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USGS 07374000 Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 30°26'44.4",   Longitude 91°11'29.6"   NAD83
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Hydrologic Unit 08070100
Drainage area: 1,125,810 square miles
Datum of gage: 0.00 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2025-10-23  20989 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-03-17  2025-10-22  7888 
    Gage height, feet  1997-07-01  2025-10-23  22855 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2025-10-23  20232 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-11-04  2025-10-23  6084 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2004-10-01  2025-10-23  19794 
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-10-01  2025-10-23  19935 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-09-30  2025-10-23  13055 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2011-11-09  2025-10-23  4693 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2023-11-14 6029 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-03-17  2023-01-03 6866 
    Gage height, feet  1997-07-01  2023-01-03 6900 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2023-09-12 6061 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-11-04  2023-11-14 5400 
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-10-01  2023-09-12 5962 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-09-30  2022-12-15 3381 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2011-11-09  2024-09-22 4299 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-10  2023-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-03  2023-01  
    Gage height, feet  1997-07  2023-01  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2004-10  2023-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-11  2023-11  
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-10  2023-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-09  2022-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2011-11  2024-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2005  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004  2023  
    Gage height, feet  1997  2023  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005  2023  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2007  2024  
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2005  2023  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011  2023  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2012  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1828  2022-03-23  138 
 Field measurements 2004-03-22  2025-09-02  329 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1975-03-25  2023-08-24  757 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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