Water Data Report 1997
04195500 PORTAGE RIVER AT WOODVILLE, OHIO
LOCATION.--Lat 41026'58", long 83021'41", in sec. 28, T.6 N., R.13 E., Sandusky County, Hydrologic Unit 04100010,
on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 20 in Woodville, 600 ft downstream from unnamed right
bank tributary, and 10.3 mi upstream from Sugar Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--428 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1928 to December 1935, October 1939 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 894: 1929-30. WSP 1207: 1933. WSP 1387: 1931, 1933. WSP 1912: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 614.75 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 8, 1933, nonrecording gage,
Oct. 9, 1933, to Dec. 30, 1935, water-stage recorder, Oct. 17 to Nov. 29, 1939, nonrecording gage, all at same
site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Flow supplemented by water imported
from Maumee River Basin for municipal supply for city of Bowling Green 16 mi upstream. The importation of this
water began Sept. 1, 1951. Water-quality data collected at this site 800 ft downstream. Sediment data collected
at this site. National Weather Service gage height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local
residents; discharge, 17,000 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 11,500 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 48 44 128 273 e160 5920 667 108 3370 384 17 38
2 33 43 350 241 e150 2340 444 115 8000 377 15 31
3 20 39 253 244 e230 1880 355 145 9010 213 19 32
4 16 35 143 250 e700 969 308 1010 4550 124 35 47
5 13 30 98 255 e2500 628 299 885 1640 84 40 39
6 14 26 79 539 3620 665 558 895 873 63 52 29
7 13 28 73 473 1220 887 500 839 504 56 45 20
8 12 44 69 e160 626 696 318 508 345 60 32 17
9 13 82 64 e120 e350 632 225 408 255 956 21 16
10 13 72 58 e94 e250 830 184 330 202 2770 17 15
11 13 58 64 e84 e180 866 161 252 168 959 16 22
12 14 46 578 e76 e150 537 203 218 151 385 17 40
13 16 38 1290 e70 e123 387 988 209 145 212 27 44
14 14 32 1060 e64 e100 2280 697 184 134 138 72 34
15 12 29 485 e60 e90 4710 430 174 110 103 77 27
16 12 28 306 e56 e80 1810 335 175 94 127 63 21
17 14 24 864 e54 e74 812 288 152 87 88 894 18
18 13 24 3240 e50 e70 602 240 147 91 64 1340 16
19 15 26 2120 e49 718 522 201 950 98 49 484 17
20 27 28 670 e47 1170 447 173 2330 110 38 236 159
21 38 28 e280 e45 1640 378 146 1030 92 30 134 352
22 29 25 e220 e80 2890 320 132 515 222 29 90 179
23 25 23 e170 e400 1780 250 123 334 304 33 66 101
24 20 22 522 e1400 811 199 113 249 195 82 60 69
25 21 26 1350 e850 516 228 106 1340 136 93 153 48
26 26 43 496 e500 409 851 94 5630 148 57 268 39
27 30 135 e300 e280 3690 826 87 5550 370 43 160 31
28 27 120 e200 e250 8380 542 93 1460 299 35 101 25
29 24 e90 e180 e220 --- 458 110 745 146 28 71 22
30 30 68 229 e200 --- 752 110 881 138 25 54 18
31 29 --- 272 e180 --- 860 --- 788 --- 21 45 ---
TOTAL 644 1356 16211 7664 32677 34084 8688 28556 31987 7726 4721 1566
MEAN 20.8 45.2 523 247 1167 1099 290 921 1066 249 152 52.2
MAX 48 135 3240 1400 8380 5920 988 5630 9010 2770 1340 352
MIN 12 22 58 45 70 199 87 108 87 21 15 15
CFSM .05 .11 1.22 .58 2.73 2.57 .68 2.15 2.49 .58 .36 .12
IN. .06 .12 1.41 .67 2.84 2.96 .76 2.48 2.78 .67 .41 .14
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 85.2 201 352 452 514 766 638 405 288 155 60.3 87.8
MAX 722 1595 1722 2129 1793 2542 1965 1685 1875 821 635 1088
(WY) 1951 1973 1991 1952 1976 1982 1957 1943 1981 1958 1979 1981
MIN 2.96 3.61 4.37 2.24 2.00 118 41.7 25.4 9.29 2.81 3.09 3.67
(WY) 1935 1935 1935 1945 1934 1941 1946 1934 1988 1930 1933 1944
(+) 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0
MEAN= 13.7 38.2 516 240 1160 1093 284 915 1059 242 145 45.2
CFSM= .03 .09 1.21 .56 2.71 2.55 .66 2.14 2.47 .57 .34 .11
IN= .04 .10 1.39 .65 2.82 2.94 .74 2.46 2.76 .65 .39 .12
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1928 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 124032.7 175880
ANNUAL MEAN 339 482 (=475) =331
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 628 1973
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 81.4 1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5070 Jan 19 9010 Jun 3 11000 Feb 15 1950
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 6.9 Sep 6 12 Oct 8 .40 Aug 26 1931
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 7.9 Aug 14 13 Oct 5 .93 Oct 12 1934
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 9810 Jun 3 a 11500 Feb 15 1950
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 13.30 Jun 3 14.51 Feb 15 1950
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 12 Oct 8 .40 Aug 16 1931
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .79 1.13 .78
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.78 15.29 (=15.06) =10.50
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 936 977 841
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 74 138 68
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11 22 8.0
a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated.
(+) Diversion in cubic feet per second, from Maumee River Basin for municipal supply; furnished by City of Bowling Green.
= Adjusted for diversion.
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