Water resources data, Mississippi, water year 1996

Water resources data for the 1996 water year for Mississippi consist of records of surface water and ground water in the State. Specifically, it contains: (1) Discharge records for 88 streamflow-gaging stations, stage records for 19 of these gaging stations, discharge records for 66 partial-record or miscellaneous streamflow stations, including 7 flood hydrograph partial-record stations, 53 crest-stage partial-record stations, and 6 special study and miscellaneous sites; (2) stage only at 4 gaging stations; (3) water-quality records for 21 streamflow-gaging stations, 1 ungaged stream site, 2 partial-record or miscellaneous sites, 64 short-term study sites, and 26 wells; and (4) water-level records for 46 observation wells. Records obtained from water-resources investigations are also included in special sections of the report. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, and cooperating local, State, and Federal agencies in Mississippi.