Water temperature in the Lower Missouri River and selected tributaries, 2023

These datasets document locations of and water temperature recorded by Hobo Water Temp Pro series loggers (Onset Computer Corp., Bourne, MA) deployed by the USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project at up to 29 locations in the Lower Missouri River (from the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota to its confluence with the Mississippi River near St. Louis, Missouri) and 7 selected tributaries (James River, Big Sioux River, Kansas River, Grand River, Lamine River, Osage River, and Gasconade River) from 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data documents the site name, spatial location, temporal extent of water temperature logger deployments. Water temperature recorded at each location were generally recorded at a 15-minute interval, in degrees Celsius.