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UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN


05420500       MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CLINTON, IA

 

(National Stream-Quality Accounting Network Station)
 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°46'50", long 90°15'07" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4 sec.34, T.81 N., R.6 E., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07080101, on right bank at end of Eighth Avenue in Camanche, 5.0 mi upstream from Wapsipinicon River, 6.4 mi downstream from Clinton, 10.6 mi downstream from Lock and Dam 13, and at mile 511.8 upstream from Ohio River.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 85,600 mi2, approximately, at Fulton-Lyons Bridge at Clinton.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: June to August 1873 (fragmentary), October 1873 to current year. October 1932 to September 1939, published as "at Le Claire." June 1873 to December 1932, published in the Iowa State Planning Board report "Stream-flow records of Iowa, 1873-1932."

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY

 

CHEMICAL: October 1974 to September 1987, October 1994 to current year.

 

SEDIMENT: October 1994 to September 30, 1997 (discontinued).

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 1975 to September 1976; sporadic measurements February 1977 to September 1981; October 1994 to September 30, 1997 (discontinued).

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: July 1975 to April 1989; January 1995 to September 30, 1997 (discontinued).

 

MISCELLANEOUS: Periodic observations.

 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IA-75-1: 1974.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 562.68 ft above NGVD of 1929. June 6, 1969 to Sept. 16, 1988, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft. upstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Lock and Dam 13 since Oct. 1, 1958. See WSP 1728 for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1955.

 

REMARKS.-- Minor flow regulation caused by navigation dams.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum daily discharge, 307,000 ft3/s, discharge affected by regulation or diversion, April 28, 1965, gage height, 24.65 ft; minimum daily discharge, 6,500 ft3/s, December 25, 1933.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 294 mg/L; Apr. 7, 1997; minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L several days in December 1995 - January 1996.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 108,000 tons, Apr. 7, 1997; minimum daily, 96 tons, Jan. 9, 1996.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum daily 560 microsiemens Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, 1979; minimum daily 220 microsiemens Apr . 19, 20, 1976, Nov. 8-18, 1980.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum daily 31.5°C July 21-23, 1983; minimum daily 0.0°C on many days during winter periods.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum stage known since at least 1828, that of Apr. 28, 1965.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
146800 59500 37400 34400 e24800 26600 57600 129000 93300 60300 32200 17200 
252100 59500 33200 35200 e25200 25400 59100 128000 88100 63100 32100 22100 
354200 59700 31100 35000 e25400 25000 57500 121000 83000 64900 30500 20400 
454700 60000 26300 35500 e25500 21600 57000 106000 78200 67500 28500 18400 
557500 59500 25200 34800 e25100 22500 56800 105000 68700 71100 29300 18600 
 
659700 56900 24700 34300 e24700 23500 51300 99100 62500 74300 30700 18200 
760100 51300 25100 35300 e26100 23800 49100 89400 61600 78800 31100 16400 
859700 47100 25800 34100 e26600 21400 49300 78800 56800 82600 31100 14100 
960900 46500 28600 33300 e25900 24200 49100 75600 53100 86000 31200 14200 
1070100 47800 29400 32100 e26200 25700 45000 74900 54800 90100 31800 14400 
 
1177700 49000 29500 25600 e26600 23800 42200 79500 55800 93400 31000 16400 
1284400 50000 31000 e23000 e26600 21500 41100 91000 55400 85700 29700 18600 
1391100 49400 34200 e21300 e26300 18800 41700 91400 55300 80200 27400 21700 
1494200 48300 41700 e23800 e25900 26000 42500 96600 55900 74600 27200 34200 
15101000 47700 42300 e28000 e25500 30900 42700 99900 60000 69400 24500 31000 
 
16103000 48300 42800 e25600 e25300 31600 40300 106000 61600 67600 23600 25700 
17104000 47600 40500 e24400 e24800 36600 40200 110000 64500 62100 22700 23400 
18104000 45100 39600 e23500 e24300 46800 43300 118000 66500 58800 23600 19300 
19102000 43800 39000 e24000 e24000 58000 52200 134000 64200 60100 23200 17200 
2097900 42600 43500 e24700 e24800 58200 60600 146000 60600 59800 22200 17300 
 
2191000 42900 43400 e25200 e25000 59900 69700 155000 57000 57800 21300 20700 
2288400 42900 40900 e27400 25900 61400 82700 157000 52500 57600 23400 23600 
2381800 42300 39000 e25800 27000 62000 90000 154000 46500 57100 26400 24900 
2473400 39000 32000 e27100 29100 63400 96200 150000 39600 53500 25800 24300 
2566900 39900 27500 e25100 32400 61800 102000 144000 36100 47200 25500 24100 
 
2665100 37400 25200 e25300 32100 59400 111000 135000 40400 44000 24500 21900 
2764200 41300 25900 e25700 32000 59600 116000 123000 43900 42900 20600 20900 
2863700 41600 27800 e26400 30000 60200 123000 117000 43100 44200 19600 19900 
2962900 41600 29500 e27200 --- 61500 126000 110000 45500 41700 17300 15600 
3060200 41300 33000 e26300 --- 58400 129000 103000 53300 38900 16100 13900 
 
3160300 --- 34800 e25100 --- 56600 --- 95700 --- 35600 16900 --- 

TOTAL23130001429800102990087450074310012561002024200352290017578001970900801000608600
MEAN7461047660332202821026540405206747011360058590635802584020290
MAX104000600004350035500324006340012900015700093300934003220034200
MIN468003740024700213002400018800402007490036100356001610013900
AC-FT458800028360002043000173500014740002491000401500069880003487000390900015890001207000
CFSM0.870.560.390.330.310.470.791.330.680.740.300.24
IN.1.010.620.450.380.320.550.881.530.760.860.350.26

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1874 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN408803930028020258602824050470899108270069310562703788038020
MAX20360014680073590541006568012750017590021240018210019890011340092380
(WY)188218821882197319661973199718881892199319931938
MIN134901376011120113901400017600260402319015420146901246013870
(WY)193419341934189018931934193119771988198819361933

SUMMARY STATISTICSFOR 2002 CALENDAR YEARFOR 2003 WATER YEARWATER YEARS 1874 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL22567800     18331800     
ANNUAL MEAN61830     50220     48950     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN94690     1882
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN18870     1934
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN166000         Apr 25157000         May 22307000     Apr 28 1965
LOWEST DAILY MEAN23000         Jan 2213900         Sep 306500     Dec 25 1933
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM25300         Jan 1816000         Sep 57430     Dec 24 1933
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW162000         May 22
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE17.04    May 2324.65Apr 28 1965
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)44760000     36360000     35460000     
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)0.720.590.57
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)9.817.977.77
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS102000     95900     95200     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS56700     42300     37700     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS29200     22900     19000     



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