Water Data Report 1997
04202000 CUYAHOGA RIVER AT HIRAM RAPIDS, OHIO
LOCATION.--Lat 41020'26", long 81010'01", in T.5 N., R.7 W., Portage County, Hydrologic Unit 04110002, on left bank
at downstream side of bridge on Winchell Road at Hiram Rapids, 0.6 mi downstream from Black Brook.
DRAINAGE AREA.--151 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1927 to December 1935 (published as "near Hiram"), October 1944 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1054: 1945. WSP 1437: 1931. WSP 1912: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,087.46 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 26, 1927, nonrecording gage
and Aug. 26, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder, at site 2.8 mi downstream at different datum.
Oct. 20, 1944, to Oct. 22, 1946, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods estimated record, which are poor. Flow regulated by East Branch Reservoir,
usable capacity, 4,140 acre-ft, 14.6 mi upstream since 1939 and by LaDue Reservoir, usable capacity,
18,110 acre-ft, 9.8 mi upstream since 1961. Water-quality data collected at this site.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3670 ft3/s Jan. 23, 1959, gage height 8.11 ft; minimum daily,
6.6 ft3/s Sept. 10, 1933.
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
1 349 257 575 367 283 1380 393 152 464 65 93 44
2 327 262 657 335 253 1210 402 144 998 61 93 52
3 296 241 797 321 247 986 365 165 1720 63 95 93
4 267 216 805 319 281 826 318 209 1780 66 98 112
5 246 189 681 330 464 684 270 231 1410 60 98 141
6 234 166 564 357 556 654 223 306 1010 54 98 148
7 224 148 489 365 605 645 182 375 729 51 95 149
8 214 179 427 352 556 626 151 413 548 48 86 149
9 208 231 377 319 477 583 132 388 416 54 88 159
10 220 330 333 262 391 609 123 340 287 51 91 185
11 228 425 352 152 336 659 117 302 200 51 91 208
12 233 477 574 e105 282 697 201 282 147 72 89 222
13 231 488 730 e98 248 637 384 262 120 84 96 221
14 224 475 829 e92 212 667 469 231 114 86 105 214
15 214 455 765 e86 213 771 481 211 105 84 94 202
16 188 425 634 e120 202 853 423 224 94 84 e150 188
17 141 389 606 e110 191 784 357 238 94 83 e190 177
18 116 422 651 e100 194 668 299 235 118 86 e180 165
19 202 477 691 e92 279 565 255 249 147 104 e140 155
20 360 552 625 e86 426 491 218 329 148 122 101 192
21 538 591 546 e84 514 433 182 472 136 124 73 230
22 652 558 416 e110 551 414 167 502 127 126 101 260
23 641 497 342 261 522 388 179 435 107 131 156 244
24 568 433 421 310 471 365 185 330 88 133 193 213
25 492 385 518 381 401 349 196 268 81 126 193 182
26 423 485 617 422 329 385 200 283 105 109 163 163
27 342 615 569 380 499 406 177 294 103 104 124 152
28 272 749 513 418 937 400 179 281 85 100 87 145
29 225 701 471 405 --- 370 185 240 72 98 63 140
30 212 585 438 354 --- 336 172 210 67 96 52 140
31 236 --- 401 307 --- 358 --- 204 --- 95 47 ---
TOTAL 9323 12403 17414 7800 10920 19199 7585 8805 11620 2671 3423 5045
MEAN 301 413 562 252 390 619 253 284 387 86.2 110 168
MAX 652 749 829 422 937 1380 481 502 1780 133 193 260
MIN 116 148 333 84 191 336 117 144 67 48 47 44
CFSM 1.99 2.74 3.72 1.67 2.58 4.10 1.67 1.88 2.57 .57 .73 1.11
IN. 2.30 3.06 4.29 1.92 2.69 4.73 1.87 2.17 2.86 .66 .84 1.24
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 112 207 281 275 358 458 351 206 135 101 95.0 112
MAX 315 616 816 707 883 835 649 569 542 325 307 374
(WY) 1991 1986 1978 1993 1976 1963 1961 1984 1989 1969 1992 1975
MIN 39.0 33.5 45.2 43.5 56.6 174 134 59.8 35.2 48.4 37.1 36.6
(WY) 1984 1992 1961 1961 1963 1989 1986 1987 1991 1991 1961 1967
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1961 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 114329 116208
ANNUAL MEAN 312 318 224
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 318 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 131 1962
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2140 Jan 20 1780 Jun 4 3250 Feb 18 1976
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 56 Sep 3 44 Sep 1 12 Sep 19 1967
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 61 Aug 28 53 Jul 5 13 Sep 16 1967
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1860 Jun 3 3320 Feb 18 1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.84 Jun 3 7.67 Feb 18 1976
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 42 Sep 2 12 Sep 19 1967
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 2.07 2.11 1.48
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 28.17 28.63 20.12
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 651 629 524
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 214 244 129
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 72 90 44
e Estimated.
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