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

			03146500 LICKING RIVER NEAR NEWARK, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 40003'33", long 82020'23", in T.2 N., R.11 W., Licking County, Hydrologic Unit 05040006, on right bank 
at downstream side of Stadden Bridge, 1.0 mi downstream from Shawnee Run, 1.5 mi upstream from Equality Run, and 
3.5 mi east of Newark.
DRAINAGE AREA.--537 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1939 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 973: 1940(M). WSP 1907: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 779.02 ft above sea level. Prior to May 9, 1940, nonrecording gage at 
same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Occasional regulation by Buckeye Lake, 
capacity, 27,300 acre-ft, on South Fork 15.2 mi upstream. Water-quality 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       153       93     4560      552      570      717      590      286     7070      795      762      275
   2       128       92     2660      518      502     4660      505      272     6590      510      407      259
   3       116       90     1190      487      466     2650      460     1190     3820      501      334      235
   4       107       89      787      453     1880     1520      430     1750     2270      348      382      190
   5       101       91      682      601     5310     1190      423      887     1540      270      337      178
 
   6        97       92      700      811     2010     1470      462      740     1180      236      278      167
   7        94      108      675      555     1300     1050      418      599      960      214      240      165
   8        95      235      611     e370     1040      830      346      547      821      198      212      157
   9       105      258      549     e310      882      836      308      799      540      215      189      156
  10       102      204      519     e280      794     2720      286      680      443      211      175      257
 
  11        96      172      534     e260     e680     1410      274      550      373      193      265      312
  12        92      156      862     e240     e620      941      378      441      326      181      210      277
  13        91      143     1150     e230     e560      762      700      376     1270      171      285      222
  14        91      132      728     e220     e500     3030      531      328     1810      163      297      182
  15        92      126      583     e210     e470     2370      422      397      757      158      473      164
 
  16        90      273      520     e250     e450     1190      373      320      697      154      532      153
  17        87      276     3490     e240      419      922      387      270     4050      144     3560      145
  18       127      300     2770     e220      454      839      368      357     5880      141     5210      138
  19       132      300     1330     e210      739     1030      329      395     4840      143     2630      130
  20       125      296      854     e190      983      875      299      460     3450      139     2130      147
 
  21       112      294      646      191      981      741      276      317     1860      134     1880      137
  22       106      283      602      337      899      658      263      256     1210      140     1570      127
  23       108      275      658     1020      653      575      248      225      746      159     1070      127
  24       106      268     4830      676      530      524      239      205      594      151      758      123
  25       100      296     2230     2200      465      515      241      564      499      182      694      117
 
  26        97     1700     1040     1030      452      758      278     1660      446      658      559      115
  27        98     1440      835     1010      649      691      258      794      396    e9000      450      110
  28        98      805      800     3130      792      580      325      507      326    e7000      392      107
  29        97      633      791     1220      ---      641      346      407      295     3620      352      105
  30        98      754      691      836      ---      671      285      409      353     1830      318      106
  31       104      ---      613      669      ---      665      ---      590      ---      969      295      ---
 
 TOTAL    3245    10274    39490    19526    26050    38031    11048    17578    55412    28928    27246     5083
 MEAN      105      342     1274      630      930     1227      368      567     1847      933      879      169
 MAX       153     1700     4830     3130     5310     4660      700     1750     7070     9000     5210      312
 MIN        87       89      519      190      419      515      239      205      295      134      175      105
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN      169      434      680      853     1037     1183     1037      708      556      382      265      174
 MAX       914     2402     2867     2926     2577     3454     2404     2610     2151     2115     2017     2207
 (WY)     1987     1986     1991     1950     1990     1963     1940     1996     1989     1990     1979     1979
 MIN      39.5     41.1     43.1     65.0     59.5      207      166     91.5     76.3     58.5     58.3     36.7
 (WY)     1954     1954     1954     1977     1964     1941     1941     1941     1988     1954     1963     1954
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1940 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                      354974                     281911                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                          970                        772                        621                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                       1138              1990
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         156              1954
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                 12700     Apr 30            9000     Jul 27           25600       Jan 22 1959
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     66     Sep 15              87     Oct 17              28       Sep 27 1954
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              73     Sep  9              91     Oct 11              31       Sep 26 1954
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       11300     Jul 27 a         45000       Jan 21 1959
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         11.94  Jul 27              20.30    Jan 21 1959
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                           87     Oct 17              28       Sep 27 1954
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  2400                       1720                       1450                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   510                        419                        257                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    92                        114                         68                  
 
a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated.