Water Data Report 1997
03159500 HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS, OHIO LOCATION.--Lat 39019'44", long 82005'16", in T.9 N., R.14 W., Athens County, Hydrologic Unit 05030204, on right bank 0.8 mi east of business section of Athens, 1.4 mi downstream from Coats Run, and 3.0 mi downstream from Margaret Creek. DRAINAGE AREA.--943 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1915 to current year. REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 523: 1918-19(M). WSP 743: 1922(M). WSP 873: 1920, 1922, 1924-28, 1937. WSP 1113: 1932. WDR-OH-90-1: 1979(M), 1983(M), 1985(M), 1986(M). GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 611.26 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 17, 1931, nonrecording gage, Aug. 18, 1931 to Jun. 19, 1970, at present site at datum 3.55 ft. higher. Jun. 19, 1970 to Sep. 30, 1971 and Oct. 1, 1976 to Mar. 31, 1993 water-stage recorder at site 5.3 mi downstream at datum 11.26 ft lower, published as "Below Athens" (03159510). REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Water-quality data collected at this site. Some regulation by Burr Oak Resorvoir, capacity 26,900 acre-ft, on East Branch Sunday Creek 29 mi upstream beginning 1952 (see station 0315800); by Hocking Lake, capacity 3,080 acre-ft, on Clear Fork 39.4 mi upstream beginning in 1949; and by temporary retention in 8 retarding basins, combined capacity, 8,710 acre-ft, constructed between 1955 and 1961 upstream from Lancaster (see station 03156400). EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD RECORD.--Flood in March 1907 reached a stage of about 27 ft, site and datum then in use, from flood marks; discharge 50,000 ft3/s, estimated by 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 1 267 209 3050 856 1460 4770 1800 527 1530 772 331 507 2 264 198 4170 759 1280 e15000 1540 533 3540 702 297 461 3 213 200 2210 743 1140 e17100 1320 914 2480 646 275 475 4 194 199 1700 720 1390 e11100 1210 1600 1960 772 338 417 5 182 188 1340 1720 6710 5860 1130 1370 1640 490 513 385 6 172 198 1080 2830 6020 4680 1130 1170 1170 398 370 369 7 164 e350 992 1740 3130 4140 1050 1030 878 350 282 340 8 158 e900 886 1360 2240 3080 921 972 729 326 249 325 9 157 e1700 806 e900 1820 2550 840 1710 648 312 263 324 10 176 e1200 671 e1000 1560 5630 783 1570 578 305 240 333 11 195 e940 615 e700 1420 7010 743 1200 520 307 235 372 12 194 e740 1670 e600 1310 3940 797 1020 488 283 275 334 13 170 632 2780 e540 1200 2910 1320 1010 506 262 288 289 14 154 591 1730 e500 1150 2640 1240 912 748 249 695 274 15 141 545 1320 e450 1230 3330 1120 790 630 231 530 260 16 135 429 1110 e420 1170 2440 1020 760 491 222 1140 254 17 126 384 2150 e400 1050 1920 971 650 740 213 3060 255 18 150 427 4540 e380 991 1950 829 598 1160 205 8260 250 19 244 503 2450 e360 1020 3660 764 573 1870 200 14800 236 20 e470 506 1720 e350 1120 3300 718 725 1330 196 11000 234 21 e380 468 1150 e340 1150 2540 679 677 873 191 4930 316 22 e330 455 991 e450 1170 1980 653 550 675 182 3440 323 23 293 442 970 e600 1070 1610 631 493 564 174 2490 265 24 263 431 1570 808 938 1400 609 455 477 199 1840 239 25 231 426 2310 2040 865 1290 588 507 422 317 1490 227 26 225 597 1520 2480 905 2680 558 1880 394 267 1210 221 27 233 1070 1410 1690 1100 2740 539 1430 371 1210 1000 214 28 255 865 1150 5370 1110 2060 588 1010 351 2120 903 194 29 257 737 1060 4810 --- 1750 618 925 318 871 723 192 30 220 846 1050 2580 --- 2000 556 799 324 585 604 184 31 216 --- 947 1800 --- 1850 --- 700 --- 420 548 --- TOTAL 6829 17376 51118 40296 46719 128910 27265 29060 28405 13977 62619 9069 MEAN 220 579 1649 1300 1669 4158 909 937 947 451 2020 302 MAX 470 1700 4540 5370 6710 17100 1800 1880 3540 2120 14800 507 MIN 126 188 615 340 865 1290 539 455 318 174 235 184 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1916 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY) MEAN 245 544 1010 1438 1735 2136 1819 1365 767 505 425 300 MAX 1539 3194 3830 7796 3928 5975 4268 5672 3143 2957 3054 2031 (WY) 1976 1920 1924 1937 1951 1963 1940 1968 1928 1958 1980 1979 MIN 36.1 46.4 64.5 75.5 91.6 262 385 174 77.8 52.2 39.6 44.8 (WY) 1931 1954 1931 1931 1954 1931 1925 1934 1930 1930 1930 1930 SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1916 - 1997 ANNUAL TOTAL 605884 461643 ANNUAL MEAN 1655 1265 1021 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1794 1989 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 233 1954 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 10200 Jan 25 17100 Mar 3 31200 Mar 11 1964 LOWEST DAILY MEAN 126 Oct 17 126 Oct 17 10 Oct 11 1930 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 153 Oct 12 153 Oct 12 24 Oct 11 1930 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 17400 Mar 3 32900 Mar 11 1964 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 22.95 Mar 3 24.18 Mar 11 1964 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 118 Oct 17 10 Oct 11 1930 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4490 2560 2440 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 912 737 430 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 198 221 89 e Estimated.
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