500010329000e10600013939800e282000281213000
19e1000008523000e11400014745300e284000259199000
20e977008422100e13400017965000e284000213163000
 
21e1010008322600e13900019372400e284000220169000
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23e1070008023100e15100022190200e286000210162000
24e1080009828900e153000254105000e288000201156000
25e11100017251400e172000280131000e290000190148000
 
26e11000016047400e224000377229000e290000184144000
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29e12000016654000e271000558409000e283000175134000
30e11500014043300e278000571429000e277000163122000
 
31---------e275000547406000---------
 
TOTAL4569700---25268004419400---33548008615000---5608000

 
JULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER



1e269000158114000e8510010223500e11000022266400
2e258000181126000e842007517000e8210022449700
3e247000194130000e842007617400e7520019239000
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5e222000203121000e952009323900e6100018229900
 
6e19900014980500e9960010628600e5370016523900
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8e15400011347100e8890017742600e4470013015800
9e14300012749300e9010015738200e5310010415000
10e14500015159200e9030012129700e4820011214500
 
11e15200012451000e787008818700e424009611000
12e15900012453300e814008719000e425009310700
13e16800012757700e7960010121700e417009310500
14e17500012961000e757008818100e4860010513900
15e17500014468000e689007914700e6330013823700
 
16e17000013461300e730008316300e6030013021200
17e16400013057600e745008116200e5450011717200
18e15400011748400e726007815400e5480011917600
19e1440009938700e690007614100e6090013221600
20e1380009133800e730009017800e5810011918600
 
21e1310009935000e7610013728100e6060011018000
22e12600011739700e7490014629600e6340011119000
23e12100013142600e7510017335000e7450011823700
24e12200011838800e6850015829100e8090012026300
25e1210009129500e7550013928500e7980012927700
 
26e1160008426200e10100023263500e8370012127400
27e1060008624700e9940033188800e8440012127600
28e999008021500e169000450213000e7790014129700
29e937007619200e209000784443000e7100012123200
30e913008220200e154000519219000e716009217700
 
31e877009322000e133000371134000---------
 
TOTAL4852600---17543002885100---17643001926100---719100
 
YEAR3963580023069350
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