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07281600 TALLAHATCHIE RIVER AT MONEY, MS

LOCATION - Lat 33°39'05", long 90°12'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.29, T.21 N., R.1 E., Leflore County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 08030202, Choctaw Meridian, at county road bridge at Money, MS, about 9 mi north of Greenwood, MS, 193 mi above confluence at Vicksburg.

DRAINAGE AREA - 5,221 mi². U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 02, 1995 to current

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 98.74 ft above NAVD of 1988 (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), (GEOID18).

Prior to April 04, 2023, datum of gage was 98.98 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Recorder is located at left downstream bridge abutment connected to a Radar sensor, located about 30 feet right of old stilling well near the wire-weight, off the downstream side of bridge, over mid-channel.

COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District

REMARKS - Records good, except for estimated data which are considered poor. Satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum reported discharge, 21,790 cfs on Feb 25, 2019

Maximum reported gage height, 35.76 feet, local assumed datum on Feb 25, 2019

Minimum reported gage height, 7.78 feet, local assumed datum on Aug 09, 2012

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water Temperature: Sep 03, 2009 to Apr 12, 2011, and Aug 06, 2014 to Jun 30, 2021

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: October 2009 to December 2010, discontinued.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor October 2009 - December 2010.

REMARKS - Turbidity records rated fair. Turbidity data used to compute daily turbidity record were measured in-situ in unfiltered stream water using near IR LED light technology, 780-900 NM, and a detection angle of 90 degrees. Daily turbidity data are reported in Formazin Nephelometric Units (FNU).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Highest recorded water temperature, 34.38 deg C on Aug 03, 2010

Lowest recorded water temperature, 0.07 deg C on Dec 28, 2010

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: Maximum 640 FNU, May 3, 2010; minimum 32 FNU, November 19-23, 2010.