USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07364150 BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW NEAR MCGEHEE, AR

LOCATION - Lat 33°37'40", long 91°26'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.30, T.12 S., R.3 W., Desha County, AR, Hydrologic Unit 08040205, near center of stream on downstream side of bridge on State Hwy 278, 2.7 mi west of McGehee, 17.5 mi downstream from Ables Creek, and at river mile 200.5.

DRAINAGE AREA - 576 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR Arkansas 1979: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 1938 to Sep 1942 and Oct 1945 to current year. Gage height records have been collected and occasional discharge measurements made by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since Aug 1938. Daily stages and discharge measurements 1938-date are published in reports of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of Gage is 119.54 ft above NAVD 88 (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID18).  Prior to Dec 5, 2022, the Datum of gage was 120.48 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Sept 1949, nonrecording gage at same site. Oct 1938 to Jun 1972, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak stage 25.49 ft May 11, 1958 at present datum.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1960 to 1972, Oct 1973, Jan 1975 to Aug 1976, 1977 to 1979, and 1996 to current year.