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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2019

03270000 MAD RIVER NEAR DAYTON OH

LOCATION - Lat 39°47'50", long 84°05'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Greene County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05080001, on left bank in retarding basin 300 ft upstream from Huffman Dam, 2.3 mi downstream from Mud Run, 6.2 mi northeast of Dayton, and at mile 6.1.

DRAINAGE AREA - 635 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 453: 1915. WSP 743: 1929-32. WSP 1305: 1916(M), 1925(M) 1930-32(M). WSP 1908: Drainage area. WDR-OH-82-1: 1980.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.26 ft (NAVD 1988). See WSP 1725 for history of changes prior to Jan. 21, 1959. Jan. 21, 1959 to Dec. 14, 1967, at site 900 ft downstream at datum 700.05 ft (NGVD 1929). Dec. 15, 1967 to Sept. 30, 2013 at current site at datum 777.06 ft (NGVD 1929).

COOPERATION - Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

REMARKS -

Discharge records fair for 2014 except for estimated records, which are poor. Oct. 1, 2014 to Dec. 8, 2014: discharge records fair. Dec. 9, 2014 to Mar. 15, 2015: discharge records fair except for estimated records, which are poor. Mar. 16, 2015 to Apr. 28, 2015: discharge records good. Apr. 29, 2015 to Aug. 19, 2015: discharge records fair except for estimated records, which are poor. Aug. 20, 2015 to Oct. 6, 2015: discharge records fair. Oct. 7, 2015 to Aug. 2, 2016: discharge records fair. Aug. 3, 2016 to Nov. 3, 2016: discharge records good. For the period Nov. 4, 2016 to Nov. 2, 2017, discharge records rated fair except for estimated discharges which are poor. Nov. 3, 2017 to Oct. 22, 2018: discharge records fair except for estimated records, which 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.

Flood flow regulated by Huffman retarding basin beginning in 1921, some regulation by C. J. Brown Reservoir 26 mi upstream on Buck Creek beginning in 1974. Stage affected by backwater from Huffman Dam. Water quality data was formerly collected on left bank 900 ft downstream.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, original site and datum; discharge 75,700 ft³/s, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 21,200 ft³/s Jan. 22, 1959 (based on Huffman retarding basin outflow records); maximum gage height, 87.9 ft Feb. 26, 1929, at site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 94 ft³/s Aug. 6, 1934, but may have been less during 1921-1924.

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	582
2	512
3	520
4	486
5	472
6	520
7	536
8	524
9	447
10	411
11	407
12	399
13	470
14	468
15	469
16	394
17	380
18	361
19	329
20	419
21	454
22	e376
23	e354
24	343
25	331
26	337
27	477
28	468
29	462
30	407
31	441
Total	13,560
Mean	437
Max	582
Min	329
Ac-ft	26,889

Day	Nov
2018
1	2,420
2	6,110
3	2,710
4	1,840
5	1,560
6	1,960
7	1,720
8	1,350
9	1,240
10	1,300
11	1,210
12	1,150
13	1,100
14	964
15	1,420
16	2,280
17	1,890
18	1,670
19	e2,010
20	2,160
21	1,560
22	1,320
23	1,210
24	1,870
25	2,290
26	2,280
27	2,180
28	1,710
29	1,250
30	1,140
--
Total	54,870
Mean	1,829
Max	6110
Min	964
Ac-ft	108,800

Day	Dec
2018
1	2,120
2	3,710
3	2,050
4	1,550
5	1,350
6	1,200
7	1,000
8	922
9	875
10	836
11	801
12	784
13	757
14	705
15	875
16	3,030
17	1,820
18	1,670
19	1,490
20	1,160
21	2,950
22	2,070
23	1,540
24	1,330
25	1,210
26	1,000
27	953
28	1,120
29	1,130
30	1,010
31	1,730
Total	44,750
Mean	1,443
Max	3710
Min	705
Ac-ft	88,760

Day	Jan
2019
1	5,330
2	2,420
3	2,070
4	1,850
5	2,110
6	1,500
7	1,320
8	1,230
9	1,130
10	1,040
11	974
12	940
13	939
14	904
15	874
16	864
17	860
18	947
19	1,280
20	1,800
21	1,250
22	1,110
23	2,110
24	5,450
25	2,340
26	1,730
27	1,660
28	1,520
29	1,300
30	1,120
31	946
Total	50,920
Mean	1,643
Max	5450
Min	860
Ac-ft	101,000

Day	Feb
2019
1	925
2	891
3	916
4	1,260
5	1,910
6	3,940
7	5,860
8	8,010
9	3,670
10	2,440
11	1,970
12	3,860
13	4,580
14	2,730
15	2,380
16	2,110
17	1,880
18	1,750
19	1,620
20	1,810
21	2,930
22	3,160
23	2,450
24	3,320
25	2,440
26	1,920
27	1,750
28	1,490
--
--
--
Total	73,970
Mean	2,642
Max	8010
Min	891
Ac-ft	146,700

Day	Mar
2019
1	1,400
2	1,320
3	1,170
4	1,150
5	1,070
6	1,030
7	1,000
8	979
9	1,150
10	3,160
11	2,250
12	1,750
13	1,450
14	1,540
15	2,440
16	1,610
17	1,370
18	1,360
19	1,240
20	1,110
21	1,090
22	1,060
23	992
24	954
25	1,030
26	1,050
27	966
28	932
29	937
30	1,280
31	4,090
Total	43,930
Mean	1,417
Max	4090
Min	932
Ac-ft	87,130

Day	Apr
2019
1	2,080
2	1,740
3	1,330
4	1,170
5	1,110
6	1,060
7	996
8	909
9	866
10	824
11	778
12	784
13	751
14	1,040
15	1,530
16	1,060
17	913
18	858
19	1,120
20	4,500
21	2,940
22	1,780
23	1,490
24	1,310
25	1,210
26	2,470
27	2,290
28	1,920
29	1,690
30	1,390
--
Total	43,910
Mean	1,464
Max	4500
Min	751
Ac-ft	87,090

Day	May
2019
1	1,290
2	2,280
3	3,790
4	3,900
5	2,460
6	2,040
7	1,800
8	1,480
9	1,430
10	1,840
11	1,620
12	1,580
13	1,590
14	1,340
15	1,230
16	1,170
17	3,860
18	5,960
19	2,630
20	2,070
21	2,090
22	1,940
23	1,940
24	1,890
25	1,620
26	1,260
27	1,330
28	3,150
29	2,140
30	1,660
31	1,650
Total	66,030
Mean	2,130
Max	5960
Min	1170
Ac-ft	131,000

Day	Jun
2019
1	1,750
2	e1,490
3	1,350
4	1,360
5	1,110
6	1,040
7	992
8	966
9	952
10	1,450
11	1,380
12	1,130
13	1,440
14	1,260
15	1,090
16	3,980
17	4,840
18	5,370
19	4,320
20	3,800
21	2,920
22	2,600
23	2,210
24	1,860
25	1,630
26	1,440
27	1,590
28	1,980
29	1,490
30	1,350
--
Total	60,140
Mean	2,005
Max	5370
Min	952
Ac-ft	119,300

Day	Jul
2019
1	1,190
2	1,130
3	1,100
4	1,130
5	1,100
6	1,020
7	1,030
8	950
9	891
10	861
11	831
12	778
13	746
14	753
15	784
16	793
17	935
18	897
19	894
20	805
21	768
22	897
23	767
24	694
25	663
26	642
27	626
28	613
29	583
30	574
31	581
Total	26,029
Mean	840
Max	1190
Min	574
Ac-ft	51,620

Day	Aug
2019
1	566
2	554
3	541
4	529
5	520
6	498
7	488
8	465
9	490
10	498
11	489
12	481
13	512
14	468
15	496
16	479
17	444
18	437
19	422
20	433
21	426
22	429
23	430
24	420
25	426
26	462
27	486
28	475
29	438
30	419
31	407
Total	14,630
Mean	472
Max	566
Min	407
Ac-ft	29,010

Day	Sep
2019
1	386
2	395
3	377
4	363
5	349
6	358
7	358
8	356
9	354
10	350
11	341
12	343
13	334
14	325
15	324
16	323
17	320
18	315
19	310
20	317
21	562
22	483
23	526
24	479
25	330
26	319
27	308
28	377
29	388
30	382
--
Total	11,050
Mean	368
Max	562
Min	308
Ac-ft	21,920

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1974 - 2019, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Mean	447	588	773	907	951	1,091	1,042	985	824	643	433	417
Max	1,424	1,829	2,387	3,502	2,642	2,744	2,372	2,940	2,005	1,525	1,235	1,528
(WY)	(1987)	(2019)	(2012)	(2005)	(2019)	(2007)	(2011)	(2011)	(2019)	(1993)	(1979)	(1979)
Min	198	188	208	239	287	344	444	268	192	211	172	178
(WY)	(2000)	(2000)	(2000)	(1977)	(1992)	(1983)	(1976)	(1988)	(1988)	(1988)	(1988)	(1999)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
	Water Year 2019		Water Years 1974 - 2019
Annual total	503,800
Annual mean	1,380		757.4
Highest annual mean			1,380	2019
Lowest annual mean			335.9	1988
Highest daily mean	8,010	Feb 08	11,000	Apr 04, 2018
Lowest daily mean	308.0	Sep 27	112.0	Jul 17, 1988
Annual 7-day minimum	319.1	Sep 14	123.6	Jul 11, 1988
Maximum peak flow	8,350^a	Feb 08	11,600^a	Jan 06, 2005
Maximum peak stage	15.63	Feb 08	19.22	Jan 06, 2005
Annual runoff (cfsm)	2.17		1.19
Annual runoff (inches)	29.5		16.2
10 percent exceeds	2,454		1,450
50 percent exceeds	1,120		536.0
90 percent exceeds	403.8		271.0

^a Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion

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