Water Data Report 1997
03157500 HOCKING RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, OHIO LOCATION.--Lat 39033'54", long 82028'29", in NW 1/4 sec. 5, T.14 N., R.17 W., Hocking County, Hydrologic Unit 05030204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge at Enterprise, 4.0 mi downstream from Buck Run, and 4.3 mi upstream from Scott Creek. DRAINAGE AREA.--459 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1930 to current year. Prior to May 1931 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 873: 1938. WRD-OH-70-1: 1969. WSP 1907: Drainage area. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.58 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in eight retarding basins, combined capacity, 8,710 acre-ft, constructed between 1955 and 1961 upstream from station. Water-quality data collected at this site. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station. EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood in March 1907, reached a stage of 22.0 ft, from floodmark; discharge, 36,000 ft3/s, from reports of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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 1 126 98 1940 331 549 2020 681 271 746 441 172 211 2 110 97 1500 323 483 7650 604 257 953 318 150 194 3 100 93 1080 317 452 5840 561 477 887 526 138 187 4 89 90 822 303 1020 2780 523 646 777 277 303 172 5 83 91 477 454 3330 1870 515 496 564 203 239 154 6 81 99 447 532 1700 2080 524 440 430 170 161 146 7 79 172 399 396 1140 1500 458 384 344 150 133 137 8 78 711 356 340 866 1180 410 405 301 134 118 134 9 96 509 332 344 710 1010 387 689 272 134 109 134 10 121 342 312 366 628 3510 363 549 241 144 102 213 11 106 283 313 265 569 2090 354 461 227 123 162 185 12 88 234 412 e240 528 1370 417 413 206 108 130 153 13 82 206 522 e220 472 1040 611 380 233 98 301 138 14 79 184 400 e200 474 1420 491 347 325 91 318 127 15 78 166 345 e190 479 1540 428 383 225 85 572 119 16 78 161 324 e190 437 1050 400 317 193 79 755 115 17 77 157 1850 e180 391 874 397 285 380 75 3970 113 18 111 194 1560 e170 402 895 373 270 412 69 9510 110 19 217 214 831 e170 440 1720 352 258 843 69 3900 107 20 155 187 584 e160 484 1230 331 276 446 64 2350 230 21 126 179 459 e160 495 991 316 240 321 59 2310 234 22 117 179 455 e200 492 833 308 213 256 64 1430 152 23 114 167 425 e400 427 698 297 198 217 93 1010 129 24 111 163 792 341 390 614 294 190 191 158 685 124 25 107 164 725 1190 362 574 279 251 171 167 537 118 26 103 523 517 776 365 1020 268 552 158 108 438 110 27 118 505 465 693 465 846 258 371 156 2070 371 103 28 126 406 441 2650 434 716 304 283 135 704 332 99 29 125 354 420 1250 --- 767 287 244 122 425 284 97 30 115 409 378 792 --- 736 259 241 227 284 253 88 31 104 --- 352 629 --- 798 --- 251 --- 211 231 --- TOTAL 3300 7337 20235 14772 18984 51262 12050 11038 10959 7701 31474 4333 MEAN 106 245 653 477 678 1654 402 356 365 248 1015 144 MAX 217 711 1940 2650 3330 7650 681 689 953 2070 9510 234 MIN 77 90 312 160 362 574 258 190 122 59 102 88 CFSM .23 .53 1.42 1.04 1.48 3.60 .88 .78 .80 .54 2.21 .31 IN. .27 .59 1.64 1.20 1.54 4.15 .98 .89 .89 .62 2.55 .35 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1931 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY) MEAN 124 251 426 636 781 953 850 616 367 284 237 158 MAX 670 1864 1844 3605 1899 2875 2228 2499 1446 1437 1686 1087 (WY) 1976 1986 1991 1937 1979 1945 1940 1968 1981 1958 1980 1979 MIN 33.4 41.1 40.5 100 58.0 181 184 95.3 68.1 61.0 39.9 30.4 (WY) 1954 1954 1964 1977 1954 1941 1941 1934 1936 1988 1932 1953 SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1931 - 1997 ANNUAL TOTAL 270036 193445 ANNUAL MEAN 738 530 471 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 860 1979 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 110 1954 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5500 Apr 30 9510 Aug 18 21600 Apr 20 1940 LOWEST DAILY MEAN 65 Sep 15 59 Jul 21 23 Aug 12 1944 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 76 Sep 21 68 Jul 16 27 Aug 7 1944 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 10600 Aug 18 a 26000 Mar 10 1964 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 16.27 Aug 18 21.31 Mar 10 1964 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 56 Jul 21 23 Aug 12 1944 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.61 1.15 1.03 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 21.89 15.68 13.95 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1880 1020 1060 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 401 317 212 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 95 104 58 a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations. e Estimated.
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