LOCATION.--Lat 37°41'31", long 88°08'00" (NAD of 1983), in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.32, T.9 S., R. 10 E., Union County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05140203, on main bridge pier on downstream side of State Highway 13, 9.5 miles upstream from Saline River, and at mile 858.2. | |
DRAINAGE AREA.--141,000 mi2, approximately. | |
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE | |
DISCHARGE: January 2002 to current year. | |
STAGE: January 2002 to current year. | |
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY | |
TEMPERATURE: October 1975 to October 3, 1977. | |
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and acoustic-velocity meter. Datum of gage is 309.10 ft above NAVD of 1988. | |
REMARKS.--Some regulation by locks and dams upstream from station at Uniontown, KY and downstream at Smithland, KY. | |
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 640,000 ft3/s, based on stage-area and velocity ratings, May 22, 2002, gage height, 43.87 ft; maximum gage height, 44.01 ft, discharge, 621,000 ft3/s, May 23, 2002; minimum daily discharge, 10,800 ft3/s, Aug. 17, 2002 and Sept. 10, 2002. | |
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-- | |
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Jan. 30, 1937, reached a stage of 65.64 ft, from information by National Weather Service. | |