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USGS 06818000 Missouri River at St. Joseph, MO

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°45'11.7",   Longitude 94°51'24.6"   NAD83
Buchanan County, Missouri, Hydrologic Unit 10240011
Drainage area: 426,500 square miles
Datum of gage: 789.27 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1987-10-01  2025-10-20  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006-03-01  2025-10-19  20168 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-10-01  2025-10-19  35448 
    Gage height, feet  1990-10-04  2025-10-20  12572 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006-03-01  2025-10-19  18690 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Optical DO  2006-05-10  2025-10-19  18045 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2006-03-01  2008-09-29  2772 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-03-01  2025-10-19  19623 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  1948-06-05  2025-10-20  15692 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2007-09-30  2025-10-20  6575 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-12-10  2025-10-19  3975 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2008-10-01  2025-10-20  6088 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2007-09-30  2025-10-20  6575 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006-03-01  2025-03-17 6501 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-10-01  2025-03-02 35217 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006-03-01  2025-03-17 6008 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Optical DO  2006-05-10  2025-03-17 5793 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-03-01  2025-03-17 6315 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  1948-06-05  2022-09-29 14596 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2007-09-30  2022-09-29 5479 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-12-10  2024-11-03 982 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2008-10-01  2022-09-29 4992 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2007-09-30  2022-09-29 5479 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006-03  2025-03  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-10  2025-03  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006-03  2025-03  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Optical DO  2006-05  2025-03  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-03  2025-03  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  1948-06  2022-09  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2007-09  2022-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-12  2024-11  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2008-10  2022-09  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2007-09  2022-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Optical DO  2006  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006  2025  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  1948  2022  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, short tons of phosphorus per day  2007  2022  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2022  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2009  2022  
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter as phosphorus  2007  2022  
 Peak streamflow 1844-06  2024-07-04  106 
 Field measurements 1928-08-09  2025-09-22  4138 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1948-06-04  2024-03-07  14348 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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