DISCHARGE: January 1928 to current year. Prior to April 1928 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. |
STAGE: Gage-height records collected 9.6 mi upstream at Paducah since 1890 are contained in reports of National Weather Service. |
PARTIAL RECORD: Occasional discharge measurements 1881 to 1924 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. |
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 167000 | 71600 | 148000 | 137000 | 247000 | 519000 | 157000 | 133000 | e261000 | e100000 | 261000 | 105000 |
2 | 125000 | 77900 | 140000 | 135000 | 280000 | 451000 | 177000 | 138000 | e180000 | e90000 | 286000 | 135000 |
3 | 136000 | 68200 | 135000 | 140000 | 320000 | 416000 | 197000 | 114000 | e150000 | e80000 | 312000 | 130000 |
4 | 147000 | 57800 | 129000 | 122000 | 310000 | 411000 | 216000 | 116000 | 180000 | e70000 | 284000 | 129000 |
5 | 126000 | 61900 | 126000 | 96300 | 346000 | 347000 | 229000 | 103000 | 228000 | e60000 | 201000 | 118000 |
6 | 116000 | 78200 | 116000 | 87800 | 371000 | 344000 | 226000 | e100000 | 259000 | 74100 | 171000 | 120000 |
7 | 113000 | 85600 | 94100 | 88100 | 331000 | 359000 | 209000 | e105000 | 302000 | 83700 | e150000 | 129000 |
8 | 125000 | 79500 | 77000 | 88900 | 254000 | 377000 | 196000 | 111000 | 308000 | 153000 | e140000 | 132000 |
9 | 153000 | 80400 | 74700 | 90900 | 218000 | 369000 | 192000 | 104000 | 311000 | 173000 | 138000 | 137000 |
10 | 164000 | 117000 | 73400 | 91200 | 198000 | 312000 | 190000 | e100000 | 331000 | 177000 | 127000 | 140000 |
11 | 162000 | 144000 | 83100 | 87600 | 199000 | 242000 | 201000 | e98000 | 309000 | 216000 | 107000 | 133000 |
12 | 149000 | 159000 | 91700 | 74400 | 220000 | 217000 | 215000 | 108000 | 296000 | 249000 | 109000 | 139000 |
13 | 150000 | 157000 | 126000 | 73400 | 248000 | 201000 | 224000 | 102000 | 276000 | 240000 | 158000 | 128000 |
14 | 147000 | 173000 | 138000 | 82000 | 254000 | 210000 | 267000 | 93400 | 239000 | e200000 | 163000 | 121000 |
15 | 144000 | 182000 | 141000 | 82900 | 311000 | 222000 | 320000 | e90000 | 238000 | e140000 | 174000 | 112000 |
16 | 128000 | 154000 | 186000 | 89300 | 429000 | 247000 | 366000 | 92700 | 191000 | e120000 | 171000 | 94600 |
17 | 135000 | 126000 | 254000 | 92300 | 561000 | 269000 | 408000 | 101000 | e160000 | e110000 | 169000 | 73000 |
18 | 120000 | 142000 | 376000 | 97100 | 639000 | 292000 | 402000 | 136000 | e150000 | e100000 | 153000 | 74000 |
19 | 112000 | 133000 | 497000 | e150000 | 677000 | 294000 | 363000 | 197000 | e130000 | 128000 | 134000 | 83400 |
20 | 89200 | 135000 | 529000 | 209000 | 707000 | 323000 | 302000 | 226000 | e120000 | 152000 | 136000 | 80500 |
21 | 84200 | 131000 | 541000 | 217000 | 732000 | 341000 | 237000 | 285000 | 120000 | 148000 | 127000 | 85100 |
22 | 85400 | 128000 | 504000 | 276000 | 758000 | 341000 | 219000 | 321000 | e110000 | e130000 | 121000 | 102000 |
23 | 88200 | 101000 | 482000 | 374000 | 777000 | 346000 | 238000 | 361000 | e110000 | e110000 | 123000 | 87600 |
24 | 102000 | 83100 | 450000 | 408000 | 762000 | 356000 | 237000 | 381000 | e100000 | e100000 | 128000 | 105000 |
25 | 86400 | 76100 | 367000 | 401000 | 741000 | 365000 | 211000 | 374000 | 112000 | 103000 | 117000 | 92800 |
26 | 84500 | 83800 | 289000 | 359000 | 683000 | 373000 | 204000 | e368000 | 148000 | 131000 | 111000 | 96300 |
27 | 99300 | 123000 | 233000 | 255000 | 616000 | 372000 | 191000 | e376000 | 140000 | 153000 | 124000 | 88400 |
28 | 87900 | 125000 | 195000 | 232000 | 569000 | 346000 | 167000 | e386000 | 134000 | 146000 | 113000 | 121000 |
29 | 82100 | 130000 | 161000 | 226000 | --- | 316000 | 153000 | 386000 | e120000 | 148000 | 115000 | 118000 |
30 | 78400 | 155000 | 127000 | 213000 | --- | 264000 | 146000 | 384000 | e110000 | 223000 | 133000 | 92700 |
31 | 74800 | --- | 134000 | 214000 | --- | 204000 | --- | 342000 | --- | 251000 | 126000 | --- |
TOTAL | 3661400 | 3419100 | 7018000 | 5290200 | 12758000 | 10046000 | 7060000 | 6332100 | 5823000 | 4358800 | 4882000 | 3302400 |
MEAN | 118100 | 114000 | 226400 | 170700 | 455600 | 324100 | 235300 | 204300 | 194100 | 140600 | 157500 | 110100 |
MAX | 167000 | 182000 | 541000 | 408000 | 777000 | 519000 | 408000 | 386000 | 331000 | 251000 | 312000 | 140000 |
MIN | 74800 | 57800 | 73400 | 73400 | 198000 | 201000 | 146000 | 90000 | 100000 | 60000 | 107000 | 73000 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEAN | 102900 | 163400 | 286900 | 394700 | 469000 | 522600 | 454400 | 335200 | 220100 | 154000 | 122400 | 99450 |
MAX | 335600 | 450300 | 717500 | 1022000 | 1217000 | 1039000 | 896400 | 917800 | 596400 | 441200 | 331100 | 383500 |
(WY) | 1980 | 1986 | 1973 | 1937 | 1937 | 1997 | 1994 | 1983 | 1997 | 1928 | 1958 | 1979 |
MIN | 22710 | 33400 | 48610 | 71650 | 77380 | 154700 | 129900 | 75180 | 53840 | 23350 | 25390 | 29330 |
(WY) | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1940 | 1934 | 1941 | 1986 | 1941 | 1936 | 1930 | 1930 | 1930 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2001 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1928 - 2001 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANNUAL TOTAL | 72427100 | 73951000 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 197900 | 202600 | 275400 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 436600 | 1979 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 120300 | 1931 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 729000 | Feb 27 | 777000 | Feb 23 | 1850000 | Feb 1 1937 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 50000 | Jul 27 | 57800 | Nov 4 | 15000 | Jul 20 1930 |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 70100 | Oct 31 | 70100 | Oct 31 | 16600 | Jul 20 1930 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 781000 | Feb 23 | 1850000 | Feb 1 1937 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 45.68 | Feb 23 | 66.60 | Feb 2 1937 | ||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 425000 | 373000 | 634000 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 144000 | 148000 | 189000 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 78000 | 86100 | 68300 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |