LOCATION.--Lat 37°41'31", long 88°08'00" (NAD of 1983), 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 acoustic-velocity meter. Datum of gage is 309.10 ft above NAVD of 1988 (309.43 ft NGVD 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 estimated discharge, 1,030,000 ft3/s, Jan. 16, 2005, gage height, 50.57 ft; minimum daily discharge, 10,600 ft3/s, Aug. 25, 2005. |
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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 above 550,000 ft3/s and those below 50,000 ft3/s, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 118000 | 136000 | 253000 | 304000 | 284000 | 248000 | 409000 | 284000 | 84700 | 54500 | 29000 | 189000 |
2 | 137000 | 146000 | 267000 | 337000 | 275000 | 236000 | 416000 | 292000 | 81400 | 49800 | 41700 | 181000 |
3 | 146000 | 199000 | 297000 | 347000 | 254000 | 242000 | 423000 | 303000 | 77100 | 80100 | 40000 | 146000 |
4 | 146000 | 223000 | 322000 | 352000 | 247000 | 256000 | 428000 | 323000 | 52800 | 47500 | 44400 | 126000 |
5 | 119000 | 225000 | 351000 | 379000 | 243000 | 264000 | 431000 | 334000 | 48700 | 25400 | 36500 | 112000 |
6 | 84600 | 225000 | 372000 | 421000 | 235000 | 256000 | 433000 | 327000 | 46100 | 47000 | 23100 | 61800 |
7 | 65800 | 259000 | 374000 | 460000 | 226000 | 226000 | 435000 | 297000 | 51300 | 48900 | 15000 | 53700 |
8 | 50300 | 272000 | 365000 | 496000 | 226000 | 208000 | 435000 | 232000 | 56600 | 52000 | 31400 | 55800 |
9 | 61100 | 258000 | 353000 | 522000 | 237000 | 214000 | 432000 | 170000 | 47000 | 27200 | 28500 | 34100 |
10 | 56500 | 225000 | 345000 | 557000 | 247000 | 234000 | 420000 | 138000 | 66900 | 63600 | 25300 | 31000 |
11 | 52600 | 192000 | 342000 | 598000 | 256000 | 262000 | 391000 | 120000 | 49800 | 83900 | 21500 | 25900 |
12 | 54700 | 195000 | 341000 | 651000 | 263000 | 286000 | 353000 | 104000 | 49900 | 69900 | 33700 | 39900 |
13 | 48100 | 239000 | 339000 | e744000 | 282000 | 302000 | 316000 | 104000 | 90800 | 28200 | 15600 | 31100 |
14 | 58700 | 264000 | 345000 | e866000 | 304000 | 306000 | 264000 | 105000 | 123000 | 45800 | 31700 | 21400 |
15 | 59300 | 255000 | 354000 | e930000 | 325000 | 285000 | 230000 | 110000 | 122000 | 54700 | 30700 | 30800 |
16 | 54200 | 228000 | 355000 | e955000 | 343000 | 249000 | 205000 | 118000 | 86600 | 14400 | 17600 | 28400 |
17 | 55100 | 197000 | 350000 | 883000 | 350000 | 214000 | 182000 | 147000 | 77000 | 37400 | 22200 | 11800 |
18 | 70700 | 167000 | 327000 | e923000 | 348000 | 189000 | 158000 | 153000 | 84600 | 53600 | 24400 | 27400 |
19 | 119000 | 147000 | 293000 | e900000 | 355000 | 172000 | 143000 | 150000 | 87100 | 53200 | 31700 | 35100 |
20 | 178000 | 155000 | 234000 | 898000 | 360000 | 156000 | 125000 | 149000 | 65800 | 61000 | 41800 | 25800 |
21 | 209000 | 187000 | 197000 | 899000 | 358000 | 143000 | 117000 | 189000 | 74900 | 70300 | 41900 | 24800 |
22 | 228000 | 201000 | 178000 | 848000 | 349000 | 138000 | 111000 | 197000 | 54200 | 77500 | 49300 | 27300 |
23 | 228000 | 209000 | 175000 | 807000 | 330000 | 134000 | 114000 | 199000 | 43100 | 69400 | 31900 | 22000 |
24 | 201000 | 204000 | 187000 | 714000 | 305000 | 148000 | 119000 | 203000 | 47700 | 54600 | 43800 | 32800 |
25 | 157000 | 196000 | 209000 | 649000 | 291000 | 160000 | 159000 | 194000 | 42300 | 54400 | 10600 | 18800 |
26 | 142000 | 197000 | 238000 | 571000 | 288000 | 176000 | 188000 | 161000 | 34000 | 42700 | 43100 | 29300 |
27 | 143000 | 201000 | 258000 | 476000 | 286000 | 196000 | 204000 | 140000 | 40400 | 43000 | 62400 | 45400 |
28 | 153000 | 212000 | 261000 | 400000 | 271000 | 242000 | e243000 | 125000 | 38300 | 64100 | 64300 | 37100 |
29 | 165000 | 230000 | 252000 | 367000 | --- | 307000 | e258000 | 119000 | 30600 | 53600 | 71200 | 40900 |
30 | 157000 | 244000 | 243000 | 335000 | --- | 360000 | e272000 | 102000 | 29400 | 58500 | 75800 | 72300 |
31 | 142000 | --- | 263000 | 310000 | --- | 394000 | --- | 93700 | --- | 42400 | 150000 | --- |
TOTAL | 3659700 | 6288000 | 9040000 | 18899000 | 8138000 | 7203000 | 8414000 | 5682700 | 1884100 | 1628600 | 1230100 | 1618700 |
MEAN | 118100 | 209600 | 291600 | 609600 | 290600 | 232400 | 280500 | 183300 | 62800 | 52540 | 39680 | 53960 |
MAX | 228000 | 272000 | 374000 | 955000 | 360000 | 394000 | 435000 | 334000 | 123000 | 83900 | 150000 | 189000 |
MIN | 48100 | 136000 | 175000 | 304000 | 226000 | 134000 | 111000 | 93700 | 29400 | 14400 | 10600 | 11800 |
CFSM | 0.84 | 1.49 | 2.07 | 4.32 | 2.06 | 1.65 | 1.99 | 1.30 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.38 |
IN. | 0.97 | 1.66 | 2.39 | 4.99 | 2.15 | 1.90 | 2.22 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.43 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2002 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 104800 | 211100 | 264700 | 390800 | 257600 | 286800 | 305200 | 315200 | 205300 | 99350 | 77590 | 127500 |
MAX | 121600 | 260400 | 302000 | 609600 | 290600 | 353700 | 383300 | 500500 | 325400 | 184800 | 139300 | 218800 |
(WY) | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 |
MIN | 74880 | 163300 | 200600 | 183900 | 204800 | 232400 | 249100 | 183300 | 62800 | 52540 | 30240 | 38160 |
(WY) | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2002 | 2005 | 2003 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2002 | 2002 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2005 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 2002 - 2005 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 86314400 | 73685900 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 235800 | 201900 | ||||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 241200 | 2004 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 201900 | 2005 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 614000 | Jan 13 | 955000 A | Jan 16 | 955000 A | Jan 16 2005 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 39000 | Aug 20 | 10600 | Aug 25 | 10600 | Aug 25 2005 |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 45800 | Aug 15 | 24400 | Aug 7 | 14400 | Sep 9 2002 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 1030000 A | Jan 16 | 1030000 A | Jan 16 2005 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 50.57 B | Jan 16 | 50.57 B | Jan 16 2005 | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.67 | 1.43 | ||||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 22.77 | 19.44 | ||||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 415000 | 376000 | 407000 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 214000 | 170000 | 196000 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 87500 | 32400 | 54700 |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |