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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

03157500 HOCKING RIVER AT ENTERPRISE OH

LOCATION - Lat 39°33'54", long 82°28'29" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Hocking County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05030204, on right bank at upstream side of bridge at Enterprise, 4.0 mi downstream from Buck Run, and 4.3 mi upstream from Scott Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA - 459 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 873: 1938. WDR-OH-70-1: 1969. WSP 1907: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1930 to current year. Prior to May 1931 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage. Datum of gage is 723.19 ft (NAVD 1988). Prior to February 2015, datum was 723.58 ft (NGVD 1929). Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS -

Records fair for 2014, except for estimated records, which are poor. Feb. 10, 2014 to Dec. 8, 2014: records fair, except for estimated records, which are poor. Dec. 9, 2014 to Aug. 12, 2015: records fair, except for estimated records, which are poor. Aug. 13, 2015 to Dec. 7, 2015: records fair. Dec. 8, 2015 to June 7, 2016 records fair, except for estimated records, which are poor. June 8, 2016 to Aug. 1, 2016 records rated good. Aug. 2, 2016 to Oct. 3, 2016 records rated poor. Oct. 3, 2016 to Jun. 28, 2017: discharge records rated fair, except for estimated records which are poor. Jun. 28, 2017 to Nov. 29, 2017: discharge records rated good, except for estimated records, which are poor. Nov. 30, 2017 to Jun. 22, 2018: discharge records rated fair. Jun. 23, 2018 to Nov. 13, 2018: discharge records rated good, except for estimated records, which are poor. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in eight retarding basins, combined capacity, 8,710 acre-ft, constructed between 1955 and 1961 upstream from station. Water-quality data formerly collected at this site.

Record quality ratings may not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 09/30/2018. 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.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in Mar. 1907 reached a stage of 22.0 ft from flood mark; discharge, 36,000 ft³/s from reports of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.