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Water Resources Data - Ohio, Water Year 97, Vol. 1 | Muskingum River Basin

			03117500 SANDY CREEK AT WAYNESBURG, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 40040'21", long 81015'36", in sec. 21, T.17 N., R.7 W., Stark County, Hydrologic Unit 05040001, on 
upstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 183 in Waynesburg, 300 ft downstream from Little Sandy 
Creek, and 0.6 mi upstream from Indian Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--253 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year. Prior to December 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 923: 1939-40. WSP 1555: 1940(M), 1943(M), 1947(M), 1952, 1956(M). WSP 1907: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.00 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated record, which are fair. 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       134      204      863      294      269      388      273      199     1040      148       56       54
   2       107      179     1260      282      252      612      236      190     1190      182       55       52
   3        90      166      890      270      242      950      219      239     1150      144       55       51
   4        85      155      715      264      288      805      212      336     1480      128       59       47
   5        72      147      540      284      823      681      206      260      999      116       56       46
 
   6        66      144      492      373      695     1090      207      230      715      106       52       45
   7        63      143      463      295      518     1000      195      222      527      100       50       44
   8        60      547      388      239      416      799      179      201      428       98       49       44
   9        60      981      345      221      363      632      174      257      344      108       47       44
  10        77      797      320      234      325     1210      168      268      293      121       47       54
 
  11        91      661      383     e200      296     1150      165      246      257      102       48       62
  12        79      478     2800     e180      276      886      221      224      236       93       52       61
  13        72      364     2610     e170      252      669      803      205      717       86       52       55
  14        66      311     1850     e160      237      718      562      190      797       82       62       50
  15        64      268     1170     e150      237      872      381      220      447       79       60       47
 
  16        89      239      839     e160      222      609      319      212      313       76       95       46
  17        92      226      822     e170      210      494      330      192      683       74      129       44
  18        98      251      906     e160      210      456      318      184      553       74      110       44
  19       340      274      669     e150      507      418      279      528      871       95       84       43
  20       575      240      530     e150      726      378      249      661      716       77       74       81
 
  21       619      213      485     e140      671      346      231      451      577       73       78       98
  22       430      198      373     e190      651      332      220      337      403       92       70       64
  23       385      186      363     e230      518      311      215      280      309       88       67       55
  24       372      178      659      217      404      282      210      234      248       82       63       51
  25       325      174      727      475      341      265      200      566      218       77       97       47
 
  26       268      541      491     e450      302      352      187     2240      200       73       94       45
  27       229      749      412     e380      441      395      173     1770      188       71       74       44
  28       204      559      403      721      554      310      255     1110      170       70       78       42
  29       204      419      397     e600      ---      286      284      748      156       70       71       44
  30       204      358      358     e380      ---      275      219      594      144       67       62       45
  31       229      ---      320     e290      ---      295      ---      503      ---       58       58      ---
 
 TOTAL    5849    10350    23843     8479    11246    18266     7890    14097    16369     2910     2104     1549
 MEAN      189      345      769      274      402      589      263      455      546     93.9     67.9     51.6
 MAX       619      981     2800      721      823     1210      803     2240     1480      182      129       98
 MIN        60      143      320      140      210      265      165      184      144       58       47       42
 CFSM      .75     1.36     3.04     1.08     1.59     2.33     1.04     1.80     2.16      .37      .27      .20
 IN.       .86     1.52     3.51     1.25     1.65     2.69     1.16     2.07     2.41      .43      .31      .23
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1939 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN     97.7      173      287      347      471      570      465      336      217      137     95.1     81.6
 MAX       476     1008     1104     1111      987     1179      867      961      750      651      871      513
 (WY)     1991     1986     1991     1952     1956     1945     1957     1996     1989     1990     1980     1975
 MIN      15.5     18.4     22.1     55.1     53.5      114      118     80.4     45.1     33.2     22.3     16.1
 (WY)     1964     1964     1964     1954     1964     1969     1946     1941     1988     1965     1962     1963
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1939 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                      158068                     122952                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                          432                        337                        272                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        429              1975
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         140              1992
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  4300     Jan 19            2800     Dec 12           11000       Jan 22 1959
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     52     Aug  8              42     Sep 28              12       Sep 18 1963
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              55     Aug 31              45     Sep 24              12       Sep 18 1963
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        3630     Dec 12 a         15000       Jan 22 1959
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          7.11  Dec 12              10.05    Jan 22 1959
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                           42     Sep 19               6.9     Sep 12 1971
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.71                       1.33                       1.08               
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                23.24                      18.08                      14.62               
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   966                        726                        636                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   273                        234                        139                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    75                         56                         35                  
 
a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated.