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

                                03139000 KILLBUCK CREEK AT KILLBUCK, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 40028'53", long 81059'10", Holmes County, Hydrologic Unit 05040003, on right bank at downstream side 
of U.S. Highway 62 bridge south of Killbuck, 1.2 mi downstream from Black Creek. Prior to Oct. 5, 1976, at site 
0.9 mi upstream.
DRAINAGE AREA.--464 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1930 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 873: 1935. WSP 1555: 1935. WSP 1907: Drainage area. WRD-OH-70-1: 1969. WDR-OH-77-1: Drainage 
area. WDR-OH-87-1: 1984-86.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.05 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, nonrecording gage 
and Oct. 1, 1949 to Oct. 5, 1976, water-stage recorder and nonrecording gage, at site 0.9 mi upstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good 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       556      434     1400      648      554      841      472      271     2170      235      108       92
   2       446      371     1730      602      488     1350      430      260     2640      292      108       84
   3       361      325     1580      568      454     1510      398      405     2440      235      112       83
   4       306      294     1420      537      839     1410      380      519     2370      200      107       79
   5       266      273     1200      592     1700     1320      368      497     2370      186      110       77
 
   6       239      258      978      615     1610     1870      366      468     2270      178      106       75
   7       221      252      770      553     1480     2060      335      424     1950      170       97       80
   8       204      476      657      483     1220     1900      304      391     1540      174       94       76
   9       197      490      590      460      883     1660      289      467     1160      235       92       74
  10       227      610      537      454      642     1700      280      443      819      219       87       89
 
  11       214      662      762     e420      553     1620      274      405      637      182       87      125
  12       204      613     1940     e390      506     1460      336      369      557      161       91      137
  13       193      525     2150     e350      441     1270      502      334      706      152       96      101
  14       184      457     2080     e300      439     1380      493      308      603      145      113       87
  15       178      394     2100     e270      430     1620      432      338      501      141      112       80
 
  16       170      363     1960     e320      387     1530      384      317      469      134      127       78
  17       165      345     1920     e280      358     1400      389      291      924      129      261       78
  18       404      393     2110     e260      418     1210      394      285      886      129      324       80
  19       777      427     1990     e240      755     1020      366      724     1410      125      297       80
  20       652      419     1850     e220      816      842      330      674      957      119      211       84
 
  21       641      384     1560     e210      860      740      304      510      613      114      174      176
  22       573      357     1240     e300      880      675      288     e480      471      124      143      137
  23       528      336      968      544      801      606      279     e430      384      164      132      100
  24       495      319     1520      470      694      547      272     e410      327      140      121       91
  25       447      318     1760     1050      581      512      274     e450      292      141      135       91
 
  26       390     1120     1670      665      524      558      286     1630      277      131      149       85
  27       349     1120     1530      612      776      527      262     1440      282      162      129       76
  28       327     1100     1290     1280      833      497      318     1240      248      141      109       73
  29       312     1070     1060      963      ---      503      315     1040      223      142       98       72
  30       330      929      851      809      ---      481      284      832      211      123       96       73
  31       403      ---      727      665      ---      501      ---      865      ---      112       96      ---
 
 TOTAL   10959    15434    43900    16130    20922    35120    10404    17517    30707     5035     4122     2713
 MEAN      354      514     1416      520      747     1133      347      565     1024      162      133     90.4
 MAX       777     1120     2150     1280     1700     2060      502     1630     2640      292      324      176
 MIN       165      252      537      210      358      481      262      260      211      112       87       72
 CFSM      .76     1.11     3.05     1.12     1.61     2.44      .75     1.22     2.21      .35      .29      .19
 IN.       .88     1.24     3.52     1.29     1.68     2.82      .83     1.40     2.46      .40      .33      .22
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1931 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN      136      229      386      551      672      872      743      520      403      285      200      145
 MAX      1015     1286     1509     2416     1648     1685     1400     1523     2281     3960     2147     1473
 (WY)     1991     1986     1991     1937     1975     1978     1957     1996     1947     1969     1935     1979
 MIN      26.8     37.1     38.1     42.3     71.6      124      170     71.8     69.9     39.6     34.7     25.6
 (WY)     1964     1954     1964     1945     1934     1931     1935     1934     1988     1954     1932     1954
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1931 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                      272035                     212963                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                          743                        583                        427                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        695              1969
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         128              1931
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  2800     May 12            2640     Jun  2           37200       Jul  6 1969
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     82     Sep  3              72     Sep 29              23       Sep 10 1954
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              85     Aug 31              78     Sep  3              23       Sep  8 1954
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        2680     Jun  2 a         47500       Jul  5 1969
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         16.32  Jun  2              26.40    Jul  5 1969
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                           70     Sep 29              23       Sep 10 1954
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.60                       1.26                        .92               
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                21.81                      17.07                      12.51               
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1790                       1490                       1100                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   492                        398                        208                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   163                        104                         56                  

a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated.