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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Mean,Min.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Min.,Med.,Max.)

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Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

03219500 SCIOTO RIVER NEAR PROSPECT OH

LOCATION - Lat 40°25'10", long 83°11'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Delaware County, OH, Hydrologic Unit 05060001, on right bank at downstream side of Hoskins Bridge, 1.5 mi upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 mi south of Prospect, Ohio, and 2.5 mi downstream from Patton Run.

DRAINAGE AREA - 567 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1908: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1925 to October 1932, October 1939 to current year. Published as AT PROSPECT from 1925-32. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1915 are contained in reports of National Weather Service.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.06 ft (NAVD 1988). July 24, 1925 to Oct. 31, 1932, non-recording gage at site 2.5 mi upstream at datum 891.70 ft (1912 adjustment). Oct. 16 to Dec. 5, 1939, non-recording gage at present site and datum 886.90 ft (1912 adjustment). Dec. 6, 1939 to Oct. 1, 2010, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

REMARKS -

Discharge records good for the 2014 water year except for estimated records, which are poor. Oct. 1, 2014 to Nov. 2, 2015: discharge records good except for estimated records, which are poor. Nov. 3, 2015 to Nov. 15, 2016: discharge records good except for daily estimated records, which are poor. Nov. 16, 2016 to Jan. 17, 2017: discharge records good except for estimated discharge records, which are poor. Jan. 18, 2017 to Oct. 30, 2017: discharge records good. Oct. 31, 2017 to Dec. 27, 2017: discharge records good except for daily estimated records, which are poor. Dec. 28, 2017 to Apr. 4, 2018: discharge records good except for daily estimated records, which are poor. Apr. 5, 2018 to June 4, 2018: discharge records good. June 5, 2018 to Dec. 11, 2018: discharge records good.

Beginning July 2013, flow diverted from river upstream from station into John R. Doutt Upground Reservoir. Flow is returned from reservoir to river upstream from station for low-flow augmentation. Average diversions and returns in ft³/s upstream from station for the following years are in the table below:

Water Year Average Diversion Average Return

2014 26.5 0.00

2015 0.08 0.62

2016 0.09 0.13

2017 0.06 0.25

2018 0.06 0.46

2019 0.01 1.27

2020 2.79 2.17

2021 0.64 0.97

2022 0.69 0.00

2023 5.68 4.71

2024 10.5 10.6

Water-quality data collected at this site. Sediment data formerly collected at this site. WATER-QUALITY RECORD: Seasonal site. Interruptions in the water-quality record are due maintenance periods, malfunction of the instrument, or removal of the monitor for the winter period. Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 19, 2018: Water temperature records good except June 23, 2014, Nov. 20, 2014 to June 3, 2015, and Mar. 25, 2018 to Sept. 26, 2018, which was fair and June 24, 2014 to June 27, 2014, June 4, 2015 to Dec. 21, 2015, June 7, 2016, July 13-14, 2016, and May 6-9, 2017, which are poor. Specific conductance records good except June 25, 2014 to June 30, 2014, and Mar. 25, 2018 to Sept. 26, 2018, which are fair and Aug. 24, 2015 to Oct. 15, 2015, which are poor. pH records good except June 19, 2014 to June 30, 2014, July 21, 2014 to July 22, 2014, Sept. 20, 2014 to Sept. 22, 2014, May 14, 2015 to Dec. 21, 2015, and Mar. 25, 2018 to Sept. 26, 2018, which are fair, and June 7, 2016 and July 13-14, 2016, which are poor. Dissolved oxygen records good except Oct. 11, 2013 to Oct. 18, 2013, Aug. 16, 2014 to Aug. 18, 2014, Sept. 3, 2014 to Sept. 8, 2014, Oct. 12, 2014, Mar. 31, 2015 to Apr. 21, 2015, and Mar. 25, 2018 to Oct. 19, 2018, which are fair, and Nov. 4, 2013 to Nov. 13, 2013, July 24, 2014 to Aug. 2, 2014, Aug. 19, 2014 to Sep. 2, 2014, Sept. 9, 2014 to Sept. 21, 2014, Oct. 3, 2014, Oct. 13, 2014 to Oct. 20, 2014, and Nov. 7, 2014, Nov. 20, 2014 to Mar. 30, 2015, Apr. 22, 2015 to Dec. 21, 2015, Apr. 17, 2016, Apr. 28 2016 to June 7, 2016, June 16, 2016 to June 23, 2016, and July 7, 13-14, 2016, 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.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 21.1 ft, discharge, 27,000 ft³/s, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District, at site and datum used 1925-32.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1998 to current year. December of 2005 to October of 2006 for wastewater data collected at this site.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Specific Conductance, pH, Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen: June 1998 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - YSI 6920V2 water-quality monitor. Electronic data logger set for 1-hour interval.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 1,830 microsiemens, Jan. 16, 1999; minimum, 125 microsiemens, Sept 7, 2020.

pH: Maximum, 9.4 units, Nov. 28, 1999; minimum, 6.7 units, June 20-22, 2009.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.5 Deg C, July 31, 1999; minimum, -1.0 Deg C, Dec. 11-12, 2002.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum 20.9 mg/L, Aug. 1, 2024.; minimum, 0.1 mg/L, Aug. 12, 2009, Aug. 14-15, 2010, and Oct. 15-16, 2014.