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Water-Year Summary for Site 07312700

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00060 Discharge(Mean,Max.,Min.)  
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Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07312700 Wichita River near Charlie, TX
LOCATION - Lat 34°03'11", long 98°17'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Clay County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 11130206, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on Farm Road 810, 3.0 mi southeast of Charlie, and 5.7 mi northwest of Petrolia.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,439 mi², of which 2,086 mi² is above Lake Kemp Dam and 143 mi² is above Lake Wichita Dam.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1967 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.71 ft above NGVD of 1929. Satellite telemeter at station.
REMARKS - Since installation of gage at least 10% of contributing drainage area has been regulated. There are several upstream diversions for agricultural, mining, industrial, and recreational uses. Some records listed in the "Period of Record" for surface water and water quality may not be available electronically.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.-- CHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1967 to Sept. 1981, Oct. 1989 to Sept. 1997. BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1967 to Aug. 1996. PESTICIDE DATA: Aug. 1971. RADIOCHEMICAL DATA: Feb. 1981 to June 1981 SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Oct. 1967 to Sept. 1981 (local observer), June 1996 to Sept. 2002, Oct. 2004 to Sept. 2007, Nov. 2008 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: Oct. 1967 to Sept. 1981 (local observer), June 1996 to Sept. 2002, Oct. 2004 to Sept. 2007, Nov. 2008 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-Quality monitor June 1995 to Sept. 2002, Oct. 2004 to Sept. 2007, Nov. 2008 to current year.
REMARKS - Interruptions or periods of missing record may be due to instrument failure, no flow conditions, or data corrections exceeding allowable criteria, which were deleted. Other than no flow conditions, minimum and maximum extremes may have occurred during period of missing record.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 10,000 microsiemens/cm, Apr. 25, 1972; minimum, 118 microsiemens/cm, Nov. 19, 2002. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 35.7 degrees Celsius, Aug. 1, 2, 2012; minimum -0.3 degrees Celsius, Dec. 9, 2005.