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Water year 2014: 2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2014

03611500 OHIO RIVER AT METROPOLIS, IL

LOCATION - Lat 37°08'51", long 88°44'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Massac County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 05140206, at TVA Shawnee Steam Plant river coal loading facility at river mile 946.2, about 2.1 miles downstream of previous location on railroad bridge at river mile 944.1 at Metropolis, IL.

DRAINAGE AREA - 203,000 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1928 to current year. Prior to April 1928 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected 9.6 miles upstream at Paducah since 1890 are contained in reports of National Weather Service. Occasional discharge measurements from 1881 to 1924 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is 276.18 feet above NAVD of 1988. Prior to December 22, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at Paducah, Kentucky, Metropolis and Joppa, Illinois, and Dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near Grand Chain, 0.5 miles upstream from Dam 53, and 18 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to May 29, 1936, auxiliary nonrecording gage at Dam 53.

COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District and National Stream Quality Accounting Network.

REMARKS - 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges and for discharges less than 100,000 ft³/s which are poor. Flow regulated by many dams and reservoirs. Maximum daily discharge includes overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys.

DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
YEAR 2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
DAILY MEAN VALUES

Day	Oct
	2013
1	97,800
2	91,900
3	96,800
4	94,300
5	105,000
6	165,000
7	241,000
8	276,000
9	239,000
10	182,000
11	137,000
12	141,000
13	135,000
14	112,000
15	88,200
16	91,300
17	96,900
18	94,100
19	90,400
20	90,800
21	95,500
22	97,500
23	93,700
24	91,800
25	92,100
26	90,500
27	88,100
28	95,900
29	103,000
30	121,000
31	118,000
Total	3,753,000
Mean	121,100
Max	276000
Min	88100
Ac-ft	7,443,000

Day	Nov
2013
1	119,000
2	137,000
3	162,000
4	165,000
5	157,000
6	155,000
7	160,000
8	146,000
9	136,000
10	146,000
11	153,000
12	151,000
13	146,000
14	133,000
15	129,000
16	116,000
17	119,000
18	191,000
19	244,000
20	251,000
21	241,000
22	226,000
23	202,000
24	183,000
25	171,000
26	145,000
27	168,000
28	165,000
29	193,000
30	206,000
--
Total	5,016,000
Mean	167,200
Max	251000
Min	116000
Ac-ft	9,949,000

Day	Dec
2013
1	223,000
2	234,000
3	225,000
4	196,000
5	184,000
6	193,000
7	209,000
8	248,000
9	315,000
10	413,000
11	477,000
12	514,000
13	534,000
14	544,000
15	540,000
16	520,000
17	487,000
18	442,000
19	390,000
20	347,000
21	375,000
22	486,000
23	520,000
24	586,000
25	625,000
26	652,000
27	677,000
28	694,000
29	707,000
30	716,000
31	719,000
Total	13,990,000
Mean	451,400
Max	719000
Min	184000
Ac-ft	27,750,000

Day	Jan
2014
1	713,000
2	695,000
3	674,000
4	654,000
5	642,000
6	616,000
7	564,000
8	504,000
9	442,000
10	369,000
11	363,000
12	373,000
13	393,000
14	413,000
15	453,000
16	506,000
17	564,000
18	583,000
19	591,000
20	591,000
21	572,000
22	530,000
23	417,000
24	314,000
25	268,000
26	233,000
27	209,000
28	177,000
29	147,000
30	157,000
31	174,000
Total	13,900,000
Mean	448,400
Max	713000
Min	147000
Ac-ft	27,570,000

Day	Feb
2014
1	170,000
2	163,000
3	188,000
4	222,000
5	296,000
6	427,000
7	526,000
8	583,000
9	617,000
10	638,000
11	651,000
12	642,000
13	582,000
14	448,000
15	350,000
16	302,000
17	285,000
18	298,000
19	327,000
20	346,000
21	375,000
22	417,000
23	460,000
24	507,000
25	555,000
26	583,000
27	613,000
28	633,000
--
--
--
Total	12,200,000
Mean	435,900
Max	651000
Min	163000
Ac-ft	24,210,000

Day	Mar
2014
1	647,000
2	647,000
3	634,000
4	611,000
5	581,000
6	535,000
7	503,000
8	492,000
9	480,000
10	453,000
11	410,000
12	383,000
13	335,000
14	301,000
15	294,000
16	311,000
17	343,000
18	364,000
19	368,000
20	334,000
21	285,000
22	253,000
23	241,000
24	237,000
25	231,000
26	228,000
27	204,000
28	190,000
29	183,000
30	189,000
31	200,000
Total	11,470,000
Mean	369,900
Max	647000
Min	183000
Ac-ft	22,740,000

Day	Apr
2014
1	209,000
2	226,000
3	270,000
4	353,000
5	447,000
6	531,000
7	592,000
8	627,000
9	646,000
10	664,000
11	679,000
12	691,000
13	687,000
14	686,000
15	675,000
16	641,000
17	590,000
18	520,000
19	442,000
20	376,000
21	316,000
22	267,000
23	226,000
24	190,000
25	176,000
26	169,000
27	166,000
28	211,000
29	353,000
30	461,000
--
Total	13,089,999
Mean	436,200
Max	691000
Min	166000
Ac-ft	25,960,000

Day	May
2014
1	501,000
2	487,000
3	502,000
4	524,000
5	530,000
6	497,000
7	473,000
8	442,000
9	379,000
10	305,000
11	257,000
12	246,000
13	248,000
14	245,000
15	256,000
16	299,000
17	336,000
18	368,000
19	395,000
20	402,000
21	412,000
22	428,000
23	427,000
24	419,000
25	397,000
26	366,000
27	319,000
28	282,000
29	244,000
30	206,000
31	178,000
Total	11,370,000
Mean	366,800
Max	530000
Min	178000
Ac-ft	22,550,000

Day	Jun
2014
1	175,000
2	188,000
3	198,000
4	173,000
5	176,000
6	200,000
7	235,000
8	247,000
9	240,000
10	247,000
11	254,000
12	268,000
13	258,000
14	249,000
15	246,000
16	253,000
17	260,000
18	243,000
19	205,000
20	167,000
21	146,000
22	163,000
23	176,000
24	183,000
25	178,000
26	170,000
27	167,000
28	168,000
29	186,000
30	207,000
--
Total	6,226,000
Mean	207,500
Max	268000
Min	146000
Ac-ft	12,350,000

Day	Jul
2014
1	225,000
2	228,000
3	203,000
4	178,000
5	160,000
6	139,000
7	132,000
8	120,000
9	105,000
10	109,000
11	113,000
12	103,000
13	92,900
14	100,000
15	115,000
16	123,000
17	114,000
18	111,000
19	101,000
20	111,000
21	117,000
22	116,000
23	94,300
24	75,600
25	95,300
26	101,000
27	80,400
28	104,000
29	117,000
30	104,000
31	106,000
Total	3,794,000
Mean	122,400
Max	228000
Min	75600
Ac-ft	7,524,000

Day	Aug
2014
1	115,000
2	104,000
3	90,800
4	81,000
5	85,700
6	103,000
7	110,000
8	114,000
9	94,600
10	90,500
11	95,300
12	85,200
13	104,000
14	117,000
15	138,000
16	148,000
17	143,000
18	143,000
19	141,000
20	135,000
21	141,000
22	146,000
23	160,000
24	183,000
25	183,000
26	182,000
27	184,000
28	177,000
29	128,000
30	129,000
31	126,000
Total	3,977,000
Mean	128,300
Max	184000
Min	81000
Ac-ft	7,887,999

Day	Sep
2014
1	103,000
2	108,000
3	137,000
4	135,000
5	120,000
6	126,000
7	130,000
8	130,000
9	130,000
10	133,000
11	124,000
12	113,000
13	121,000
14	106,000
15	116,000
16	127,000
17	113,000
18	88,900
19	80,800
20	96,100
21	86,100
22	55,000
23	88,500
24	99,800
25	78,500
26	64,900
27	73,300
28	81,100
29	80,800
30	85,400
--
Total	3,131,000
Mean	104,400
Max	137000
Min	55000
Ac-ft	6,211,000

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2014, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Mean	109,200	171,400	304,300	401,500	462,700	516,000	449,400	351,000	220,300	154,300	122,100	105,200
Max	335,600	450,300	717,500	1,022,000	1,217,000	1,039,000	896,400	917,800	596,400	441,200	331,100	383,500
(WY)	(1980)	(1986)	(1973)	(1937)	(1937)	(1997)	(1994)	(1983)	(1997)	(1928)	(1958)	(1979)
Min	22,710	33,400	48,610	71,650	77,380	154,700	128,800	75,180	53,840	23,350	25,390	29,330
(WY)	(1931)	(1931)	(1931)	(1940)	(1934)	(1941)	(2012)	(1941)	(1936)	(1930)	(1930)	(1930)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
	Water Year 2014		Water Years 1928 - 2014
Annual total	101,900,000
Annual mean	279,200		279,100
Highest annual mean			436,600	1979
Lowest annual mean			120,300	1931
Highest daily mean	719,000	Dec 31	1,850,000	Feb 01, 1937
Lowest daily mean	55,000	Sep 22	15,000	Jul 20, 1930
Annual 7-day minimum	77,300	Sep 22	16,570	Jul 20, 1930
Maximum peak flow	719,000^a,b	Dec 31	1,850,000^a,b	Feb 01, 1937
Maximum peak stage	44.54^c	Apr 12	61.71	May 05, 2011
Annual runoff (cfsm)	1.38		1.38
Annual runoff (inches)	18.7		18.7
10 percent exceeds	587,600		635,000
50 percent exceeds	207,000		195,000
90 percent exceeds	95,740		68,800

^a Discharge is a Maximum Daily Average
^b Discharge affected to unknown degree by Regulation or Diversion
^c Max gage height not associated with peak discharge

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