Site ID:

513

Lat.

36.2925

USA

Missouri

River:

Mississippi

Long.

-89.5763

Site name:

Caruthersville

Contributing area:

2359748

km2

Ratio to Comparison Station:

0.80

Latest measurement:

12-Nov-09

Mean annual runoff:

170

(2003-2008)

Hydrologic status:

Normal flow

Total runoff this year:

225

Latest M/C ratio:

1.40

Seven day total:

Estimated current discharge:

17914

m3/sec

Percent of mean 7-day total:

169.4

(today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2007)

Ice-cover determination:

5 yr recurrence flood:

29748

m3/sec

(from Log Pearson III analysis)

Status Codes: 1 = Low flow, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood

31867

m3/sec

(from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)

Comparison Station Information:

Vicksburg, Miss. (4127800)

Contributing Area:

sq mi

2964292

sq km

(Data from this gaging station are used for the calibration to discharge, with an adjustment for different contributing areas)

Notes:

Discharge and runoff, based on satellite remote sensing (NASA AMSR-E data)

(For U.S, sites, nearby ground station discharge may also be shown)

2008-Present

2002-Present

Annual

Monthly Total Runoff (mm), computed from above satellite-based discharge data

Runoff

(mm)

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

2002

no data

10.6

11.5

12.3

9.5

8.7

150

2003

8.6

8.5

14.2

10.5

23.7

18.1

14.4

14.9

13.0

9.4

7.3

7.8

140

2004

8.4

7.4

10.0

12.0

13.8

18.2

16.7

15.9

14.0

10.4

7.0

6.6

151

2005

9.7

7.5

13.8

18.9

18.2

14.9

2.6

12.7

16.1

13.9

12.1

11.0

136

2006

11.1

12.5

13.6

16.7

12.8

15.6

16.9

13.8

13.1

10.4

0.0

168

2007

14.4

11.4

18.7

13.7

14.7

14.2

14.9

16.3

15.3

12.5

10.7

10.9

225

2008

12.9

12.8

23.6

36.3

25.5

22.0

21.8

17.8

15.1

13.7

11.8

11.7

184

2009

14.0

12.0

16.3

18.4

28.8

21.8

17.9

17.8

15.3

12.9

8.6

0.0

Mean Annual Runoff:

Standard Deviation:

Trend in Annual Runoff (slope)

25.07

Discharge is estimated directly via a rating equation from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.