LOCATION.--Lat 37°41'31", long 88°08'00" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.32, T.9 S., R. 10 E., Union County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05140203, on main bridge pier on downstream side of State Highway 13, 9.5 miles upstream from Saline River, and at mile 858.2. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.--141,000 mi2, approximately. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: January 2002 to current year. |
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STAGE: January 2002 to current year. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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TEMPERATURE: October 1975 to October 3, 1977. |
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GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and acoustical-velocity meter. Datum of gage is 309.10 ft above NGVD of 1929. |
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REMARKS.--Some regulation by locks and dams upstream from station at Uniontown, KY and downstream at Smithland, KY. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 640,000 ft3/s, based on stage-area and velocity ratings, May 22, 2002, gage height, 43.87 ft; maximum gage height, 44.01 ft, discharge, 621,000 ft3/s, May 23, 2002; minimum daily discharge, 10,800 ft3/s, Aug. 17, 2002 and Sept. 10, 2002. |
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EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Jan. 30, 1937, reached a stage of 65.64 ft, from information by National Weather Service. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Records good except those below 30,000 ft3/s, which are poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 306000 | 130000 | 520000 | 476000 | 212000 | 96900 | 50500 | 18500 |
2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 323000 | 128000 | 498000 | 486000 | 198000 | 78300 | 45400 | 17400 |
3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 340000 | 120000 | 473000 | 493000 | 176000 | 77600 | 45100 | 19500 |
4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 346000 | 127000 | 453000 | 498000 | 176000 | 63100 | 37200 | 17900 |
5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 341000 | 142000 | 446000 | 495000 | 163000 | 70500 | 27900 | 18800 |
6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 329000 | 138000 | 440000 | 477000 | 167000 | 69700 | 23200 | 32500 |
7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 304000 | 154000 | 419000 | 467000 | 187000 | 51700 | 20200 | 27800 |
8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 276000 | 158000 | 390000 | 470000 | 225000 | 27800 | 19700 | 13700 |
9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 252000 | 155000 | 356000 | 483000 | 253000 | 25900 | 19000 | 11100 |
10 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 227000 | 152000 | 310000 | 487000 | 268000 | 52700 | 22300 | 10800 |
11 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 211000 | 151000 | 256000 | 496000 | 276000 | 60800 | 21700 | 14200 |
12 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 206000 | 146000 | 229000 | 501000 | 254000 | 57600 | 25000 | 18300 |
13 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 196000 | 152000 | 235000 | 497000 | 212000 | 60300 | 22700 | 18300 |
14 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 190000 | 154000 | 266000 | 507000 | 179000 | 47600 | 17000 | 15000 |
15 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 185000 | 155000 | 297000 | 537000 | 169000 | 62900 | 40500 | 13300 |
16 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 177000 | 155000 | 317000 | 569000 | 165000 | 54600 | 24500 | 30200 |
17 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 154000 | 197000 | 327000 | 579000 | 167000 | 52000 | 10800 | 27800 |
18 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 141000 | 251000 | 334000 | 586000 | 163000 | 63200 | 15300 | 19300 |
19 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 127000 | 289000 | 346000 | 597000 | 156000 | 50500 | 44600 | 23100 |
20 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 114000 | 334000 | 362000 | 604000 | 144000 | 43000 | 33900 | 29400 |
21 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 106000 | 388000 | 366000 | 611000 | 115000 | 55900 | 15100 | 34200 |
22 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 119000 | 436000 | 369000 | 615000 | 98200 | 61500 | 18700 | 29900 |
23 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 122000 | 471000 | 379000 | 613000 | 92500 | 51400 | 29100 | 18200 |
24 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 124000 | 490000 | 399000 | 601000 | 78100 | 41400 | 31800 | 19400 |
25 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 132000 | 514000 | 425000 | 574000 | 68000 | 39500 | 48200 | 29500 |
26 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 139000 | 539000 | 445000 | 520000 | 65500 | 40200 | 42400 | 42900 |
27 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 123000 | 570000 | 457000 | 463000 | 58600 | 40000 | 41200 | 90700 |
28 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 125000 | 578000 | 461000 | 393000 | 59300 | 58300 | 42900 | 177000 |
29 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 570000 | 460000 | 328000 | 72600 | 70000 | 34500 | 185000 |
30 | --- | --- | --- | 337000 | --- | 551000 | 465000 | 267000 | 92800 | 75700 | 39800 | 121000 |
31 | --- | --- | --- | 314000 | --- | 535000 | --- | 227000 | --- | 75700 | 27300 | --- |
TOTAL | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5735000 | 9030000 | 11500000 | 15517000 | 4710600 | 1776300 | 937500 | 1144700 |
MEAN | --- | --- | --- | --- | 204800 | 291300 | 383300 | 500500 | 157000 | 57300 | 30240 | 38160 |
MAX | --- | --- | --- | --- | 346000 | 578000 | 520000 | 615000 | 276000 | 96900 | 50500 | 185000 |
MIN | --- | --- | --- | --- | 106000 | 120000 | 229000 | 227000 | 58600 | 25900 | 10800 | 10800 |
CFSM | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.45 | 2.07 | 2.72 | 3.55 | 1.11 | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.27 |
IN. | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.51 | 2.38 | 3.03 | 4.09 | 1.24 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.30 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |