03611500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2000

Station list Available data
OHIO RIVER BASIN

03611500 OHIO RIVER AT METROPOLIS, IL

LOCATION.-- Lat 37°08'51", long 88°44'27", Massac County Il., Hydrologic Unit 05140206, near center of span on downstream side of pier of Paducah & Illinois Railroad bridge at Metropolis, 9.5 mi downstream from Tennessee River, 37 mi upstream from mouth, and at mile 944.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 203,000 mi², approximately.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

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.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 22, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at Paducah, Ky., Metropolis and Joppa, Il., and Dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near Grand Chain, 0.5 mi upstream from Dam 53, and 18 mi downstream from base gage. Prior to May 29, 1936, auxiliary nonrecording gage at Dam 53.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by many dams and reservoirs. Maximum daily discharges include overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except discharges below 100,000 ft³/s and for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	67200	54800	167000	67100	71500	593000	171000	340000	234000	162000	140000	131000
2	52700	72400	157000	67000	71000	498000	169000	321000	255000	174000	140000	109000
3	55000	88300	121000	151000	81700	397000	193000	245000	249000	132000	144000	84300
4	66300	110000	106000	268000	78400	328000	236000	198000	211000	e120000	166000	74700
5	49500	138000	95200	297000	73400	279000	359000	186000	174000	e110000	135000	80800

6	50600	140000	90500	345000	78900	263000	430000	188000	111000	e130000	118000	83500
7	56600	140000	87000	347000	77400	250000	469000	157000	e80000	154000	153000	68300
8	58700	140000	80900	316000	76100	221000	512000	142000	107000	170000	192000	66500
9	63900	115000	103000	274000	72100	188000	543000	166000	104000	174000	187000	66100
10	81700	92800	117000	254000	74400	134000	559000	167000	123000	174000	219000	58800

11	84100	74900	116000	234000	78400	100000	582000	132000	124000	154000	257000	82700
12	76800	66200	112000	225000	84300	95500	592000	111000	120000	99400	246000	132000
13	89300	66400	143000	204000	107000	133000	537000	132000	75300	161000	218000	140000
14	91000	69300	186000	177000	164000	168000	524000	98900	74000	186000	194000	117000
15	76000	61700	210000	148000	240000	164000	507000	129000	102000	194000	163000	115000

16	65900	64000	233000	159000	330000	193000	488000	121000	102000	160000	99300	118000
17	68300	76000	249000	160000	389000	241000	466000	94600	116000	147000	126000	110000
18	71000	58900	257000	145000	456000	244000	423000	101000	194000	166000	118000	99500
19	63400	57900	250000	127000	511000	237000	372000	80600	230000	158000	126000	74600
20	75000	60100	263000	128000	545000	282000	311000	93800	246000	130000	122000	78100

21	70200	56700	234000	128000	578000	370000	273000	116000	252000	105000	120000	73200
22	55000	58400	193000	118000	608000	418000	278000	119000	252000	136000	138000	74900
23	48500	59700	153000	97100	636000	451000	305000	138000	228000	130000	135000	74700
24	48500	60700	115000	86500	666000	464000	350000	163000	224000	92400	138000	74800
25	72900	58700	111000	106000	688000	457000	379000	193000	222000	e60000	126000	83000

26	74800	58000	92200	119000	705000	440000	358000	206000	274000	e55000	144000	126000
27	56300	80700	75700	134000	729000	422000	343000	246000	278000	e50000	130000	161000
28	49600	130000	80500	122000	704000	392000	345000	289000	162000	e60000	137000	188000
29	70300	158000	74300	97200	653000	309000	331000	290000	98600	107000	151000	204000
30	78500	165000	64900	83000	---	234000	324000	283000	105000	95100	136000	200000

31	68300	---	68200	64100	---	181000	---	242000	---	113000	136000	---

TOTAL	2055900	2632600	4405400	5248000	9626600	9146500	11729000	5488900	5126900	4058900	4754300	3149500
MEAN	66320	87750	142100	169300	332000	295000	391000	177100	170900	130900	153400	105000
MAX	91000	165000	263000	347000	729000	593000	592000	340000	278000	194000	257000	204000
MIN	48500	54800	64900	64100	71000	95500	169000	80600	74000	50000	99300	58800

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	102700	164100	287800	397800	469200	525400	457400	337000	220500	154200	121900	99310
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 1999 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2000 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL	81087000		67422500
ANNUAL MEAN	222200		184200		276400
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					436600	1979
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					120300	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	961000	Feb 1	729000	Feb 27	1850000	Feb 1 1937
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	30500	Sep 26	48500	Oct 23	15000	Jul 20 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	34900	Sep 20	55600	Oct 2	16600	Jul 20 1930
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			732000	Feb 27	1850000	Feb 1 1937
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			43.26	Feb 27	66.60	Feb 2 1937
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	567000		382000		637000
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	128000		136000		190000
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	54800		66400		68000