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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 2014-10-01 to 2026-07-31

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1933-01-01 to 2026-07-29

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1927-06-23 to 2026-07-29

Discrete sample data

576 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1953-02-04 to 2026-03-13

486 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1933-01-01 to 2026-07-29

Important information about this monitoring location

The gage height for the Mississippi River is furnished by the US Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District - Water Control Center. The data can be found at Rivergages.com. The US Geological Survey uses their data to publish discharge data. Visit Rivergages

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US Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District

USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07032000	n/a
Location name	MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MEMPHIS, TN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	35.1231461646833	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-90.0775919509356	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Tennessee	47
State	Tennessee	47
County	Shelby County	157
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	184.03 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Mississippi-Memphis	08010100
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	932800 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Mississippi River at Memphis, TN - USGS-07032000