USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02487500 STRONG RIVER AT D'LO, MS
LOCATION - Lat 31°58'40", long 89°53'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.28, T.2 N., R.4 E., Simpson County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03180002, Choctaw Meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on old U.S. Highway 49, 460 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.2 mi south of D'Lo, 1,500 ft downstream from Sellers Creek, 1.6 mi upstream from Dabbs Creek, and 2 mi northwest of Mendenhall.
DRAINAGE AREA - 425 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 697: 1929. WSP 872: Drainage area. WSP 1504: 1932-34, 1938, 1949-50(M). WDR MS-80-1: Drainage Area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1928 to September 1970; Oct. 1970 to Sept. 1993 (annual peaks only), Oct. 1993 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder.
Datum of gage is 259.10 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18).
Prior to March 14, 2024 the datum of gage was 257.99 ft NGVD of 1929. (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 700 ft upstream at datum 5.0 ft higher.