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Station operated in cooperation with the Ohio Water Development Authority
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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03159500 HOCKING RIVER AT ATHENS, OH
LOCATION.--Lat 39°19'44", long 82°05'16", in T.9 N., R.14 W., Athens County,
Hydrologic Unit 05030204, on right bank 0.8 mi east of business
section of Athens, 1.4 mi downstream from Coats Run, and 3.0 mi
downstream from Margaret Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1915 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 523: 1918-19(M). WSP 743: 1922(M). WSP 873: 1920,
1922, 1924-28, 1937. WSP 1113: 1932. WDR-OH-90-1: 1979(M), 1983(M),
1985(M), 1986(M).
REMARKS.-- Some regulation by Burr Oak Reservoir, capacity 26,900 acre-ft,
on East Branch Sunday Creek 29 mi upstream beginning 1952 (see station
0315800); by Hocking Lake, capacity 3,080 acre-ft, on Clear Fork 39.4
mi upstream beginning in 1949; and by temporary retention in 8
retarding basins, combined capacity, 8,710 acre-ft, constructed
between 1955 and 1961 upstream from Lancaster (see station 03156400).
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