USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
0728875070 DEER CREEK EAST OF LELAND, MS
LOCATION - Lat 33°24'04", long 90°53'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.23, T.18 N., R.7 W., Washington County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 08030209, Choctaw Meridian, on right bank at downstream side of footbridge over Deer Creek between Leland High School and the vocational school, 1100 feet upstream of Hwy 82 bridge 19.1 over Deer Creek or 2100 feet below Hwy 61 crossing over Deer Creek in Leland.
DRAINAGE AREA - 80 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2001 to September 2011, discharge; October 2011 to current year, gage-height only.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 107 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 800 ft³/s, December 17, 2001, maximum gage height, 12.49 ft, December 17, 2001; minimum discharge, 0 ft³/s, on many days.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1996, December 2001 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
TURBIDITY: December 2001 to September 2011.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Dec. 2001 to Feb. 2004; Jun. 2004 to Aug. 2004; Aug. 2005 to Sept. 2005; Oct. 2005; Aug. 2006; May 2007; Sept. 2007; Aug. 2008 to Sept. 2008; June 2009; Aug. 2010 to Sept. 2010; and June 2011 to Sept. 2011.
pH: December 2001 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 2001 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: December 2001 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor since December 2001.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: Maximum 1,600 FNU, April 7, 10, 2003; minimum, <1.0 FNU, Sept. 2,18,19, Oct. 2, 2010.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 15.2 mg/L, May 21, 2007; minimum, < 1.0 mg/L, on many days.
pH: Maximum, 9.8 units, June 12, 2006; minimum, 6.3 units, on several days in July 2007.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 886 microsiemens, Nov. 25, 2010; minimum, 44 microsiemens, January 27,28, 2002, and January 27, 2006.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 37.3 °C, July 13, 2011; minimum, 0.2 °C, Jan. 10, 2010.