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Water Resources Data - Ohio, Water Year 97, Vol. 1 | Yellow Creek Basin

			03110000 YELLOW CREEK NEAR HAMMONDSVILLE, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 40032'16", long 80043'31", in sec. 29, T.8 N., R.2 W., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 05030101, on 
right bank 1,000 ft upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mi upstream from Brush Creek and 1.6 mi southwest of 
Hammondsville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--147 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1940 to current year. 
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1907: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.10 ft above sea level (Ohio State Highway Department benchmark).
REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Water-quality and sediment data 
collected at this site. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.


	DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997                   
					DAILY MEAN VALUES                                                
 
 DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
 
   1        59       77      773      136      199      185      162      109      314       51     13       15  
   2        47       69      793      136      163      505      142      105      392      106     11       14  
   3        39       58      423      133      144      602      132      125      420       81     11       13  
   4        33       51      313      126      199      510      128      156      408       56     12       12  
   5        29       45      242      251      581      425      123      125      319       45     12       12  
 
   6        26       44      243      229      430      756      121      125      260       39      9.7     11  
   7        24       44      217      191      335      591      113      118      211       35      8.9      9.6
   8        23      479      188      164      280      458      100      108      178       32      7.8      8.9
   9        23      634      172     e120      237      362       95      195      148       30      7.6      8.8
  10        28      437      150      e92      204      816       89      187      125       30      7.2      9.8
 
  11        38      312      218      e80      183      697       84      177      110       29      7.1     34  
  12        32      227     1450     e100      171      520      115      162      102       25      7.0     51  
  13        27      179     1060      169      136      408      338      151      198       23      9.4     30  
  14        24      151      610     e140      158      511      211      136      188       21     24       21  
  15        23      128      423     e120      145      520      168      141      123       19     21       16  
 
  16        21      112      337     e190      121      405      145      121       99       17     29       13  
  17        20      107      379     e150      123      353      144      108      151       16     54       12  
  18        25      125      341     e130      116      315      152      116      139       16     77       11  
  19       167      119      283     e110      232      284      130      864      629       29     51       10  
  20       377      104      228     e100      411      248      132      579      278       43     35       11  
 
  21       290       95      201     e150      385      223      124      373      178       29     61       12  
  22       203       88      192     e200      358      207      119      276      134       21     52       14  
  23       162       82      180     e350      272      181      114      219      108       20     36       14  
  24       171       79      255     e250      226      164      110      187       91       21     29       13  
  25       130       77      246     e460      189      153      101      385       82       22     26       12  
 
  26       105      314      210     e400      181      266       92     1260       74       22     24       11  
  27        98      358      200     e350      215      246       85      635       72       20     23       10  
  28       132      256      189      642      206      218      143      409       63       18     21        9.7
  29       125      207      185      551      ---      208      140      315       54       17     21       88  
  30       102      192      161      446      ---      192      116      317       49       17     20       68  
  31        87      ---      147      278      ---      190      ---      254      ---       15     17        ---
 
 TOTAL    2690     5250    11009     6944     6600    11719     3968     8538     5697      965    744.7    574.8
 MEAN     86.8      175      355      224      236      378      132      275      190     31.1     24.0     19.2
 MAX       377      634     1450      642      581      816      338     1260      629      106       77       88
 MIN        20       44      147       80      116      153       84      105       49       15      7.0      8.8
 CFSM      .59     1.19     2.42     1.52     1.60     2.57      .90     1.87     1.29      .21      .16      .13
 IN.       .68     1.33     2.79     1.76     1.67     2.97     1.00     2.16     1.44      .24      .19      .15
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1941 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN     47.8     95.8      173      218      277      352      297      212      119     65.7     48.8     37.5
 MAX       242      611      879      745      649      848      627      538      588      266      492      232
 (WY)     1991     1986     1991     1952     1956     1945     1948     1956     1989     1958     1980     1975
 MIN      4.92     5.08     10.8     20.8     23.6     55.1     75.9     40.0     10.1     6.12     3.95     2.33
 (WY)     1954     1992     1964     1977     1954     1969     1941     1988     1988     1965     1962     1963
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1941 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                       78172.0                    64699.5                                           
 ANNUAL MEAN                          214                        177                        162                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        266              1980
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          73.9            1992
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  2890     Jan 19            1450     Dec 12            6440       Jan 27 1952
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                      7.2   Sep  2               7.0   Aug 12                .80    Sep 25 1963
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM               7.3   Aug 31               7.9   Aug  7                .80    Sep 25 1963
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        1890     Dec 12 a          9580       Jan 27 1952
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          5.86  Dec 12              12.17    Jan 27 1952
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                            6.8   Aug 11                .80    Sep 24 1963
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.45                       1.21                       1.10               
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                19.78                      16.37                      14.98               
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   482                        408                        388                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   135                        128                         75                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    20                         15                         11                  
 
a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated.