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USGS 07374525 Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 29°51'25",   Longitude 89°58'40"   NAD27
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Hydrologic Unit 08090100
Drainage area: 1,130,000 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,110,000 square miles,
Datum of gage: -6.58 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2008-10-29  2024-03-28  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10-29  2024-03-26  5588 
    Gage height, feet  2008-10-29  2024-03-27  5575 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012-09-30  2024-03-27  7939 
    Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour  2021-03-29  2024-03-28  1075 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10-29  2023-08-02 5356 
    Gage height, feet  2008-10-29  2023-08-02 5337 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012-09-30  2016-06-20 1293 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10  2023-08  
    Gage height, feet  2008-10  2023-08  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012-09  2016-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009  2023  
    Gage height, feet  2009  2023  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2012  2016  
 Peak streamflow 2009-05-30  2022-03-24  14 
 Field measurements 2008-11-10  2024-02-28  318 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1976-04-08  2024-02-28  1126 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2022  17 
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