Station list
07010000 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS, MO
LOCATION.--Lat 38°37'44", long 90°10'47", Hydrologic Unit 07140101, on downstream side of west pier of Eads Bridge
at St. Louis, 15.0 mi downstream from Missouri River, 19.2 mi upstream from Meramec River, and at mile 180.0
above the Ohio River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--697,000 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--
DISCHARGE: January 1861 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.
GAGE HEIGHT: March 1933 to current year in reports of the U.S. Geological Survey. Since January 1861 in reports
of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890 in reports of the National Weather Service.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR MO-76-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.94 ft above sea level. Prior to May 5, 1934, nonrecording gage
0.4 mi downstream; May 5, 1934, to Dec. 9, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 20 ft downstream at present
datum.
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharge. Water-discharge records good. Natural flow of stream affected by many
reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi River Basin and by many reservoirs and diversions for
irrigation in Missouri River Basin. National Weather Service gage-height and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
satellite telemeters at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 27, 1844, reached a stage of 41.32 ft, from floodmarks,
discharge, 1,000,000 ft3/s, computed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flood in April 1785 may have reached a
stage of 42.0 ft. Minimum flow, 18,000 ft3/s, Dec. 23, 1863.