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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

03140500 MUSKINGUM RIVER NEAR COSHOCTON, OH

LOCATION - Lat 40°14'54", long 81°52'23" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Coshocton County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05040004, on right bank at upstream side of former highway bridge, 1 mi southwest of Coshocton, and 2 mi downstream from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA - 4,859 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1907: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1936 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.17 ft (NAVD 1988); Prior to Sept.19, 1936, non-recording gage and Sept. 20, 1936-Sept. 30, 1977, water-stage recorder at same site at 730.00 ft (1912 adjustment); Oct. 1, 1977 to Oct. 1, 2010, at 725.00 ft (1912 adjustment).

REMARKS -

2013WY: Records good, except for estimated daily discharges which are poor. October 1, 2014 to October 20, 2015: Records fair, except for estimated daily discharges which are poor. October 20, 2015 to October 10, 2016: discharge records good, except for estimated daily discharges which are poor. Oct. 10, 2016 to Nov. 7, 2017: Records good except for Jan. 26, 2017 to May 21, 2017, which are fair and estimated discharges, which are poor. Nov. 7, 2017 to Nov. 13, 2018: discharge records fair, except for estimated daily discharges which are poor. Record quality ratings may not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 11/13/2018. Record quality is still being rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send email to: gs-w-oh_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov.

Flow regulated by 13 flood-control reservoirs at points 19 mi to 88 mi upstream. Water-quality data formerly collected at this site. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in Mar. 1913 reached a stage of about 28.8 ft, discharge, 202,000 ft³/s, computed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.