03611500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2005

Station list Available data
OHIO RIVER BASIN

03611500 OHIO RIVER AT METROPOLIS, IL


LOCATION.-- Lat 37°08'51", long 88°44'27" (NAD of 1927), Massac County Il., Hydrologic Unit 05140206, near center of span on downstream side of pier of Paducah & Illinois Railroad bridge at Metropolis, 9.5 mi downstream from Tennessee River, 37 mi upstream from mouth, and at mile 944.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 203,000 mi², approximately.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above NGVD of 1929 (276.16 ft NAVD 1988). Prior to Dec. 22, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at Paducah, Ky., Metropolis and Joppa, Il., and Dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near Grand Chain, 0.5 mi upstream from Dam 53, and 18 mi downstream from base gage. Prior to May 29, 1936, auxiliary nonrecording gage at Dam 53.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated by many dams and reservoirs. Maximum daily discharges include overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 1,850,000 ft³/s, February 1, 1937, maximum gage height, 66.60 ft, February 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 15,000 ft³/s, July 20, 1930.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Records fair except those below 100,000 ft³/s and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	132000	e179000	546000	457000	495000	553000	567000	419000	92200	e83600	e75000	e276000
2	208000	e194000	606000	507000	e447000	518000	e569000	445000	67700	e103000	e90000	296000
3	223000	e219000	645000	529000	412000	e499000	572000	e457000	109000	e58900	e110000	e250000
4	217000	e261000	687000	e537000	393000	481000	592000	470000	e116000	e110000	115000	e190000
5	212000	e312000	711000	547000	349000	442000	605000	462000	e70000	e49200	e95000	e155000

6	173000	e388000	734000	598000	335000	441000	e617000	459000	e112000	e85000	e75000	e139000
7	e130000	e403000	768000	652000	352000	405000	629000	e410000	e119000	e105000	e52000	e115000
8	e109000	e428000	817000	711000	371000	337000	667000	362000	e113000	e90000	e65000	127000
9	e116000	e440000	855000	776000	380000	e323000	710000	263000	e127000	e130000	e86100	e103000
10	e130000	e415000	879000	822000	399000	358000	721000	e196000	e131000	e150000	e89900	e85000

11	e140000	e312000	862000	850000	408000	397000	715000	e174000	e170000	e230000	e75000	e73000
12	e141000	e267000	846000	890000	386000	416000	694000	154000	e137000	e249000	e75000	e90000
13	e140000	317000	842000	946000	382000	438000	656000	139000	e181000	e160000	e85000	e120000
14	e145000	399000	862000	990000	438000	457000	578000	134000	e208000	e89400	e70000	e90000
15	e148000	408000	872000	1020000	463000	446000	491000	155000	e212000	e115000	e77500	e95000

16	e149000	378000	858000	1030000	484000	406000	370000	187000	e198000	e86000	e69500	e95000
17	e141000	326000	850000	1000000	509000	336000	288000	206000	e170000	e75000	e77400	e80000
18	e140000	261000	833000	1000000	520000	294000	224000	229000	e150000	e120000	e65100	e75000
19	e170000	230000	800000	1000000	527000	230000	183000	241000	e120000	e135000	e62500	e102000
20	e210000	227000	714000	1010000	533000	197000	168000	229000	e99000	e140000	e71200	e96000

21	e363000	280000	573000	1020000	544000	241000	143000	213000	e90000	e150000	e82300	e79000
22	390000	331000	499000	1030000	538000	243000	137000	232000	e110000	e145000	e89700	e102000
23	414000	349000	415000	1030000	568000	221000	159000	263000	e95800	e150000	e89800	e95000
24	403000	358000	395000	1020000	593000	219000	163000	287000	e83100	e140000	e84300	e95000
25	340000	379000	425000	1010000	601000	216000	184000	e289000	e70000	e128000	e75100	e96000

26	277000	384000	465000	969000	598000	218000	221000	253000	e60000	e116000	e76400	101000
27	e245000	437000	488000	920000	590000	e242000	255000	175000	e48000	e105000	e116000	e118000
28	e210000	457000	499000	849000	580000	334000	282000	135000	e75400	e121000	e140000	e140000
29	e202000	471000	477000	740000	---	421000	e321000	e100000	e60300	e117000	e150000	e116000
30	e192000	504000	418000	657000	---	520000	362000	e99000	e50600	e85000	e200000	e121000

31	e183000	---	417000	574000	---	551000	---	100000	---	e80000	e250000	---

TOTAL	6393000	10314000	20658000	25691000	13195000	11400000	12843000	7937000	3445100	3701100	2934800	3715000
MEAN	206200	343800	666400	828700	471200	367700	428100	256000	114800	119400	94670	123800
MAX	414000	504000	879000	1030000	601000	553000	721000	470000	212000	249000	250000	296000
MIN	109000	179000	395000	457000	335000	197000	137000	99000	48000	49200	52000	73000

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2005, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	106900	169600	298000	399800	469100	519300	453100	342500	223300	154500	123600	105300
MAX	335600	450300	717500	1022000	1217000	1039000	896400	917800	596400	441200	331100	383500
(WY)	1980	1986	1973	1937	1937	1997	1994	1983	1997	1928	1958	1979
MIN	22710	33400	48610	71650	77380	154700	129900	75180	53840	23350	25390	29330
(WY)	1931	1931	1931	1940	1934	1941	1986	1941	1936	1930	1930	1930

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2004 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2005 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2005
ANNUAL TOTAL	137390800		122227000
ANNUAL MEAN	375400		334900		278800
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					436600	1979
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					120300	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	879000	Dec 10	1030000	Jan 16	1850000	Feb 1 1937
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	82000	Aug 20	48000	Jun 27	15000	Jul 20 1930
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	93900	Aug 15	63900	Jun 24	16600	Jul 20 1930
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			1050000	Jan 16	1850000	Feb 1 1937
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			55.02	Jan 16	66.60	Feb 2 1937
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	709000		717000		639000
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	334000		245000		193000
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	143000		85000		69300