USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
02480285 WEST PASCAGOULA RIVER AT U.S. HIGHWAY 90 AT GAUTIER, MS
LOCATION - Lat 30°22'57.7", long 88°36'30.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 sec.02, T.8 S., R.6 W., Jackson County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03170006, St. Stephens Meridian, at downstream side of east bound bridge 65.6 on US Hwy 90.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9,497 mi², (includes East Pascagoula River).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1972, 1974-75, 2000, 2003 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
GAGE-HEIGHT: August 2003 to current year.
GAGE - Submersible transducer and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 0.0 feet above NAVD of 1988.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1972, 1974-75, 2000, 2003 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 2003 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2003 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Submersible transducer and data-collection platform. Water-quality monitor since August 2003.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 51,400 microsiemens, Dec. 4, 2011, but may have been higher during periods of instrument malfunction; minimum recorded, 30 microsiemens, Feb. 18,19, 2013, but may have been lower during periods of instrument malfunction.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 35.0 °C, Aug. 1, 2010, but may have been higher during periods of instrument malfunction; minimum recorded, 4.7 °C, Jan. 11, 2010, but may have been lower during periods of instrument malfunction.