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Water Data Report 1997


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



			03272100 GREAT MIAMI RIVER AT MIDDLETOWN, OHIO

LOCATION.--Lat 39031'12", long 84024'51", Butler County, Hydrologic Unit 05080002, on downstream side of Central Avenue 
Bridge on State Route 122, 1.9 mi downstream from Browns Run, on northwest side of city of Middletown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3,134 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1994 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626 ft above sea level (levels by Miami Conservancy District).
REMARKS.--Records good except for period of estimated records, which are poor. Some regulation and diversion at low 
flow by industrial plants upstream from station. Flood flow regulated by five retarding basins upstream from 
station (see REMARKS for station numbers 03271500 and 03272000). Water-temperature data collected at this site.
COOPERATION.--Gage-height record and 8 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      1500      760    13600     3840     2940    10200     4440     1940    25300     3350      907      735
   2      1240      760    14600     3520     2610    20500     3660     1760    33500     4400      816      744
   3      1080      752     8790     3190     2480    17800     3100    10500    30700     5360      820      843
   4       978      744     5440     2930     7840    11900     2820     9200    23700     4300      786      678
   5       933      735     4110     4110    19900     7600     2820     6800    17700     3040      807      632
 
   6       921      736     3980     6150    16500    11200     2940     4600    13300     2230      771      635
   7       893      740     3180     4640    10800    12300     2750     3530    10400     1860      752      612
   8       876     1110     2780     3370     6710     7930     2450     3130     6700     1670      721      613
   9       843      956     2490     2900     5150     6560     2260     3100     4420     1750      688      621
  10       802     1090     2230     2810     4200    11100     2120     2750     3690     2000      658      865
 
  11       802     1070     2040     2260     3600     9010     2040     2540     3330     1720      664     1070
  12       771      960     4090     1850     3170     6330     2380     2330     3110     1550      654      903
  13       750      920    11400    e1600     2830     4920     2740     2100     2760     1360     1320      693
  14       760     e880     9880    e1500     2630     8810     3100     1950     3350     1270      953      660
  15       741     e840     6470    e1400     2590    11700     2560     1990     3150     1240      893      684
 
  16       717     e780     5610    e1900     2370     7790     2250     1800     2590     1160      876      656
  17       683     e760    21000    e1600     2170     5430     2130     1720     3460     1090      912      627
  18      1120     e780    24500    e1500     2100     5760     2050     1660     3280     1030     2890      621
  19      1120     e820    17400    e1400     2220     7670     2040     1600     4010      963     1790      616
  20       908     e820    10400    e1300     2610     6510     1880     1680     4350      900     2040      605
 
  21       896      845     6050    e1600     3220     5080     1830     1710     3100      919     1760      622
  22       880      869     4960     5520     5520     4290     1760     1640     2410     1040     1400      618
  23       917      829     4110    10300     5620     3670     1700     1510     2140     1280     1180      614
  24       905      810    14500     9560     3910     3250     1690     1440     2040     1770     1060      615
  25       841      991    18700     6330     3100     3030     1700     1440     1820     1230     1010      621
 
  26       785     9940    12500     4240     2810     2960     1610     1630     1780     1100      939      590
  27       833    10000     7590     5510     5140     2730     1530     2430     1730     1020      889      550
  28       786     5230     5450     8930    11800     2590     1630     2150     1710     1180      861      537
  29       744     3430     5820     6860      ---     4010     1600     1830     1590     1240      790      542
  30       754     3750     5560     4440      ---     7360     1600     1690     1610     1010      736      532
  31       773      ---     4510     3490      ---     5310      ---     3490      ---      911      740      ---
 
 TOTAL   27552    53707   263740   120550   146540   235300    69180    87640   222730    54943    32083    19954
 MEAN      889     1790     8508     3889     5234     7590     2306     2827     7424     1772     1035      665
 MAX      1500    10000    24500    10300    19900    20500     4440    10500    33500     5360     2890     1070
 MIN       683      735     2040     1300     2100     2590     1530     1440     1590      900      654      532
 CFSM      .28      .57     2.71     1.24     1.67     2.42      .74      .90     2.37      .57      .33      .21
 IN.       .33      .64     3.13     1.43     1.74     2.79      .82     1.04     2.64      .65      .38      .24
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1994 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN     1035     1653     3587     4679     3319     5435     4842     8181     6031     2366     2136      760
 MAX      1759     2585     8508     8581     5234     7590     8320    13960     7424     2900     5726     1101
 (WY)     1996     1996     1997     1996     1997     1997     1996     1996     1997     1995     1995     1996
 MIN       458      583      932     1567     1370     3415     2306     2827     3825     1772      737      465
 (WY)     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1995     1997     1997     1995     1997     1994     1994
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1994 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                     1900950                    1333919                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                         5194                       3655                       3723                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                       4724              1996
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        2786              1995
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                 36900     Apr 30           33500     Jun  2           36900       Apr 30 1996
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                    602     Sep 15             532     Sep 30             392       Sep 21 1994
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM             639     Sep  2             570     Sep 24             419       Sep 20 1994
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       35200     Jun  2           38500       Apr 30 1996
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         12.08  Jun  2              12.72    Apr 30 1996
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                          532     Sep 30             392       Sep 21 1994
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.66                       1.17                       1.19               
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                22.56                      15.83                      16.14               
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                 14300                       9090                       9020                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  2500                       1990                       1730                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   776                        740                        603                  

e Estimated.
 


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