LOCATION.-- Lat 41°01'06", long 89°50'07" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.17, T.12 N., R.6 E., Stark County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on West Jersey Road (County Road 300 N), 4.5 mi southwest of Wyoming and at mile 4.9. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 62.7 mi2. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: October 1959 to current year. | |
STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. | |
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY | |
CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91 and 1998. | |
SEDIMENT: October 1980 to September 1981. | |
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1981. | |
WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1981. | |
MISCELLANEOUS: Contaminants of streambed sediments, August 1996; contaminants of fish tissue, August 1996; streambank sediment size, October 1997; streambed sediment size, October 1997. | |
BIOLOGICAL | |
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES: Water years 1996-98. | |
FISH: Water years 1996-98. | |
HABITAT: Water years 1996-1998. | |
REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. | |
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.78 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1994, at same site at datum 10.00 ft. higher. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 1,400 ft3/s, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, June 22, 1974; gage height, 23.81 ft (present datum); no flow, Sept. 25, 26, and part of each day Oct. 7, 8, 13, 1988. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 11,100 mg/L Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily mean, 20 mg/L Feb. 6-17, 1981. | |
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 31,100 tons Apr. 14, 1981; minimum daily, 0.35 ton Feb. 14, 1981. | |
REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those 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 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | e4.4 | e3.0 | e3.2 | 8.7 | 303 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | e5.0 | e3.5 | e3.2 | 8.3 | 122 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 9.0 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | e4.3 | e3.9 | e3.3 | 8.2 | 71 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 5.1 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | e4.3 | e4.7 | e3.5 | e3.5 | 9.3 | 58 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 3.8 | e4.0 | e4.9 | e3.2 | e3.3 | 13 | 199 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | e3.9 | e4.1 | e2.9 | e3.1 | 10 | 107 | 32 | 19 | 10 | e3.4 |
| 7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | e3.8 | e4.4 | e2.7 | e3.2 | 10 | 77 | 33 | 19 | 9.6 | e3.3 |
| 8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | e3.7 | e4.9 | e2.5 | e3.4 | 9.6 | 59 | 30 | 33 | 8.9 | e3.2 |
| 9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | e3.7 | e3.4 | e2.3 | e3.3 | 9.4 | 288 | 28 | 53 | 8.5 | e3.1 |
| 10 | 3.5 | 3.9 | e3.8 | e6.0 | e2.2 | e3.2 | 9.1 | 198 | 30 | 211 | 8.2 | e3.1 |
| 11 | 3.5 | 3.9 | e4.0 | e3.6 | e2.1 | e3.0 | 8.8 | 459 | 30 | 75 | 8.1 | e3.6 |
| 12 | 3.5 | 3.7 | e4.2 | e3.1 | e2.1 | e10 | 8.3 | 180 | 27 | 47 | 8.2 | e4.2 |
| 13 | 3.5 | 3.9 | e4.5 | e2.8 | e2.0 | e40 | 7.9 | 134 | 27 | 35 | 7.7 | 4.5 |
| 14 | 3.5 | 3.9 | e4.8 | e2.7 | e2.0 | e66 | 7.8 | 192 | 26 | 30 | 7.3 | 5.4 |
| 15 | 3.6 | 3.9 | e5.0 | e2.6 | e2.1 | e44 | 7.6 | 248 | 24 | 28 | 7.3 | 4.4 |
| 16 | 3.6 | 4.0 | e5.2 | e2.5 | e2.1 | e32 | 7.3 | 132 | 23 | 24 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
| 17 | 3.7 | 4.0 | e6.0 | e2.5 | e2.3 | e22 | 7.8 | 111 | 23 | 23 | 6.1 | 3.0 |
| 18 | 3.8 | 4.0 | e10 | e2.5 | e2.4 | 16 | 7.8 | 95 | 23 | 22 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| 19 | 3.8 | 4.0 | e12 | e2.4 | e2.7 | 14 | 7.9 | 86 | 22 | 20 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| 20 | 3.7 | 4.0 | e8.5 | e2.3 | e3.6 | 16 | 8.6 | 88 | 21 | 19 | 4.9 | 2.7 |
| 21 | 3.8 | 4.0 | e6.5 | e2.3 | e5.5 | 14 | 7.8 | 71 | 21 | 128 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| 22 | 3.7 | 3.9 | e4.6 | e2.2 | e7.4 | 11 | 7.0 | 66 | 20 | 37 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 23 | 3.7 | 3.9 | e5.2 | e2.0 | e7.0 | 10 | 6.6 | 61 | 20 | 25 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 24 | 4.2 | 3.8 | e4.9 | e1.9 | e5.8 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 57 | 20 | 20 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 25 | 4.6 | 3.8 | e4.4 | e1.8 | e5.0 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| 26 | 4.5 | 3.7 | e4.2 | e1.7 | e4.4 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 47 | 52 | 18 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 27 | 4.0 | 4.5 | e4.4 | e1.8 | e3.9 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 3.6 | 7.7 |
| 28 | 4.3 | 4.0 | e4.7 | e1.9 | e3.5 | 10 | 6.8 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 29 | 3.5 | 3.8 | e5.1 | e2.0 | --- | 12 | 8.0 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.6 |
| 30 | 3.6 | 4.0 | e5.3 | e2.4 | --- | 9.8 | 9.0 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| 31 | 3.5 | --- | e4.7 | e2.8 | --- | 8.8 | --- | 37 | --- | 13 | 5.2 | --- |
| TOTAL | 118.1 | 115.4 | 160.0 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 408.2 | 247.0 | 3767 | 811 | 1083 | 217.5 | 125.0 |
| MEAN | 3.81 | 3.85 | 5.16 | 3.09 | 3.41 | 13.2 | 8.23 | 122 | 27.0 | 34.9 | 7.02 | 4.17 |
| MAX | 5.6 | 4.5 | 12 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 66 | 13 | 459 | 52 | 211 | 12 | 14 |
| MIN | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| CFSM | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 1.94 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| IN. | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 2.23 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| e Estimated |
| STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | 18.8 | 29.3 | 35.2 | 43.8 | 56.8 | 80.6 | 82.5 | 85.5 | 70.3 | 43.4 | 23.0 | 24.4 |
| MAX | 124 | 154 | 177 | 223 | 237 | 272 | 243 | 248 | 338 | 243 | 158 | 184 |
| (WY) | 1987 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 | 1997 | 1979 | 1983 | 1995 | 1974 | 1993 | 1981 | 1970 |
| MIN | 0.64 | 1.37 | 0.96 | 1.35 | 3.22 | 13.2 | 6.88 | 6.82 | 6.20 | 3.51 | 1.33 | 0.50 |
| (WY) | 1964 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1964 | 2003 | 1989 | 1989 | 1977 | 1988 | 1988 | 1988 |
| SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2003 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1960 - 2003 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | 14590.8 | 7243.7 | ||||
| ANNUAL MEAN | 40.0 | 19.8 | 49.4 | |||
| HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 131 | 1993 | ||||
| LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 13.6 | 1964 | ||||
| HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 1350 | May 12 | 459 | May 11 | 3330 | Feb 21 1997 |
| LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 3.3 | A | 1.7 B | Jan 26 | 0.00 | C |
| ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 3.5 | Oct 7 | 1.9 B | Jan 23 | 0.11 | Oct 6 1963 |
| MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 834 | May 11 | 6540 D | Jun 22 1974 | ||
| MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 18.09 | May 11 | 23.81 E | Jun 22 1974 | ||
| INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | F | |||||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.79 | |||
| ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 8.66 | 4.30 | 10.70 | |||
| 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 103 | 42 | 106 | |||
| 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 11 | 5.1 | 22 | |||
| 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |||