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Water Data Report 1997


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



			03271601 GREAT MIAMI RIVER BELOW MIAMISBURG, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 39036'24", long 84017'13", in sec. 23, R.5, T.2, Montgomery County, Hydrologic Unit 05080002, on right 
bank 50 ft below outflow and dam of Hutchings Power station, 0.3 mi upstream of Crains Run at south edge of 
Miamisburg corporate boundary, and at mile point 63.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,715 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1991 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 670.00 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by 
powerplant at gage. Flood flow regulated by retarding dams on Mad River 22 mi upstream, on Stillwater River         
26 mi upstream, on Great Miami River 26 mi upstream, and on Loramie Creek 55 mi upstream.
COOPERATION.--Seven discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

	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      1450      753    10900     3540     2700     9060     4150     1690    20400     3180      817      654
   2      1230      769    12800     3230     2360    15700     3390     1630    30100     4080      760      646
   3      1090      758     7720     2910     2270    15400     2860     7560    28600     4000      744      794
   4       974      746     4900     2680     6390    10400     2590     8200    23500     3990      699      571
   5       927      753     3830     3750    17600     6680     2620     5940    16600     2710      773      571
 
   6       914      748     3490     5860    15400    11500     2670     4080    12700     1980      715      573
   7       892      815     2860     4170     9800    11400     2530     3160     9880     1610      700      548
   8       867     1110     2530     2990     6130     7260     2260     2840     5920     1440      654      546
   9       807      958     2260     2610     4730     6170     2070     2740     4000     1680      679      563
  10       785     1130     2040     2520     3850     8880     1970     2470     3370     1750      629      800
 
  11       781     1050     1870     1950     3260     7930     1880     2270     3090     1530      642     1080
  12       769      940     4670     1560     2870     5640     2250     2090     2870     1370      639      774
  13       754      913    11200    e1400     2560     4450     2600     1870     2510     1190     1270      615
  14       755      880     9240    e1300     2380     7260     2890     1750     3380     1060      790      597
  15       744      858     6090    e1300     2350    10700     2340     1790     2870     1040      785      579
 
  16       719      811     5390    e1800     2140     6910     2060     1600     2580      995      721      586
  17       705      802    16900    e1400     1960     4870     1960     1550     3180      939     1080      552
  18      1170      880    22000    e1300     1890     5010     1890     1450     2640      899     2710      554
  19      1050      843    16300    e1200     2060     6230     1880     1470     3800      864     1550      518
  20       881      844     9520    e1200     2450     5660     1730     1560     3940      816     1890      553
 
  21       889      868     5630    e1500     3030     4500     1650     1620     2660      797     1530      567
  22       869      876     4670     4170     5600     3860     1600     1510     2060      922     1250      570
  23       969      851     3800     9200     5250     3320     1550     1390     1840     1060     1070      569
  24       907      830    12600     9040     3680     2930     1550     1290     1750     1290      965      573
  25       829     1160    17000     5700     2860     2730     1540     1310     1560     1110      918      565
 
  26       786     8720    11600     3920     2600     2690     1450     1520     1550      982      832      542
  27       819     8960     6800     4390     5400     2460     1390     2420     1500      930      780      504
  28       773     4780     5040     7500    11400     2330     1500     1930     1540     1160      731      496
  29       745     3220     5450     6200      ---     4330     1450     1670     1390     1060      678      493
  30       773     3440     5130     4040      ---     6820     1450     1540     1310      890      674      488
  31       768      ---     4160     3130      ---     4960      ---     2970      ---      832      670      ---
 
 TOTAL   27391    51066   238390   107460   134970   208040    63720    76880   203090    48156    29345    18041
 MEAN      884     1702     7690     3466     4820     6711     2124     2480     6770     1553      947      601
 MAX      1450     8960    22000     9200    17600    15700     4150     8200    30100     4080     2710     1080
 MIN       705      746     1870     1200     1890     2330     1390     1290     1310      797      629      488
 CFSM      .33      .63     2.83     1.28     1.78     2.47      .78      .91     2.49      .57      .35      .22
 IN.       .38      .70     3.27     1.47     1.85     2.85      .87     1.05     2.78      .66      .40      .25
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1992 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN      904     2868     2647     3871     2751     4160     4554     4341     3792     3605     1834      814
 MAX      1814     6603     7690     7884     4820     6894     7343    11920     6770     7539     5404     1162
 (WY)     1996     1994     1997     1996     1997     1993     1996     1996     1997     1993     1995     1996
 MIN       434      475      613      867      842     1143     2124     1239     1530     1012      615      433
 (WY)     1992     1992     1992     1992     1992     1992     1997     1992     1994     1994     1994     1994
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1992 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                     1709488                    1206549                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                         4671                       3306                       3014                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                       4283              1996
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        1795              1992
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                 32000     Apr 30           30100     Jun  2           32000       Apr 30 1996
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                    633     Sep 14             488     Sep 30             369       Oct  8 1991
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM             668     Sep  2             523     Sep 24             394       Sep 10 1994
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       32400     Jun  2           33800       Aug 10 1995
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         16.99  Jun  2              17.27    Aug 10 1995
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                          488     Sep 30             369       Oct  8 1991
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.72                       1.22                       1.11               
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                23.42                      16.53                      15.08               
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                 12100                       7800                       7050                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  2420                       1750                       1530                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   786                        703                        576                  
 
e Estimated.


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