HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 02441500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT COLUMBUS, MS


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 4463 sq.mi.                            Datum is 128.91 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 03160101 at Latitude: 33:29:21N  Longitude: 088:25:57W
Station is in the state of MS (county code 087) and serviced by the MS office.
Channel slope is 1.40 feet/mile
Stream length is 143.30 miles
Mean basin elevation is 281.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.00%     Lakes: 1.00%        Forests: 61.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 4.27 inches
Annual precipitation is 53.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 4.00 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 35.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   The period of October 1, 1903 to September 30, 1905 does not meet HCDN criteria. Station partially regulated since
   1980.


Daily and longer averages for 64 water years are acceptable (some whole years and all partial years are excluded).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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