Water Data Report 1997
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