Index of Surface-Water Records to September 30, 1967 Part 7 -Lower Mississippi River Basin
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Index of Surface-Water Records to September 30, 1967 Part 7 -Lower Mississippi River Basin Index of Surface-Water Recorc1s to September 30, 1967 Part 7 -Lower Mississippi River Basin By H. P. Eisenhuth G E 0 L 0 G I C A L S U R V E Y C I R C U L A R 577 United States Department of the Interior STEWART l. UDALL, Secretary Geological Survey William T. Pecora, Director Free on application to the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242 Index of Surface-Water Records to September 30, 1967 Part 7 -lower Mississippi River Basin By H. P. Eisenhuth INTRODL1CTION This report lists the streamflow and reservoir stations in the Lower Mississippi River basin for which record"' have been or are to be published in reports of the Geological Survey for periods through September 30, 1967. It supersedet:> Geological Survey Circular 507. Basic data on surface-water supply have been published in an annual series of water-supply papers consis':ing of several volumes, including one each for the Statesof Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the other 48 States is divided into 1-l parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural drainage lines. Prior to 1951, the records for the 48 States were published in 14 volumes, one for each of the parts. From 1951 to 1960, the records for the 48 States were pur !ished annually in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6, The boundaries of the various pans are shown on the map in figure 1. Beginning in 1461, the annual series of water-supply papers on surface-water supply was changed to a 5-year series. Records for the period 1%1-65 will be published in a series of water-supply papers using the same 14 part divis;on for the 48 States, but most parts will be further subdivided into two or more volumes. In order to meet interim re'luire ments, beginning in 1461, local offices issue reports annually containing streamflow records for the State or States within the local district. In addition to the continuous-record gaging stations, this index includes crest-stage and low-flow partial-record stations. A continuous-record station is a gaging station on a stream or reservoir for which the discharge, stage, or contents is published on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis for a continuous period of time. A crest-stage partial-record station is a streamflow station for which only the annual maximum discharge is published over a period of years for use in floodflow analyses. A low-flow partial-record station is a streamflow station for which only discharge measurements made at base flow, when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage, are published. Measurements are generally collected over a period of five years or more for use in low-flow analyses. Discharge measuremen~s have been made at many sites and published as miscellaneous measurements. Such measurements are not included in this index except those made in earlier years at sites now classified as low-flow partial-record stations. Explanation of reference marks is given at the end of the index. An alphabetical list of streams, lakes, and reservoirs is given at the end of this circular. DOWNSTREAM ORDER The stations in this index are listed in the downstream order used 1n the series of water-supply papers on surface water supply of the United States since 1951. Starting at the headwater of each stream, all stations are listed in a downstream direction. Tributary streams are indicated by indention and are inserted between main-stem stations in the order in which they enter the main stream. To indicate the rank of any tributary on which a record is available and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, each indention in the listing of stations represents one rank. A stream name, only, is inserted where necessary for the purpose of showing the proper rank or order of tributaries. STATION NAMES Station names are given in their most recently published form. Parentheses around part of a station name indicate that the enclosed word or words were used in an earlier published name of the station or as an alternate name. Parenthetical explanations are also used to indicate that a stream of a different name is the head of the main stream by use of "(head of River)" and that the name of the main stream has changed by use of "(continu~tion of ----- River)." 1 2 STATION NUMBER As an added means of identification, each continuous- and partial-record station has been assigned a stati-:m number. The numbers have been assigned in the ~e downstream order used in this index. In assigning station number, gaps were left to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. Tl ~ complete number for each station includes the part number, which is omitted in this index. The number given consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For example, for a station with the complete number 07-0145.00, the station number shown in this index is 0145. DRAINAGE AREA The drainage area, in square miles, is the latest figure published or otherwise available at this time. Under "Periods of record" are three columns. The first column, "Daily or monthly figures," shows the periods of record for continuous-record gaging stations. The dates givenarethe calendar years in which records bega1' or ended; breaks of less than a year are not shown. For example, if a record began in October 1923, ended in Aprill932, began again in March 1933, and ended in September 1944, the period of record would be shown as 1923-44. The second column, "Annual peaks," shows the period of record for crest-stage partial-record stations. The dates given are the water years for which the annual maximum discharge is available. The water year begins Oc<:ober 1 and ends September 30. In listing the water year, only one date is shown; for example, 1952 stands for the water year October 1, 1951, to September 30, 1952. The third column, "Low-flow measurements," shows the periodof record for low-flow partial-record str~"ions. The dates given are the water years in which base-flow measurements were made at low-flow partial-record stations; breaks of less than two years are not shown. Prior to the 1958 water year, such measurements were published in tal , es headed "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" or "Discharge measurements at sites other than gaging stations." Many discharge measurements have been made at miscellaneous sites which are not listed in this index because the data collected were not sufficient to qualify the site as a low-flow partial-record st~tion. A date followed by only a dash shows that the station was continued in operation beyond September 30, 1~67. A date followed by a period indicates discontinuance. A date followed by a semicolon indicates a break in the collection of records. Periods of record for the same continuous-record station published by other agencies are listed only when they are for periods not published in reports of the Geological Survey. These periods are indicated by symbols anc' footnotes. Records collected by other agencies are included only for stations for which there is some record p·rblished in Geological Survey reports. ·Note --Inaexes for Alaska and Hawaii are ',, contained in separate circulars for those States. ' ...... J Figure 1.--Msp of th~ 00ntPrminous United States showing the l4·parts covered by indexes of surface-water records to September 30, 1967. The part~ covered by this index is shaded. · ., Periods of record Station name. Station Drainage area ~-----------------------------T-----------------T-------------------------- number (sq mi) Daily or monthly figures Annual peaks Low-flow measurements (calendar years) (water years) (water years) LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 7- Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo .................... 0100 a701,000 1861- GRAVOIS CREEK BASIN Gravois Creek near Kirkwood, Mo ..................... 0101 1961- MERAMEC RIVER BASIN Meramec River near Salem, Mo ....•..........•......... 0103 . .. .. .. .. .. 1961-64 . Meramec River at Cook Station, Mo ................... 0103.5 199 1965- Meramec River near St. James, Mo .................... 0104 ............................ 1953;1957;1962- Meramec Spring near St. James (Meramec), Mo .....•.. 0105 1903-6;1921-29. Meramec River near Meramec, Mo ...................... 0110 340 1903-6. Dry Fork: Spring Creek: Love Creek near Salem, Mo ..................... 0112 .89 1955- Lenox Branch near Rolla, Mo .............•....•... 0113 6.63 1949- Little Dry Fork: Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo .............. 0115 .622 1947- Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo .................. 0120 1.05 1948-59 .................... 1960- Dry Fork near St. James, Mo .....................•.. 0120.5 370 1903*;1943-45 .............. 1963- Meramec River near Steelville, Mo ................... 0130 781 1916-33*b;1922- Huzzah Creek at Dillard, Mo ....................... 0131 a92 1944-45c ................... 1961- Huzzah Creek near Steelville, Mo .................. 0140 1942-43;1946-47; 1951;1961- Courtois Creek at Berryman, Mo .................. 0142 173 1944-45c ................... 1961- Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo .................. '... 0145 1,475 1921-33;1943- Indian Creek near St. Clair, Mo ................... 0148 ............................ 1965- Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo ..•....••........ 0150 21.3 1947- Lanes Fork near Rolla, Mo ....................... 0155 .225 1952- Lanes Fork near Vichy, Mo ....................... 0157 24.1 ............................ 1944-45;1948- Bourbeuse River near High Gate, Mo ................ 0157.2 135 1965- Bourbeuse River near Owensville, Mo ............... 0157.5 1943;1946-48;1962- Dry Fork near Ow~nsville, Mo .................... 0157.6 1962- Redoak Creek: Soap Creek: Langenberg Branch near Rosebud, Mo .......... 0158 .67 1960- Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo ............. 0160 608 1943-c ..................... 1962- Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo ...................... 0165 808 1916-*b•1921- Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo ....•..............