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USGS 07374000 Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 30°26'44.4",   Longitude 91°11'29.6"   NAD83
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Hydrologic Unit 08070100
Drainage area: 1,125,810 square miles
Datum of gage: 0.00 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2004-03-17  2024-10-14  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2024-10-13  19942 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-03-17  2024-10-13  7515 
    Gage height, feet  1997-07-01  2024-10-13  21733 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2024-10-13  19182 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-11-04  2024-10-13  5734 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2004-10-01  2024-10-13  18675 
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-10-01  2024-10-13  18885 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-09-30  2024-10-13  12005 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2011-11-09  2024-10-13  4193 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2023-11-14 6029 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-03-17  2021-10-28 6434 
    Gage height, feet  1997-07-01  2021-10-28 6468 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2004-10-01  2023-09-12 6061 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-11-04  2023-11-14 5400 
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-10-01  2023-09-12 5962 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-09-30  2022-12-15 3381 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2011-11-09  2021-05-15 3255 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-10  2023-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004-03  2021-10  
    Gage height, feet  1997-07  2021-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2004-10  2023-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-11  2023-11  
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2004-10  2023-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-09  2022-12  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2011-11  2021-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2005  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2004  2022  
    Gage height, feet  1997  2022  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005  2023  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2007  2024  
    Salinity, water, unfiltered, parts per thousand  2005  2023  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011  2023  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2012  2021  
 Peak streamflow 1828  2021-04-16  137 
 Field measurements 2004-03-22  2024-09-23  319 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1975-03-25  2023-08-24  757 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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