USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07288580 QUIVER RIVER NEAR SUNFLOWER, MS

LOCATION - Lat 33°31'46", long 90°26'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.07, T.19 N., R.2 W., Leflore County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 08030207, Choctaw Meridian, County Code 083, at County Road 507 bridge, about 6 miles east of Hwy 49 W at Sunflower, or about 20 river miles upstream, northeast of the Big Sunflower River confluence.

DRAINAGE AREA - Drainage area is yet to be determined.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr 18, 2012 to current

GAGE - Water-stage recorder.  Current gage datum is assumed from Check Bar elevation. Recorder is located in a fiberglass box, secured to downstream handrail over mid channel, near the wire weight gauge, at junction box. Gage datum was revised to 81.025 ft. above NAVD88 on 11/29/2023 based on GNSS survey by USGS personnel.

COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District

REMARKS - Stage record is considered good, except for periods of missing data, which are not gap-filled over 60 minutes.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum reported gage height, 30.34 feet, local assumed datum on Mar 05, 2019

Minimum reported gage height, 8.97 feet, local assumed datum on Oct 21, 2022

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water temperature, Apr 18, 2012 to Jun 29, 2021

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

*Highest reported water temperature, 35 deg C on Aug 29, Sep 08-09 and 11, 2018

*Values above 35 (previous high threshold) were automatically deleted on Aug 29, Sep 08-09, and 11, 2018

 

*Lowest reported water temperature, 0.01 deg C on Feb 15-19, 2021

*Values below 0.01 (current low threshold) are automatically deleted