03611500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2003

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 with telemetry. 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, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	217000	206000	161000	485000	143000	986000	286000	228000	e180000	180000	238000	195000
2	206000	229000	164000	499000	153000	985000	270000	232000	e150000	190000	267000	e280000
3	179000	235000	198000	486000	162000	978000	237000	249000	209000	192000	278000	294000
4	175000	228000	204000	508000	193000	944000	223000	235000	230000	183000	263000	337000
5	126000	190000	194000	517000	232000	920000	216000	242000	247000	192000	286000	485000

6	110000	166000	191000	517000	268000	882000	218000	326000	274000	193000	293000	511000
7	82700	189000	179000	519000	296000	827000	231000	556000	295000	201000	304000	519000
8	89000	234000	173000	526000	316000	751000	239000	727000	329000	218000	329000	498000
9	86400	280000	204000	516000	332000	699000	267000	805000	387000	231000	331000	498000
10	105000	309000	208000	473000	325000	630000	323000	799000	399000	224000	302000	487000

11	125000	336000	223000	407000	307000	578000	412000	828000	453000	268000	268000	442000
12	136000	354000	263000	312000	279000	561000	463000	875000	501000	319000	278000	293000
13	237000	428000	306000	268000	245000	553000	491000	895000	514000	387000	292000	169000
14	244000	443000	340000	280000	245000	538000	518000	902000	513000	433000	279000	208000
15	230000	422000	377000	284000	e353000	515000	554000	856000	496000	411000	273000	194000

16	192000	384000	428000	239000	e560000	502000	568000	851000	473000	393000	248000	154000
17	150000	372000	515000	198000	e668000	477000	569000	869000	453000	356000	232000	169000
18	129000	345000	537000	183000	758000	440000	536000	873000	450000	286000	229000	165000
19	183000	290000	587000	162000	812000	437000	497000	871000	472000	227000	217000	160000
20	204000	275000	625000	173000	853000	444000	443000	857000	506000	203000	222000	161000

21	165000	278000	641000	168000	881000	453000	351000	850000	530000	227000	234000	154000
22	114000	294000	659000	167000	918000	424000	305000	838000	548000	272000	215000	205000
23	115000	291000	647000	177000	949000	430000	310000	818000	553000	250000	166000	e300000
24	108000	271000	602000	204000	972000	441000	317000	790000	551000	244000	171000	365000
25	112000	254000	576000	181000	990000	423000	341000	769000	530000	265000	181000	358000

26	99000	253000	562000	141000	1000000	424000	367000	746000	486000	297000	176000	311000
27	109000	238000	564000	147000	1010000	392000	350000	693000	359000	313000	175000	277000
28	111000	196000	547000	142000	1000000	349000	341000	573000	e250000	336000	167000	279000
29	113000	181000	505000	121000	---	303000	292000	463000	e100000	318000	168000	293000
30	131000	177000	476000	118000	---	277000	268000	370000	e140000	275000	139000	288000

31	175000	---	471000	136000	---	284000	---	e220000	---	237000	160000	---

TOTAL	4558100	8348000	12327000	9254000	15220000	17847000	10803000	20206000	11578000	8321000	7381000	9049000
MEAN	147000	278300	397600	298500	543600	575700	360100	651800	385900	268400	238100	301600
MAX	244000	443000	659000	526000	1010000	986000	569000	902000	553000	433000	331000	519000
MIN	82700	166000	161000	118000	143000	277000	216000	220000	100000	180000	139000	154000

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	104400	164700	291100	392200	468500	522600	454200	344100	221700	154700	123300	102000
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 2002 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2003 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	110021700		134892100
ANNUAL MEAN	301400		369600		277000
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					436600	1979
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					120300	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	940000	Mar 26	1010000	Feb 27	1850000	Feb 1 1937
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	30500	Sep 15	82700	Oct 7	15000	Jul 20 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	38500	Sep 10	103000	Oct 5	16600	Jul 20 1930
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			1010000	Feb 26	1850000	Feb 1 1937
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			52.01	May 14	66.60	Feb 2 1937
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	719000		748000		638000
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	197000		293000		190000
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	67300		161000		68600