HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 02273000 KISSIMMEE R AT S-65E NR OKEECHOBEE, FLA.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 2886 sq.mi.                            Datum is 0.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 03090101 at Latitude: 27:13:32N  Longitude: 080:57:46W
Station is in the state of FL (county code 093) and serviced by the FL office.
Channel slope is 0.26 feet/mile
Stream length is 152.80 miles
Mean basin elevation is 74.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 25.87%    Lakes: 13.49%       Forests: 13.36%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 2.53 inches
Annual precipitation is 52.30 inches
Precipitation intensity is 4.44 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 52.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Since 1962, flow regulated by control structure and diversions from Lake Istokpoga.


Daily and longer averages for 34 water years are acceptable (some whole years and all partial years are excluded).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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