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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2019

03262000 LORAMIE CREEK AT LOCKINGTON OH

LOCATION - Lat 40°12'52", long 84°14'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Shelby County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05080001, on left bank at upstream side of Lockington Dam, 200 ft upstream of dam conduits, 0.7 mi northwest of Lockington and at river mile 2.1.

DRAINAGE AREA - 257 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 923: 1916. WSP 1908: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1915 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 875.22 ft (NAVD 1988). Prior to July 3, 1924, nonrecording gage at datum 875.99 ft (1912 adjustment). July 3, 1924 to Aug. 17, 1926, nonrecording gage, Aug. 18, 1926 to Sept. 30, 1926, water-stage recorder, at datum 874.99 ft (1912 adjustment). Oct. 1, 1926 to Feb. 1, 2006, at datum 800.03 ft (1912 adjustment). Prior to Feb. 1, 2006 at site 1300 ft downstream. Feb. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2010, at datum 876.00 ft (1912 adjustment).

COOPERATION - Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

REMARKS -

Discharge records fair for the 2014 water year except for estimated records, which are poor. Oct. 1, 2014 to Mar. 10, 2015: discharge records fair except for estimated records, which are poor. Mar. 11, 2015 to June 15, 2015: discharge records good. June 16, 2015 to Oct. 18, 2015: discharge records fair except for estimated records, which are poor. Oct. 19, 2015 to Oct. 31, 2016: discharge records fair except for estimated records, which are poor. Nov. 1, 2016 to Nov. 9, 2017: discharge records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Nov. 10, 2017 to Aug. 13, 2018: discharge records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Aug. 14, 2018 to Dec. 6, 2018: discharge records 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.

Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin beginning in 1921. Low and medium flow slightly regulated by Lake Loramie 18 mi upstream, capacity, 13,000 acre-ft. Stage affected by backwater from Lockington Dam.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 15.6 ft, at datum 875.99 ft COE 1912; discharge, 25,600 ft³/s, at site upstream from Turtle Creek, drainage area, 211 mi², computed by Miami Conservancy District.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 10,400 ft³/s May 7, 1916, gage height, 10.4 ft, at datum 875.99 ft COE 1912, from rating curve extended above 5,400 ft³/s.

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	115
2	82.0
3	59.6
4	47.5
5	63.7
6	76.8
7	108
8	125
9	102
10	77.3
11	66.1
12	64.6
13	48.5
14	38.5
15	30.2
16	25.3
17	21.2
18	17.3
19	16.2
20	14.7
21	12.0
22	14.0
23	13.2
24	12.5
25	11.9
26	10.7
27	14.2
28	17.2
29	21.3
30	31.6
31	34.2
Total	1,392
Mean	44.9
Max	125
Min	10.7
Ac-ft	2,762

Day	Nov
2018
1	1,470
2	3,860
3	3,860
4	2,260
5	707
6	576
7	452
8	244
9	175
10	144
11	124
12	110
13	100
14	86.3
15	328
16	1,010
17	624
18	386
19	257
20	358
21	230
22	171
23	140
24	505
25	682
26	942
27	1,040
28	517
29	290
30	190
--
Total	21,840
Mean	728
Max	3860
Min	86.3
Ac-ft	43,320

Day	Dec
2018
1	926
2	2,480
3	1,400
4	665
5	438
6	252
7	186
8	143
9	e117
10	e101
11	e85.1
12	e80.2
13	e78.9
14	e78.5
15	124
16	1,060
17	687
18	408
19	238
20	223
21	2,060
22	1,730
23	728
24	363
25	211
26	164
27	142
28	417
29	416
30	237
31	657
Total	16,900
Mean	545
Max	2480
Min	78.5
Ac-ft	33,510

Day	Jan
2019
1	2,920
2	1,980
3	687
4	304
5	181
6	131
7	111
8	99.0
9	86.5
10	75.7
11	71.8
12	64.3
13	68.3
14	63.0
15	52.3
16	53.0
17	51.1
18	60.8
19	96.8
20	e161
21	e343
22	337
23	994
24	3,540
25	2,570
26	917
27	326
28	e160
29	e126
30	e97.8
31	e93.1
Total	16,820
Mean	543
Max	3540
Min	51.1
Ac-ft	33,370

Day	Feb
2019
1	e73.2
2	e64.3
3	e86.6
4	e704
5	1,730
6	2,290
7	3,300
8	4,340
9	2,840
10	745
11	393
12	1,450
13	2,280
14	995
15	687
16	483
17	310
18	216
19	156
20	168
21	1,370
22	1,930
23	995
24	1,520
25	902
26	444
27	284
28	211
--
--
--
Total	30,969
Mean	1,106
Max	4340
Min	64.3
Ac-ft	61,420

Day	Mar
2019
1	177
2	155
3	e137
4	e106
5	e86.6
6	e83.8
7	e73.1
8	e68.7
9	e132
10	2,270
11	1,950
12	815
13	495
14	524
15	963
16	506
17	306
18	255
19	213
20	177
21	547
22	760
23	383
24	237
25	207
26	176
27	140
28	124
29	158
30	523
31	2,380
Total	15,129
Mean	488
Max	2380
Min	68.7
Ac-ft	30,009

Day	Apr
2019
1	1,430
2	598
3	331
4	212
5	169
6	140
7	121
8	115
9	107
10	96.7
11	89.3
12	91.5
13	103
14	566
15	950
16	454
17	252
18	182
19	999
20	2,740
21	2,870
22	1,180
23	484
24	267
25	246
26	2,200
27	3,690
28	2,170
29	878
30	458
--
Total	24,190
Mean	806
Max	3690
Min	89.3
Ac-ft	47,980

Day	May
2019
1	283
2	325
3	353
4	299
5	222
6	172
7	138
8	123
9	115
10	120
11	103
12	372
13	491
14	377
15	217
16	156
17	e2,410
18	2,820
19	2,150
20	1,360
21	609
22	329
23	296
24	331
25	375
26	1,090
27	1,230
28	1,220
29	654
30	367
31	206
Total	19,310
Mean	623
Max	2820
Min	103
Ac-ft	38,310

Day	Jun
2019
1	146
2	157
3	118
4	93.1
5	87.1
6	88.6
7	76.8
8	66.6
9	57.7
10	67.1
11	71.1
12	55.3
13	47.4
14	49.1
15	e93.5
16	e3,460
17	3,890
18	3,700
19	3,530
20	3,480
21	3,430
22	1,820
23	602
24	330
25	320
26	198
27	145
28	415
29	184
30	117
--
Total	26,900
Mean	897
Max	3890
Min	47.4
Ac-ft	53,350

Day	Jul
2019
1	99.3
2	86.6
3	101
4	142
5	91.1
6	74.7
7	95.3
8	81.4
9	60.8
10	49.4
11	45.8
12	e44.2
13	e47.0
14	e52.5
15	e48.2
16	e52.6
17	e123
18	254
19	577
20	184
21	102
22	114
23	99.8
24	61.7
25	43.1
26	32.6
27	27.3
28	23.7
29	22.2
30	21.8
31	21.8
Total	2,880
Mean	92.9
Max	577
Min	21.8
Ac-ft	5,712

Day	Aug
2019
1	20.7
2	18.7
3	17.7
4	16.7
5	15.9
6	15.2
7	15.1
8	16.6
9	72.4
10	74.8
11	31.9
12	21.5
13	28.1
14	32.8
15	23.3
16	27.4
17	27.3
18	18.5
19	23.5
20	e37.3
21	e27.9
22	e24.8
23	e71.2
24	e41.5
25	e23.4
26	e14.1
27	e16.1
28	20.3
29	18.5
30	15.1
31	14.0
Total	842
Mean	27.2
Max	74.8
Min	14.0
Ac-ft	1,671

Day	Sep
2019
1	14.0
2	17.5
3	15.9
4	e13.6
5	e13.1
6	e12.7
7	e11.6
8	e10.5
9	e10.1
10	e9.71
11	e9.38
12	e9.33
13	e9.62
14	e9.80
15	e9.65
16	e9.60
17	e9.73
18	e9.85
19	e9.91
20	e10.2
21	9.94
22	9.94
23	9.87
24	9.81
25	9.81
26	10.0
27	9.53
28	10.6
29	e49.5
30	e14.6
--
Total	369
Mean	12.3
Max	49.5
Min	9.33
Ac-ft	733

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1921 - 2019, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Mean	58.5	143	257	356	366	478	405	227	209	142	63.4	54.5
Max	540	1,025	1,203	1,889	1,119	1,505	1,301	1,017	1,754	1,450	683	1,092
(WY)	(1987)	(1973)	(1991)	(2005)	(1950)	(2008)	(1922)	(1933)	(1958)	(2003)	(1995)	(1926)
Min	2.92	4.64	4.59	4.35	9.19	21.4	39.7	11.9	9.23	5.35	3.37	2.46
(WY)	(1964)	(1964)	(1964)	(1977)	(1964)	(1941)	(2012)	(1941)	(1988)	(1936)	(1936)	(1983)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
	Water Year 2019		Water Years 1921 - 2019
Annual total	177,500
Annual mean	486.4		229.3
Highest annual mean			486.4	2019
Lowest annual mean			53.0	1931
Highest daily mean	4,340	Feb 08	6,570	Jul 10, 2003
Lowest daily mean	9.33	Sep 12	0.400	Sep 26, 2002
Annual 7-day minimum	9.58	Sep 10	1.59	Sep 14, 1983
Maximum peak flow	4,480^a	Feb 08	6,710^a	Jul 10, 2003
Maximum peak stage	22.00	Feb 08	85.00	Jun 10, 1958
Annual runoff (cfsm)	1.89		0.892
Annual runoff (inches)	25.7		12.1
10 percent exceeds	1,490		582.0
50 percent exceeds	137.0		48.0
90 percent exceeds	14.7		7.60

^a Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion

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