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 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 95200 | 156000 | 102000 | 244000 | 80300 | 542000 | 215000 | 157000 | 159000 | 98200 | 190000 | 110000 |
2 | 80400 | 157000 | 96300 | 295000 | 84300 | 550000 | 205000 | 150000 | 160000 | 87600 | 194000 | 148000 |
3 | 44000 | 147000 | 91400 | 331000 | 95100 | 534000 | 192000 | 133000 | 161000 | 73400 | 184000 | 216000 |
4 | 71400 | 122000 | 93900 | 349000 | 105000 | 503000 | 184000 | 127000 | 175000 | 85800 | 180000 | 286000 |
5 | 62100 | 93400 | 83500 | 357000 | 124000 | 467000 | 180000 | 151000 | 196000 | 88300 | 176000 | 326000 |
6 | 41900 | 93200 | 77300 | 365000 | 143000 | 432000 | 178000 | 229000 | 220000 | 88900 | 178000 | 347000 |
7 | 33600 | 133000 | 63700 | 375000 | 173000 | 408000 | 176000 | 297000 | 244000 | 99900 | 194000 | 361000 |
8 | 35600 | 157000 | 58400 | 376000 | 196000 | 392000 | 190000 | 335000 | 263000 | 113000 | 198000 | 369000 |
9 | 22700 | 166000 | 69400 | 365000 | 199000 | 374000 | 214000 | 362000 | 277000 | 117000 | 190000 | 367000 |
10 | 42500 | 175000 | 83600 | 336000 | 185000 | 366000 | 255000 | 378000 | 295000 | 160000 | 170000 | 344000 |
11 | 50200 | 196000 | 85000 | 288000 | 163000 | 362000 | 295000 | 381000 | 320000 | 204000 | 165000 | 273000 |
12 | 117000 | 217000 | 96600 | 232000 | 136000 | 357000 | 330000 | 398000 | 344000 | 257000 | 168000 | 188000 |
13 | 151000 | 241000 | 121000 | 199000 | 119000 | 350000 | 361000 | 427000 | 353000 | 285000 | 175000 | 172000 |
14 | 136000 | 246000 | 150000 | 182000 | 106000 | 343000 | 383000 | 454000 | 338000 | 297000 | 179000 | 147000 |
15 | 106000 | 236000 | 188000 | 155000 | 124000 | 335000 | 391000 | 475000 | 313000 | 299000 | 168000 | 117000 |
16 | 83800 | 216000 | 229000 | 131000 | 196000 | 321000 | 392000 | 482000 | 297000 | 286000 | 151000 | 104000 |
17 | 77400 | 200000 | 267000 | 117000 | 250000 | 308000 | 377000 | 473000 | 309000 | 250000 | 133000 | 82700 |
18 | 86400 | 186000 | 298000 | 109000 | 297000 | 299000 | 350000 | 454000 | 337000 | 211000 | 125000 | 81900 |
19 | 114000 | 175000 | 316000 | 95400 | 344000 | 300000 | 315000 | 438000 | 364000 | 192000 | 120000 | 89300 |
20 | 113000 | 169000 | 333000 | 83300 | 390000 | 306000 | 261000 | 426000 | 387000 | 185000 | 128000 | 97100 |
21 | 93500 | 175000 | 352000 | 83000 | 422000 | 311000 | 218000 | 416000 | 401000 | 197000 | 118000 | 96800 |
22 | 61900 | 177000 | 368000 | 74400 | 450000 | 318000 | 215000 | 415000 | 405000 | 196000 | 103000 | 151000 |
23 | 53500 | 169000 | 365000 | 68200 | 467000 | 325000 | 220000 | 416000 | 398000 | 183000 | 93700 | 167000 |
24 | 54200 | 151000 | 345000 | 80400 | 478000 | 329000 | 210000 | 410000 | 380000 | 181000 | 88200 | 202000 |
25 | 58100 | 142000 | 329000 | 60600 | 485000 | 326000 | 203000 | 399000 | 345000 | 205000 | 87800 | 208000 |
26 | 58200 | 141000 | 320000 | 56600 | 500000 | 306000 | 203000 | 378000 | 285000 | 228000 | 66400 | 186000 |
27 | 64300 | 130000 | 296000 | 70700 | 518000 | 279000 | 213000 | 343000 | 201000 | 242000 | 68600 | 177000 |
28 | 57600 | 118000 | 262000 | 51600 | 533000 | 254000 | 203000 | 295000 | 147000 | 241000 | 63300 | 188000 |
29 | 56800 | 111000 | 237000 | 49900 | --- | 232000 | 180000 | 245000 | 108000 | 216000 | 72600 | 189000 |
30 | 76100 | 102000 | 226000 | 53600 | --- | 221000 | 163000 | 202000 | 101000 | 185000 | 77700 | 183000 |
31 | 123000 | --- | 215000 | 68500 | --- | 216000 | --- | 173000 | --- | 177000 | 113000 | --- |
TOTAL | 2321400 | 4897600 | 6218100 | 5702200 | 7362700 | 10966000 | 7472000 | 10419000 | 8283000 | 5729100 | 4318300 | 5973800 |
MEAN | 74880 | 163300 | 200600 | 183900 | 263000 | 353700 | 249100 | 336100 | 276100 | 184800 | 139300 | 199100 |
MAX | 151000 | 246000 | 368000 | 376000 | 533000 | 550000 | 392000 | 482000 | 405000 | 299000 | 198000 | 369000 |
MIN | 22700 | 93200 | 58400 | 49900 | 80300 | 216000 | 163000 | 127000 | 101000 | 73400 | 63300 | 81900 |
CFSM | 0.53 | 1.16 | 1.42 | 1.30 | 1.86 | 2.51 | 1.77 | 2.38 | 1.96 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 1.41 |
IN. | 0.61 | 1.29 | 1.64 | 1.50 | 1.94 | 2.89 | 1.97 | 2.75 | 2.19 | 1.51 | 1.14 | 1.58 |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2002 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 74880 | 163300 | 200600 | 183900 | 233900 | 322500 | 316200 | 418300 | 216600 | 121100 | 84770 | 118600 |
MAX | 74880 | 163300 | 200600 | 183900 | 263000 | 353700 | 383300 | 500500 | 276100 | 184800 | 139300 | 199100 |
(WY) | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 |
MIN | 74880 | 163300 | 200600 | 183900 | 204800 | 291300 | 249100 | 336100 | 157000 | 57300 | 30240 | 38160 |
(WY) | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 2002 - 2003 | ||||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 79663200 | |||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 218300 | |||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 550000 | Mar 2 | 615000 | May 22 2002 | ||
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 22700 | Oct 9 | 10800 | A | ||
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 41200 | Oct 5 | 14400 | Sep 9 2002 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 571000 B | Mar 2 | 640000 C | May 22 2002 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 41.48 D | Mar 2 | 44.01 E | May 23 2002 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 14700 | Oct 9 | 1640 | Aug 17 2002 | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.55 | |||||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCH | 21.02 | |||||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 388000 | |||||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 192000 | |||||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 77400 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |