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Water Resources Data - Ohio, Water Year 97, Vol. 2 | Huron River Basin

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                                       04199000 HURON RIVER AT MILAN, OHIO


LOCATION.--Lat 41018'06", long 82036'25, in SW 1/4 sec. 4, T.5 N., R.22 W., Erie County, Hydrologic Unit 04100012, on 
right bank on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 250, 0.2 mi northwest of Milan and 2.0 mi downstream from 
confluence of East and West Branches.
DRAINAGE AREA.--371 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1950 to September 1980, October 1987 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1912: Drainage area. WDR OH-89-2: 1988.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.26 ft above sea level. July 29, 1953, to Oct. 5, 1979, water-stage 
recorder at site of former highway bridge 500 ft downstream at same datum. July 29, 1953, nonrecording gage at 
site of former highway 450 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated record, which are poor. Water-quality and sediment data 
collected at this site.


                      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       100      108     1060      275    e1000     1450      582      133     9550      539       30       32
   2        69       78     1360      266     e600     3260      382      134     7770      204       28       29
   3        60       68      481      290     e440     1580      293     1230     2450       95       27       33
   4        55       62      276      286     2180      798      248     1480     1300       58       40       24
   5        53       59      214      703     5910      608      237      689      758       53       43       21
 
   6        51       57      169      692     1100     1180      278     1080      531       35       44       18
   7        48       58      143     e300      536     1130      236      571      373       29       32       16
   8        47       80      127     e200      370      777      178      380      307       28       27       15
   9        49      106      113     e140      287      631      162      375      234      420       24       14
  10        52      192      102     e110      243      993      150      331      175      434       23      296
 
  11        65      152      862     e100      202      749      130      270      153      116       21      621
  12       154      115     4450      e95      190      452      727      244      193       57       22      203
  13       166       89     2090      e90     e160      343     1660      186      364       45       57       93
  14       143       73      855      e85     e140     2710      727      159      220       39      136       62
  15        94       68      518     e120     e120     1740      451      141      150       35       56       50
 
  16        67       63      397     e150     e110      658      338      113      118       28      200       41
  17        59       62     4320     e120     e120      463      708      103       85       21     1140       33
  18        71       62     3450     e110      263      402      745      266      112       19     1200       26
  19       118       59      934     e100     1250      360      470     1200      129       19      476       22
  20       149       58     e400      e90     1000      322      325      613      103       19      208     1550
 
  21       139       58     e260      e80     1310      288      248      326       73       16      115      775
  22       123       58     e220     e350     1190      251      229      194      165       16       76      259
  23        95       56     e500    e2000      580      207      201      145      102       17       52      126
  24        91       57     2810    e1300      344      186      167      127       57       18       74       86
  25        78       73     1330     e900      269      322      140     3450       46       17      261       67
 
  26        76     1770     e450    e1700      262     1170      121     5560      165      310      219       55
  27        78     1070     e300    e1100     9030      607      119     1250      209      603       90       48
  28        70      390     e240    e3000     3990      391      145      610       84      183       60       43
  29        67      218      529    e2500      ---      487      138      431       73       61       48       40
  30        92      228      463    e2000      ---      618      129      399      604       38       40       37
  31       156      ---      334    e1500      ---      907      ---     2500      ---       34       35      ---
 
 TOTAL    2735     5647    29757    20752    33196    26040    10664    24690    26653     3606     4904     4735
 MEAN     88.2      188      960      669     1186      840      355      796      888      116      158      158
 MAX       166     1770     4450     3000     9030     3260     1660     5560     9550      603     1200     1550
 MIN        47       56      102       80      110      186      119      103       46       16       21       14
 CFSM      .24      .51     2.59     1.80     3.20     2.26      .96     2.15     2.39      .31      .43      .43
 IN.       .27      .57     2.98     2.08     3.33     2.61     1.07     2.48     2.67      .36      .49      .47
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1951 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)                                 
 
 MEAN     55.8      175      351      458      545      698      564      324      230      176     85.5     77.2
 MAX       402     1259     1909     1302     1422     1697     1536      929      980     1821      514      573
 (WY)     1991     1973     1991     1952     1959     1978     1957     1967     1981     1969     1958     1972
 MIN      7.86     14.0     9.23     26.8     24.0      117     86.0     46.5     14.9     11.8     11.3     5.76
 (WY)     1964     1964     1964     1977     1964     1981     1971     1962     1988     1963     1952     1955
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1951 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                      148347.3                   193379                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                          405                        530                        310                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        530              1997
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         145              1953
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  6530     Feb 28            9550     Jun  1           31400       Jul  5 1969
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                      8.7   Sep  6              14     Sep  9               3.0     Sep 10 1955
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM               9.0   Aug 31              17     Jul 19               3.4     Sep 16 1955
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       12300     Feb 27 a         49600       Jul  5 1969
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         20.68  Feb 27              31.10    Jul  5 1969
 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                           14     Sep  9               2.2     Sep 10 1955
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.09                       1.43                        .84               
 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                14.87                      19.39                      11.37               
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1050                       1250                        708                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   100                        169                         85                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    18                         35                         15                  

a Peaks above base shown in table of peak discharges and stages at continuous-record surface-water-discharge stations.
e Estimated.