03611500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2001

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.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,850,000 ft³/s, February 1, 1937, maximum gage height, 66.60 ft, February 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 15,000 ft³/s, July 20, 1930.

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 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	167000	71600	148000	137000	247000	519000	157000	133000	e261000	e100000	261000	105000
2	125000	77900	140000	135000	280000	451000	177000	138000	e180000	e90000	286000	135000
3	136000	68200	135000	140000	320000	416000	197000	114000	e150000	e80000	312000	130000
4	147000	57800	129000	122000	310000	411000	216000	116000	180000	e70000	284000	129000
5	126000	61900	126000	96300	346000	347000	229000	103000	228000	e60000	201000	118000

6	116000	78200	116000	87800	371000	344000	226000	e100000	259000	74100	171000	120000
7	113000	85600	94100	88100	331000	359000	209000	e105000	302000	83700	e150000	129000
8	125000	79500	77000	88900	254000	377000	196000	111000	308000	153000	e140000	132000
9	153000	80400	74700	90900	218000	369000	192000	104000	311000	173000	138000	137000
10	164000	117000	73400	91200	198000	312000	190000	e100000	331000	177000	127000	140000

11	162000	144000	83100	87600	199000	242000	201000	e98000	309000	216000	107000	133000
12	149000	159000	91700	74400	220000	217000	215000	108000	296000	249000	109000	139000
13	150000	157000	126000	73400	248000	201000	224000	102000	276000	240000	158000	128000
14	147000	173000	138000	82000	254000	210000	267000	93400	239000	e200000	163000	121000
15	144000	182000	141000	82900	311000	222000	320000	e90000	238000	e140000	174000	112000

16	128000	154000	186000	89300	429000	247000	366000	92700	191000	e120000	171000	94600
17	135000	126000	254000	92300	561000	269000	408000	101000	e160000	e110000	169000	73000
18	120000	142000	376000	97100	639000	292000	402000	136000	e150000	e100000	153000	74000
19	112000	133000	497000	e150000	677000	294000	363000	197000	e130000	128000	134000	83400
20	89200	135000	529000	209000	707000	323000	302000	226000	e120000	152000	136000	80500

21	84200	131000	541000	217000	732000	341000	237000	285000	120000	148000	127000	85100
22	85400	128000	504000	276000	758000	341000	219000	321000	e110000	e130000	121000	102000
23	88200	101000	482000	374000	777000	346000	238000	361000	e110000	e110000	123000	87600
24	102000	83100	450000	408000	762000	356000	237000	381000	e100000	e100000	128000	105000
25	86400	76100	367000	401000	741000	365000	211000	374000	112000	103000	117000	92800

26	84500	83800	289000	359000	683000	373000	204000	e368000	148000	131000	111000	96300
27	99300	123000	233000	255000	616000	372000	191000	e376000	140000	153000	124000	88400
28	87900	125000	195000	232000	569000	346000	167000	e386000	134000	146000	113000	121000
29	82100	130000	161000	226000	---	316000	153000	386000	e120000	148000	115000	118000
30	78400	155000	127000	213000	---	264000	146000	384000	e110000	223000	133000	92700

31	74800	---	134000	214000	---	204000	---	342000	---	251000	126000	---

TOTAL	3661400	3419100	7018000	5290200	12758000	10046000	7060000	6332100	5823000	4358800	4882000	3302400
MEAN	118100	114000	226400	170700	455600	324100	235300	204300	194100	140600	157500	110100
MAX	167000	182000	541000	408000	777000	519000	408000	386000	331000	251000	312000	140000
MIN	74800	57800	73400	73400	198000	201000	146000	90000	100000	60000	107000	73000

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	102900	163400	286900	394700	469000	522600	454400	335200	220100	154000	122400	99450
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 2000 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2001 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL	72427100		73951000
ANNUAL MEAN	197900		202600		275400
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					436600	1979
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					120300	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	729000	Feb 27	777000	Feb 23	1850000	Feb 1 1937
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	50000	Jul 27	57800	Nov 4	15000	Jul 20 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	70100	Oct 31	70100	Oct 31	16600	Jul 20 1930
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			781000	Feb 23	1850000	Feb 1 1937
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			45.68	Feb 23	66.60	Feb 2 1937
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	425000		373000		634000
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	144000		148000		189000
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	78000		86100		68300