Table 7, — Pearl River Basin discharge rates and Mississippi S ound salinity levels 



Year Discharge Rate Salinity in parts 



in second/feet 1/ per thousand 2/ 



1939 17995 



1940 12026 



1941 10043 



1942 9410 



1943 14909 5.9 



1944 19845 4.2 



1945 18390 4.3 



1946 21751 2.15 



1947 24696 1.13 3/ 



1948 17067 No data 



1949 27602 4/ 1.3 5/ 



1/ Average daily discharge for the period January through June inclusive. 



2/ Average bottom salinity for the period January through June inclusive, 



3/ January through March. 



^ Unpublished, provisional data. 



5/ February through May. 



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