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Water year 2019: 2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2019

03145173 South Fork Licking River at Heath OH

LOCATION - Lat 40°02'15", long 82°24'48" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Licking County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05040006, on downstream side of Hopewell Rd bridge, 0.7 mi from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 181 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Discharge record revised from March 1, 2021 to Oct. 21, 2021 based on changes to the stage-discharge rating.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2010 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft (NAVD 1988).

REMARKS -

Records for 2014 WY were rated fair, except for estimated periods, which were poor. Records for Oct. 1, 2014 to Nov. 3, 2015 were rated fair, except for estimated periods, which were poor. Records for Nov. 4, 2015 to Nov. 7, 2016 rated fair, except for estimated periods, which were poor. Occasional regulation by Buckeye Lake, capacity 27,300 acre-ft, on unnamed tributary 12.5 mi upstream from station. See Remarks for station 03145000.

Record quality ratings will not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 09/30/2019. 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.

DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
YEAR 2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
DAILY MEAN VALUES
[e, Value has been estimated.]

Day	Oct
	2018
1	95.6
2	108
3	103
4	108
5	148
6	123
7	103
8	94.2
9	90.1
10	94.6
11	155
12	138
13	123
14	114
15	111
16	105
17	99.1
18	90.8
19	98.2
20	149
21	e133
22	e129
23	121
24	110
25	102
26	101
27	189
28	263
29	462
30	269
31	233
Total	4,363
Mean	141
Max	462
Min	90.1
Ac-ft	8,653

Day	Nov
2018
1	1,900
2	2,260
3	1,120
4	640
5	483
6	1,360
7	848
8	486
9	503
10	518
11	364
12	308
13	264
14	166
15	815
16	1,310
17	594
18	393
19	646
20	901
21	420
22	300
23	251
24	837
25	824
26	570
27	608
28	361
29	277
30	243
--
Total	20,570
Mean	686
Max	2260
Min	166
Ac-ft	40,800

Day	Dec
2018
1	644
2	1,450
3	638
4	561
5	463
6	391
7	346
8	303
9	272
10	248
11	227
12	212
13	200
14	180
15	250
16	867
17	359
18	223
19	180
20	172
21	890
22	459
23	273
24	218
25	187
26	167
27	159
28	222
29	280
30	195
31	627
Total	11,860
Mean	383
Max	1450
Min	159
Ac-ft	23,530

Day	Jan
2019
1	1,710
2	635
3	352
4	272
5	744
6	413
7	291
8	254
9	215
10	188
11	170
12	163
13	162
14	154
15	146
16	141
17	140
18	157
19	378
20	1,230
21	465
22	302
23	1,000
24	3,030
25	1,380
26	589
27	426
28	347
29	370
30	275
31	266
Total	16,360
Mean	528
Max	3030
Min	140
Ac-ft	32,460

Day	Feb
2019
1	222
2	207
3	209
4	304
5	793
6	1,650
7	2,590
8	2,830
9	1,210
10	656
11	625
12	4,100
13	3,420
14	1,630
15	961
16	738
17	628
18	563
19	482
20	717
21	2,390
22	1,490
23	808
24	716
25	496
26	267
27	237
28	216
--
--
--
Total	31,150
Mean	1,113
Max	4100
Min	207
Ac-ft	61,790

Day	Mar
2019
1	206
2	202
3	192
4	189
5	164
6	147
7	147
8	142
9	214
10	2,490
11	1,010
12	389
13	270
14	329
15	1,630
16	639
17	325
18	261
19	222
20	196
21	186
22	175
23	158
24	147
25	248
26	347
27	208
28	180
29	173
30	537
31	3,780
Total	15,500
Mean	500
Max	3780
Min	142
Ac-ft	30,750

Day	Apr
2019
1	1,780
2	746
3	412
4	310
5	274
6	244
7	224
8	220
9	197
10	179
11	169
12	208
13	218
14	413
15	816
16	366
17	263
18	235
19	228
20	553
21	479
22	311
23	162
24	149
25	149
26	637
27	572
28	552
29	373
30	257
--
Total	11,700
Mean	390
Max	1780
Min	149
Ac-ft	23,200

Day	May
2019
1	264
2	475
3	420
4	354
5	543
6	288
7	222
8	276
9	285
10	481
11	375
12	295
13	263
14	172
15	151
16	139
17	212
18	223
19	168
20	153
21	131
22	119
23	121
24	113
25	111
26	115
27	118
28	1,570
29	581
30	238
31	257
Total	9,233
Mean	298
Max	1570
Min	111
Ac-ft	18,310

Day	Jun
2019
1	302
2	226
3	196
4	146
5	134
6	127
7	115
8	105
9	101
10	110
11	111
12	104
13	281
14	299
15	203
16	454
17	435
18	668
19	1,660
20	1,760
21	1,000
22	443
23	292
24	610
25	1,180
26	549
27	380
28	279
29	259
30	234
--
Total	12,760
Mean	425
Max	1760
Min	101
Ac-ft	25,310

Day	Jul
2019
1	144
2	135
3	1,500
4	1,020
5	418
6	768
7	1,390
8	585
9	323
10	265
11	237
12	220
13	143
14	127
15	118
16	113
17	129
18	132
19	117
20	93.4
21	86.5
22	282
23	133
24	63.8
25	51.4
26	45.2
27	40.2
28	37.6
29	35.3
30	38.0
31	37.7
Total	8,828
Mean	285
Max	1500
Min	35.3
Ac-ft	17,510

Day	Aug
2019
1	35.0
2	33.1
3	31.3
4	30.0
5	30.6
6	29.3
7	38.4
8	40.5
9	75.3
10	46.2
11	33.8
12	30.2
13	35.0
14	34.5
15	31.2
16	28.2
17	30.2
18	27.1
19	29.6
20	28.5
21	26.8
22	28.1
23	26.6
24	24.1
25	23.4
26	23.1
27	65.0
28	452
29	74.6
30	42.5
31	33.3
Total	1,518
Mean	49.0
Max	452
Min	23.1
Ac-ft	3,010

Day	Sep
2019
1	30.2
2	31.1
3	39.8
4	30.9
5	26.5
6	24.7
7	23.4
8	22.3
9	22.0
10	21.7
11	21.2
12	20.5
13	20.2
14	19.5
15	19.1
16	19.1
17	19.0
18	18.7
19	18.2
20	18.1
21	18.3
22	27.5
23	22.6
24	21.1
25	19.1
26	19.3
27	17.8
28	19.8
29	18.3
30	18.0
--
Total	668
Mean	22.3
Max	39.8
Min	17.8
Ac-ft	1,325

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 2011 - 2019, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Mean	74.8	248	350	316	445	398	398	276	238	271	66.4	62.6
Max	211	686	749	528	1,113	570	765	697	549	783	202	282
(WY)	(2012)	(2019)	(2012)	(2019)	(2019)	(2015)	(2018)	(2014)	(2018)	(2017)	(2014)	(2018)
Min	11.8	35.2	112	108	175	179	106	92.8	18.4	14.7	14.3	18.6
(WY)	(2011)	(2016)	(2018)	(2011)	(2017)	(2014)	(2012)	(2016)	(2012)	(2012)	(2012)	(2015)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
	Water Year 2019		Water Years 2011 - 2019
Annual total	144,500
Annual mean	396.0		263.9
Highest annual mean			396.0	2019
Lowest annual mean			157.2	2016
Highest daily mean	4,100	Feb 12	4,100	Feb 12, 2019
Lowest daily mean	17.8	Sep 27	6.70	Oct 12, 2010
Annual 7-day minimum	18.6	Sep 15	7.99	Oct 06, 2010
Maximum peak flow	6,470^a	Feb 12	10,500^a	Jul 13, 2017
Maximum peak stage	14.55	Feb 12	17.79	Jul 13, 2017
Annual runoff (cfsm)	2.19		1.43
Annual runoff (inches)	29.7		19.4
10 percent exceeds	876.2		628.6
50 percent exceeds	222.0		114.0
90 percent exceeds	29.5		20.6

^a Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion

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