Mississippi River at Buras, LA - 07374540
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Mississippi River at Buras, LA - 07374540
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 19, 2025 - March 26, 2025
Gage height, feet
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
3.34 ft
Approved
Feb 25, 2016
09:00:00 AM CST
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Statistics for March 26, 2025 based on 3 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2014)
2.47 ft
25th percentile
2.47 ft
median
2.91 ft
75th percentile
4.37 ft
mean
3.25 ft
high (2015)
4.37 ft
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
3 data types available - data from 2012-09-19 to 2016-02-25
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2012-09-19 - 2016-02-25
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
2012-09-19 - 2015-10-22
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
2012-09-19 - 2016-02-25
Daily data
2 data types available - data from 2012-09-19 to 2016-02-24
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Discrete sample data
0 observed properties (data types) available
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5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 2012-09-19 | 2016-02-25 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 2013-05-29 | 2016-01-21 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2013-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
Monitoring location 07374540 is associated with a Stream in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Water data back to 2012 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
07374540 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Mississippi River at Buras, LA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 292125.7 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0893125.9 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 29.35713889 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -89.5238611 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). | 5 |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Louisiana | 22 |
|
State
|
Louisiana | 22 |
|
County
|
Plaquemines Parish | 075 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | BURAS, LA | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | -0.84 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | 0.2 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Mississippi-New Orleans | 08090100 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNYNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
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Drainage area
|
n/a | |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | CST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | n/a | |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |