USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03261950

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Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

03261950 LORAMIE CREEK NEAR NEWPORT OH

LOCATION - Lat 40°18'25", long 84°23'02" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Shelby County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05080001, right bank at downstream side of bridge on Cardo Roman Road, 1.1 mi northwest of Newport, 3 mi south of Fort Loramie, 3 mi downstream from Mile Creek, and at mile 16.5.

DRAINAGE AREA - 152 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD Ohio 1971: 1966(M). WDR Ohio 1985-1: 1984(M).

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1964 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 925.95 ft (NAVD 1988). Oct. 1, 1964 to Sept. 30, 1980 at 927.00 ft (1912 adjsutment). Oct. 1, 1980 to Sept. 30, 2013 at 926.57 ft (NGVD 1929).

COOPERATION - Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

REMARKS -

Any period of estimated record is rated poor, all non-estimated periods are rated as follows: Discharge records good for the 2014 water year. Oct. 1, 2014 to Dec. 7, 2014: discharge records fair. Dec. 8, 2014 to Oct. 11, 2015: discharge records good. Oct. 12, 2015 to Oct. 24, 2016: discharge records good. Oct. 24, 2016 to Nov. 10, 2017: discharge records are rated good. Nov. 11, 2017 to Aug. 13, 2018: discharge records are rated fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Aug. 14, 2018 to Dec. 3, 2018: discharge records are poor.

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.

Some regulation by Lake Loramie 5 mi upstream, capacity, 13,000 acre-ft.

Possible backwater effect from Lockington Dam for stages at station 03262000 (Loramie Creek at Lockington OH) above 51 ft.

Sediment data formerly collected at this site.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 17.0 ft and flood of Jan. 21, 1959, a stage of 14.2 ft, from flood profile furnished by Miami Conservancy District.