Water Data Report 1997
04185000 TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER, OHIO
LOCATION.--Lat 41030'16", long 84025'47", in SE 1/4 sec. 5, T.6 N., R.4 E., Williams County, Hydrologic Unit 04100006,
on left bank 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 191 at west edge of Stryker, 0.6 mi upstream from
Penn Central bridge, and 1.6 mi downstream from Leatherwood Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--410 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1921 to September 1928 (published as "near Stryker"), October 1940 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1144: 1922-28. WSP 1387: 1925. WSP 1912: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 685.1 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, nonrecording gage
at site 3.5 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 13, 1940 to Jan. 17, 1941, nonrecording gage and Jan. 18, 1941
to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder, at site 0.5 mi downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Small diversion 12.5 mi upstream from
gage for municipal supply of Archbold. Diversion averaged 2.80 ft3/s; returned as sewage to Brush Creek, which
flows into Tiffin River about 15 mi downstream from station. Water-quality and sediment data collected at this
site.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 ft, from floodmarks; discharge,
7,600 ft3/s. Flood in 1937 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from information by local resident; discharge, 6,000 ft3/s.
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 40 131 535 498 e230 2970 582 148 619 351 16 52
2 28 116 769 434 e210 2780 465 149 1200 306 16 45
3 22 103 654 436 272 2370 402 302 1410 189 20 40
4 19 90 390 430 446 1990 367 845 1490 134 28 36
5 16 84 282 708 1210 1650 376 922 1500 109 37 36
6 17 80 247 957 1350 1320 569 805 1300 93 26 34
7 20 133 223 909 1510 997 694 565 849 85 21 33
8 19 565 212 491 1450 748 584 403 488 81 16 31
9 18 720 205 e350 1060 600 426 352 348 159 13 29
10 22 494 188 e320 644 660 348 323 280 154 11 60
11 24 316 345 e280 e370 718 308 282 241 100 13 84
12 25 230 1020 e260 e320 625 304 259 217 77 26 81
13 28 182 1290 e240 e270 492 321 247 200 68 44 75
14 32 157 1360 e230 e250 1770 317 236 185 59 38 65
15 38 138 1220 e260 e220 2870 294 227 167 47 30 53
16 41 131 e500 e230 e210 3310 268 224 155 46 56 40
17 45 124 e400 e200 e200 2830 254 220 182 38 205 141
18 53 121 e330 e190 267 2210 236 205 199 34 333 301
19 66 116 e280 e190 708 1790 225 359 186 32 243 244
20 65 115 e250 193 1110 1460 214 527 164 28 159 1320
21 63 111 e240 188 2110 1120 200 378 400 33 102 1950
22 67 104 e300 438 2870 809 188 279 1130 56 83 1920
23 74 100 e400 1010 3340 592 179 229 1290 73 76 1610
24 86 98 1460 1080 3080 469 172 204 1360 67 88 882
25 88 102 1740 e1100 2520 419 164 543 1010 57 283 351
26 86 101 2100 e800 2040 419 157 1040 878 44 302 222
27 85 100 2100 e500 2460 419 152 856 832 38 190 158
28 89 92 1540 e390 2710 400 154 462 453 36 115 115
29 91 96 929 e320 --- 408 152 432 282 27 80 90
30 101 183 697 e280 --- 571 149 780 220 23 63 79
31 133 --- 607 e250 --- 660 --- 717 --- 19 55 ---
TOTAL 1601 5233 22813 14162 33437 40446 9221 13520 19235 2663 2788 10177
MEAN 51.6 174 736 457 1194 1305 307 436 641 85.9 89.9 339
MAX 133 720 2100 1100 3340 3310 694 1040 1500 351 333 1950
MIN 16 80 188 188 200 400 149 148 155 19 11 29
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1922 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 108 229 372 387 538 796 656 382 252 154 65.3 68.9
MAX 887 1339 1785 1687 1569 2563 1990 2112 1422 761 389 460
(WY) 1987 1993 1928 1993 1976 1982 1950 1943 1989 1943 1980 1981
MIN 10.2 14.6 18.4 20.2 21.9 135 106 74.4 24.1 13.7 9.76 7.40
(WY) 1964 1954 1964 1963 1963 1964 1946 1925 1988 1988 1941 1953
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1922 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 144884 175296
ANNUAL MEAN 396 480 333
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 671 1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 59.6 1964
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4200 Jun 20 3340 Feb 23 7640 Mar 15 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 12 Sep 26 11 Aug 10 2.5 Jul 18 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 14 Aug 31 18 Aug 6 3.6 Jul 7 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 3400 Feb 23 a 7800 Mar 15 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 14.04 Feb 23 18.36 Mar 15 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 11 Aug 10 2.5 Jul 18 1988
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1120 1330 922
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 161 236 124
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 19 35 23
a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://pubsdata.usgs.gov/pubs/wdr/1997/oh-97-2/sw97/04185000.html
Page Contact Information: GS Pubs Web Contact
Page Last Modified: Wednesday, 17-Oct-2018 12:30:07 EDT