03611500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
OHIO RIVER BASIN

03611500 OHIO RIVER AT METROPOLIS, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 37°08'51", long 88°44'27" (NAD of 1927), 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 NGVD of 1929. 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 CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	89100	178000	709000	249000	816000	208000	795000	560000	e381000	e98100	115000	59400
2	76100	173000	741000	232000	760000	189000	863000	583000	e281000	e96400	98000	55000
3	70600	142000	729000	206000	708000	178000	878000	587000	e237000	83400	e97300	38400
4	71800	167000	656000	162000	627000	185000	883000	583000	e217000	102000	e82400	45500
5	78900	174000	500000	122000	573000	193000	862000	615000	163000	95400	e77000	43500

6	84800	161000	350000	139000	535000	184000	815000	699000	133000	81400	e78100	36100
7	76700	163000	313000	142000	514000	185000	721000	717000	191000	93300	e75100	52800
8	76500	134000	304000	144000	460000	193000	664000	709000	240000	72700	e66000	46900
9	79900	118000	307000	139000	398000	197000	598000	699000	273000	71500	e62900	43900
10	76500	118000	299000	120000	373000	193000	483000	702000	308000	85500	e54500	42000

11	60700	122000	288000	108000	348000	197000	358000	709000	341000	96900	e47500	41600
12	63300	118000	312000	120000	322000	193000	268000	695000	e347000	54800	46700	41500
13	78800	114000	326000	123000	316000	192000	269000	696000	e283000	59400	67600	37500
14	123000	114000	373000	149000	287000	196000	310000	693000	e226000	72500	70600	33100
15	237000	121000	442000	198000	274000	195000	341000	691000	e169000	79300	53400	30500

16	250000	103000	498000	214000	254000	193000	381000	700000	e141000	123000	67600	43200
17	255000	76200	615000	163000	222000	211000	403000	738000	e147000	131000	64500	64100
18	248000	83200	656000	116000	217000	361000	401000	774000	e177000	116000	56600	61300
19	240000	85800	673000	134000	217000	576000	406000	773000	151000	128000	66200	58700
20	233000	86400	678000	150000	197000	702000	420000	767000	123000	97000	93500	84300

21	243000	102000	652000	166000	189000	768000	424000	772000	e110000	74800	89700	77500
22	234000	111000	641000	196000	165000	e831000	453000	779000	e100000	92400	64500	82800
23	202000	84800	622000	293000	148000	e874000	435000	797000	e86000	100000	61200	75100
24	195000	60800	564000	e438000	160000	e897000	432000	814000	e64000	88400	66800	77500
25	250000	92500	537000	588000	166000	e915000	479000	810000	e56000	81100	87800	99600

26	308000	140000	502000	685000	190000	e940000	524000	801000	e60000	83900	102000	136000
27	307000	164000	447000	768000	207000	905000	532000	760000	e68000	80400	91700	208000
28	267000	230000	387000	803000	209000	877000	558000	e711000	e80000	89200	82900	320000
29	232000	369000	363000	824000	---	853000	562000	e652000	107000	129000	86100	374000
30	224000	628000	349000	831000	---	818000	559000	560000	e93700	132000	74400	328000

31	195000	---	288000	824000	---	795000	---	446000	---	131000	68700	---

TOTAL	5226700	4533700	15121000	9546000	9852000	14394000	16077000	21592000	5353700	2919800	2316300	2737800
MEAN	168600	151100	487800	307900	351900	464300	535900	696500	178500	94190	74720	91260
MAX	308000	628000	741000	831000	816000	940000	883000	814000	381000	132000	115000	374000
MIN	60700	60800	288000	108000	148000	178000	268000	446000	56000	54800	46700	30500

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	103800	163200	289700	393500	467500	521900	455500	340000	219500	153200	121800	99340
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 2001 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2002 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL	84733900		109670000
ANNUAL MEAN	232100		300500		275700
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					436600	1979
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					120300	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	777000	Feb 23	940000	Mar 26	1850000	Feb 1 1937
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	60000	Jul 5	30500	Sep 15	15000	Jul 20 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	73200	Oct 7	38500	Sep 10	16600	Jul 20 1930
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			954000	Mar 26	1850000	Feb 1 1937
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			52.69	May 19	66.60	Feb 2 1937
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	409000		733000		636000
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	191000		195000		189000
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	88300		65400		68300