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

			03230900 DEER CREEK NEAR PANCOASTBURG, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 39037'14", long 83012'47", Pickaway County, Hydrologic Unit 05060002, on left bank 200 ft downstream 
from bridge on Crownover Mill Road, 1,200 ft downstream from Deer Creek Dam, and 2.8 mi east of Pancoastburg.
DRAINAGE AREA.--277 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1964-66 (occasional low-flow measurements and annual maximums), July 1966 to current 
year. (Station discontinued).
REVISED RECORDS.--WRD Ohio 1972: 1971.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 768.00 ft above sea level, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark.  
Oct. 23, 1963, to June 30, 1966, crest-stage gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 8.16 ft lower. July 1, 1966, 
to Sept. 30, 1983, at datum 68.00 ft lower.
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharge. Records fair. Flow completely regulated by Deer Creek Lake (capacity      
26,440 acre-ft) since April 1, 1968. Water-quality data collected at this site. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 19,500 ft3/s (estimated) Mar. 10, 1964; gage height, 12.93 ft, 
present datum.

	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       178      249      760      368      226      256       12       13       11      531       13       16
   2       115      170     1900      276      228      109       13       14       14      744       13       16
   3        85      169     2190      213      339       11       13       15       16      407       13       16
   4        49      169     1160      191      444       11       13       15       16      212       42       17
   5        20      169      608      191     1460       11       13       16       16      123       54       16
 
   6        20      169      435      282     2280      980       13       16     1060       85       54       16
   7        20      169      411      328     1520     2550       13       16     2010       85       29       17
   8        21      221      409      265      545     2510       13       17     2040       63       13       17
   9        41      270      230      228      543     1650       14       45     2060       54       11       17
  10        54      266      165      212      830     1320       14       57     2060       77       11       17
 
  11        36      262      215      189      849     1350       13       58     2070       73       11       34
  12        22      260      239      187      454      974       13       58     2040       54       11       37
  13        22      228      220      187      253      532       13       58     1980       54       49       18
  14        22      200      183       89      215      718       13       83     2090       54       90       17
  15        49      199      183       41      196     1280       13      121     1630       53      138       17
 
  16       118      197      222      179      197     1210       13      114      713       44      173       18
  17       192      195      751      140      197      530       13       91      673       40      441       18
  18       242      194     1680       63      196      528       13       92      333       40      794       18
  19       270      194     2160       65      247      769       12       93     1140       40      940       17
  20       268      192      985       64      357      889       13       93     1850       35      597       18
 
  21       268      204      242      123      383      683       13       69      995       20      678       18
  22       266      232      242      157      382      398       13       60      342       30      577       28
  23       266      228      435      399      382      399       14       60      563       46      208       33
  24       264      225      536      397      278      367       14       61      163       81      113       33
  25       230      224      547      332      216      325       14       95       79       92       81       21
 
  26       181      731      835      342      226      324       14      169      122       91       79       14
  27       181     1130      587      383      280      285       14      189      119       91       79       14
  28       181     1080      321     1050      270      209       14      187       87       91       84       14
  29       181      540      324     1410      ---      175       15      188       89       39       38       14
  30       321      141      355      755      ---      177       15      187      101       15       16       15
  31       367      ---      370      275      ---      134      ---      176      ---       14       16      ---
 
 TOTAL    4550     8877    19900     9381    13993    21664      400     2526    26482     3478     5466      581
 MEAN      147      296      642      303      500      699     13.3     81.5      883      112      176     19.4
 MAX       367     1130     2190     1410     2280     2550       15      189     2090      744      940       37
 MIN        20      141      165       41      196       11       12       13       11       14       11       14
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN      137      285      355      317      433      444      260      315      323      161      112     74.8
 MAX       538     1152     1108      903     1133     1262      764     1198     1346      713      754      856
 (WY)     1980     1973     1974     1991     1982     1979     1973     1996     1996     1990     1980     1979
 MIN      12.3     37.7     27.0     20.4     37.4     59.1     9.83     7.75     7.69     9.98     11.8     6.31
 (WY)     1969     1978     1988     1977     1992     1983     1971     1976     1976     1988     1988     1968
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1968 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                      189994.1                   117298                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                          519                        321                        267                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        484              1996
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         102              1977
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  2880     Jan 31            2550     Mar  7            2930       Mar 12 1979
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                      8.0   Jan 20              11     Mar  3                .00    May 25 1968
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              16     Aug 22              13     Apr  1               2.4     Sep 17 1968
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        2590     Mar  6            3000       Mar 11 1979
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          6.34  Mar  6               7.06    Mar 11 1979
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                           11     Mar  3                .00    May 25 1968
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1900                        909                        722                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   212                        169                        117                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    22                         14                         13