MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MEL PRICE L&D (UPPER) ALTON, IL (MI6P/0201A)

Location: LAT. 38-52-18, LONG. 90-09-27, ON UPPER END OF RIVERWARD GUIDE WALL, AT MILE 201.1 ABOVE THE MOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
Gage: STAFF GAGE FLOAT WELL AND G.O.E.S. TELEMETERED DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM. OWNED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
General Information: MAXIMUM REGULATING POOL ELEVATION, 419.00 FEET NGVD. DRAINAGE AREA, 171,500 SQUARE MILES. NOTE: LOCK & DAM 26 (REPLACED BY MELVIN PRICE LOCK & DAM) REACHED MAXIMUM REGULATED POOL (419.0 FEET NGVD) ON AUG 08, 1938. MELVIN PRICE LOCK AND DAM REACHED MAXIMUM REGULATED POOL (419.0 FEET NGVD) ON 01 FEB 1990.
Records Available: ELEVATION, FEB. 1990 TO DATE, IN FILES OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Mean Elev: PERIOD OF RECORD,  418.31 FT .
Extreme Elev: PERIOD OF RECORD, DAILY HIGH OF  438.50 FT  OCCURRING ON MULTIPLE DATES WITH THE MOST RECENT ON  02 AUG 1993 &  PERIOD OF RECORD, DAILY LOW OF  411.67 FT  ON  16 MAR 1994 .  
Zero Gage Datum: 395.48 ft NGVD 29   NOTE: SUBTRACT DATUM FROM ELEVATION TO OBTAIN STAGE.

 ALL VALUES RECORDED AT 8AM. ELEVATION IN FT:

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