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Water-Year Summary for Site 07292500

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07292500 HOMOCHITTO RIVER AT ROSETTA, MS
LOCATION - Lat 31°19'29", long 91°06'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 sec.13, T.4 N., R.1 E., Franklin County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 08060205, Washington Meridian, on State Highway 33 at Rosetta, MS., 0.8 mi downstream from Foster Creek, and 4.0 mi upstream from Dry Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 787 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1731: 1955(M). WSP 1920: 1955. WDR MS-86-1: 1985 (P). WDR MS-89-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1951 to current year, June to November 1906 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), February 1949 to September 1951 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 94.39 ft above NGVD of 1929. June 16 to Nov. 12, 1906, nonrecording gage at present site, at different datum, December 1976 to April 1978, near right bank on downstream side of Illinois Central and Gulf Railroad bridge, 800 ft upstream and nonrecording gage read twice daily at present site, all at same datum.
REMARKS - Records good except for periods of estimated data which are considered poor. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since February 1949, 37.80 ft, Mar. 31, 1949, from reports of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum instantaneous discharge = 150,000 cfs on April 13, 1974.

Maximum instantaneous gage height = 36.03 feet on May 4, 1953.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUNCTANCE: August 1980 to September 1981.
WATER TEMPERATURE: March 1980 to September 1981.