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Mississippi River at New Boston LD17

A gauge on the Mississippi River in Mercer County, Illinois. Its stage was 6.40 ft as of Oct 15, 6:00 AM CDT.

Gauge NBOI2Mercer County, IllinoisEvery gauge in Illinois

Stage now
6.40 ftreported Oct 15, 6:00 AM CDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.31 ftsince Oct 14, 6:00 AM
Elevation
571 ftabove sea level
County
Mercer County
Position
41.1833° N, 91.0500° W
Record since
2007

Water level

Mississippi River at New Boston LD17

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 7 days at Mississippi River at New Boston LD17: the water from 6.40 to 9.08 feet of stage, the latest 6.40 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 9.08 FT, OCT 9, 6:00 AM · LOW 6.40 FT, OCT 15, 6:00 AM678910Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 166.40
Latest
6.40 ftOct 15, 6:00 AM
Highest
9.08 ftOct 9, 6:00 AM
Lowest
6.40 ftOct 15, 6:00 AM
Range
2.68 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 2.68 ftsince Oct 9, 6:00 AM
Readings
7
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 15, 6:00 AM6.40
Oct 14, 6:00 AM6.71
Oct 13, 6:00 AM7.28
Oct 12, 6:00 AM7.75
Oct 11, 6:00 AM7.93
Oct 10, 6:00 AM8.67
Oct 9, 6:00 AM9.08
Water level, 30 days at Mississippi River at New Boston LD17: the water from 3.42 to 14.03 feet of stage, the latest 6.40 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 14.03 FT, SEP 24, 6:00 AM · LOW 3.42 FT, SEP 16, 6:00 AM05101520Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 116.40
Latest
6.40 ftOct 15, 6:00 AM
Highest
14.03 ftSep 24, 6:00 AM
Lowest
3.42 ftSep 16, 6:00 AM
Range
10.61 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 2.98 ftsince Sep 16, 6:00 AM
Readings
29
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 156.406.406.406.401
Oct 146.716.716.716.711
Oct 137.287.287.287.281
Oct 127.757.757.757.751
Oct 117.937.937.937.931
Oct 108.678.678.678.671
Oct 99.089.089.089.081
Oct 89.229.229.229.221
Oct 710.2110.2110.2110.211
Oct 611.1911.1911.1911.191
Oct 511.7311.7311.7311.731
Oct 411.7911.7911.7911.791
Oct 311.7511.7511.7511.751
Oct 211.2611.2611.2611.261
Sep 307.847.847.847.841
Sep 298.748.748.748.741
Sep 289.699.699.699.691
Sep 2710.6610.6610.6610.661
Sep 2612.0812.0812.0812.081
Sep 2513.3113.3113.3113.311
Sep 2414.0314.0314.0314.031
Sep 2313.8713.8713.8713.871
Sep 2212.8712.8712.8712.871
Sep 2111.4811.4811.4811.481
Sep 207.887.887.887.881
Sep 194.984.984.984.981
Sep 184.554.554.554.551
Sep 173.993.993.993.991
Sep 163.423.423.423.421

How it reports

Schedule
every 30 minon the hour's :10 and :40
Reports received, 24 hours
47 of 4897.9% of its schedule, 49 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
335 of 33699.7% of its schedule, 357 reports in all
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 15, 11:40 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 4:40 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
17 min9 in 10 within 24 min
Against its reference, 30 days
+1.6 °Fwarmer than the airport station KMUT, 14 miles away, on average over 861 readings; typical difference 3.4 °F

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Against its reference: each temperature this station reports is compared with the nearest airport or climate reference station that reported within half an hour, up to 15 miles away. The figure is its reading less the reference's, on average, as both were reported; the typical difference is the root mean square. The difference in height is shown where both heights are known.

Its schedule is one report every 30 min, 48 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 30 min count as one received.

Ranking Statistics

247 score96.6of 100

Illinois median
95.9the median score of 1,393 stations
Scoring higher
644stations in Illinois
Sharing its score
3ranks 645 to 647
Points deducted
3.41.4 arrival, 1.3 accuracy, 0.5 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Forecast checknot measured at this station; Illinois median 94.7
Next above
WBOI2rank 642; ahead on 247 score 96.7 against 96.6
Next below
NIPI2rank 646; behind on reports received 99.4% against 95.8%

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsIllinois median 99.1334 of 336 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1086.38.6 of 10 pointsIllinois median 96.3half its reports arrived within 17 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIllinois median 100.0longest silence 60 min, on a schedule of one report every 30 min
  4. Accuracyweight 2093.618.7 of 20 pointsIllinois median 100.0its temperature against the airport station KMUT, 13.5 miles away, over 332 readings: typical difference 3.3 °F beyond a steady offset of +1.5 °F
  5. Instrument checksweight 15100.015.0 of 15 pointsIllinois median 100.00 of 332 readings failed their check against its reference station
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.5 of 10 points, at the medianIllinois median 94.7-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (1.5 h), none for 72 (36 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 2.9 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 9.3 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Mississippi River at New Boston LD17

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.