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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN
07010000 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS, MO
LOCATION.--Lat 38°37'44", long 90°10'47", 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.--
DISCHARGE: January 1861 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.
GAGE HEIGHT: 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.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR MO-76-1: Drainage area, WDR MO-98-1: Extreme outside period of record.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.94 ft above sea level. 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.--No estimated daily discharge. Water-discharge records good. 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. National Weather Service gage-height and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeters at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--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.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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1 | 146000 | 213000 | 194000 | 103000 | 289000 | 178000 | 165000 | 519000 | 462000 | 374000 | 268000 | 154000
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2 | 144000 | 221000 | 192000 | 104000 | 315000 | 174000 | 163000 | 532000 | 456000 | 407000 | 271000 | 147000
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3 | 158000 | 280000 | 215000 | 105000 | 307000 | 182000 | 167000 | 524000 | 449000 | 423000 | 269000 | 148000
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4 | 160000 | 365000 | 219000 | 110000 | 288000 | 185000 | 181000 | 501000 | 454000 | 414000 | 259000 | 142000
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5 | 153000 | 423000 | 209000 | 107000 | 278000 | 190000 | 178000 | 491000 | 459000 | 388000 | 247000 | 142000
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6 | 221000 | 426000 | 198000 | 115000 | 272000 | 192000 | 185000 | 516000 | 451000 | 360000 | 236000 | 142000
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7 | 368000 | 396000 | 197000 | 118000 | 304000 | 195000 | 197000 | 537000 | 444000 | 345000 | 227000 | 130000
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8 | 407000 | 369000 | 236000 | 113000 | 355000 | 186000 | 209000 | 548000 | 435000 | 329000 | 227000 | 131000
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9 | 390000 | 334000 | 267000 | 106000 | 361000 | 208000 | 236000 | 543000 | 421000 | 312000 | 229000 | 132000
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10 | 370000 | 325000 | 267000 | 105000 | 337000 | 256000 | 282000 | 512000 | 407000 | 312000 | 222000 | 128000
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11 | 341000 | 355000 | 236000 | 104000 | 321000 | 280000 | 302000 | 468000 | 397000 | 311000 | 209000 | 122000
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12 | 302000 | 372000 | 222000 | 100000 | 304000 | 273000 | 289000 | 431000 | 390000 | 305000 | 219000 | 122000
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13 | 253000 | 371000 | 209000 | 102000 | 294000 | 259000 | 289000 | 407000 | 384000 | 294000 | 233000 | 117000
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14 | 220000 | 360000 | 199000 | 102000 | 294000 | 254000 | 297000 | 387000 | 377000 | 288000 | 220000 | 121000
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15 | 195000 | 338000 | 187000 | 108000 | 289000 | 239000 | 304000 | 389000 | 377000 | 285000 | 199000 | 120000
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16 | 188000 | 313000 | 177000 | 119000 | 276000 | 221000 | 333000 | 402000 | 380000 | 275000 | 190000 | 123000
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17 | 188000 | 293000 | 178000 | 121000 | 262000 | 220000 | 407000 | 416000 | 388000 | 271000 | 182000 | 123000
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18 | 212000 | 282000 | 170000 | 128000 | 258000 | 221000 | 469000 | 430000 | 390000 | 261000 | 180000 | 126000
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19 | 273000 | 277000 | 174000 | 136000 | 255000 | 224000 | 495000 | 452000 | 384000 | 261000 | 170000 | 121000
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20 | 338000 | 268000 | 167000 | 140000 | 256000 | 235000 | 503000 | 475000 | 378000 | 250000 | 160000 | 125000
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21 | 372000 | 255000 | 166000 | 141000 | 244000 | 228000 | 504000 | 491000 | 373000 | 247000 | 153000 | 117000
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22 | 365000 | 244000 | 159000 | 152000 | 229000 | 211000 | 491000 | 497000 | 370000 | 245000 | 154000 | 122000
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23 | 336000 | 241000 | 152000 | 228000 | 212000 | 203000 | 467000 | 489000 | 366000 | 240000 | 155000 | 118000
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24 | 306000 | 229000 | 157000 | 275000 | 214000 | 214000 | 439000 | 485000 | 360000 | 231000 | 159000 | 117000
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25 | 272000 | 232000 | 134000 | 274000 | 201000 | 222000 | 438000 | 490000 | 355000 | 233000 | 164000 | 117000
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26 | 247000 | 229000 | 120000 | 256000 | 191000 | 214000 | 456000 | 499000 | 355000 | 237000 | 164000 | 114000
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27 | 222000 | 221000 | 119000 | 247000 | 190000 | 203000 | 465000 | 497000 | 354000 | 242000 | 167000 | 114000
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28 | 218000 | 219000 | 123000 | 236000 | 189000 | 202000 | 483000 | 492000 | 338000 | 246000 | 161000 | 114000
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29 | 212000 | 213000 | 117000 | 236000 | --- | 193000 | 491000 | 484000 | 329000 | 256000 | 170000 | 136000
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30 | 216000 | 207000 | 113000 | 236000 | --- | 179000 | 500000 | 476000 | 335000 | 259000 | 163000 | 140000
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31 | 215000 | --- | 102000 | 248000 | --- | 173000 | --- | 469000 | --- | 261000 | 155000 | ---
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MEAN | 258300 | 295700 | 179800 | 154000 | 270900 | 213400 | 346200 | 479000 | 393900 | 295500 | 199400 | 127500
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MAX | 407000 | 426000 | 267000 | 275000 | 361000 | 280000 | 504000 | 548000 | 462000 | 423000 | 271000 | 154000
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MIN | 144000 | 207000 | 102000 | 100000 | 189000 | 173000 | 163000 | 387000 | 329000 | 231000 | 153000 | 114000
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IN. | .43 | .47 | .30 | .25 | .40 | .35 | .55 | .79 | .63 | .49 | .33 | .20
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1933 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 140400 | 145300 | 125000 | 116700 | 145300 | 231600 | 309200 | 293100 | 269500 | 223000 | 146300 | 138200
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MAX | 575300 | 359200 | 452400 | 307800 | 301400 | 521800 | 692500 | 588700 | 600600 | 808800 | 700200 | 531800
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(WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1973 | 1974 | 1973 | 1973 | 1995 | 1947 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993
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MIN | 44170 | 47920 | 42130 | 31340 | 41900 | 74550 | 110100 | 79500 | 70260 | 67130 | 43510 | 54640
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(WY) | 1940 | 1940 | 1938 | 1940 | 1940 | 1964 | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 | 1936 | 1936 | 1939
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1933 - 1999 |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 273700 | | 267500 | | 190300 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 429700 | 1993
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 67700 | 1934
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 542000 | Apr 17 | 548000 | May 8 | 1050000 | Aug 1 1993
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 99200 | Sep 13 | 100000 | Jan 12 | 27800 | Dec 12 1937
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 105000 | Sep 9 | 104000 | Jan 9 | 28200 | Jan 18 1940
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 551000 | May 8 | 1080000 | Aug 1 1993
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 32.62 | May 8 | 49.58 | Aug 1 1993
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INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | | | 98000 | Jan 12 | 27800 | Dec 12 1937
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 5.33 | | 5.21 | | 3.71 |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 437000 | | 456000 | | 370000 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 252000 | | 241000 | | 154000 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 142000 | | 123000 | | 68700 |
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