USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
301912088583300 MISSISSIPPI SOUND AT USGS GULFPORT LIGHT, MS
LOCATION - Lat 30°19'07", long 88°58'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Harrison County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03170009,
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and water-quality monitor at station. Vertical datum of gage is assumed.
COOPERATION - This monitoring station is operated in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum recorded, 8.47 ft, Aug. 29, 2012, but may have been higher during periods of missing data; minimum recorded, -2.73 ft, Feb. 4, 2009, but may have been lower during periods of missing data.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2009 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January 2009 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: January 2009 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor since January 2009.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 53,200 microsiemens, March 19, 2010, but many have been higher during periods of missing data; minimum recorded, 9,350 microsiemens, June 12, 2011, but may have been lower during periods of missing data.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 32.6 °C, Aug. 7, 2011, but may have been higher during periods of missing data; minimum recorded, 5.5 °C, Jan. 12, 2010, but may have been lower during periods of missing data.