Site ID:

2318

Lat.

-18.4861

Australia

Western Australia

River:

Fitzroy

Long.

124.6640

Site name:

Noonkanbah

Contributing area:

67661

km2

Ratio to Comparison Station:

1.35

Latest measurement:

6-Nov-09

Mean annual runoff:

148

(2003-2007)

Hydrologic status:

Normal flow

Total runoff this year:

Latest M/C ratio:

1.00

Seven day total:

Estimated current discharge:

-28

m3/sec

Percent of mean 7-day total:

89.6

(today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2007)

Ice-cover determination:

5 yr recurrence flood:

11228

m3/sec

(from Log Pearson III analysis)

Status Codes: 1 = Low flow, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood

11269

m3/sec

(from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)

Comparison Station Information:

Fitzroy Crossing (5608024)

Contributing Area:

7280

sq mi

50014

sq km

(Data from this gaging station are used for the calibration to discharge, with an adjustment for different contributing areas)

Notes:

Rating equation is based on monthly mean, maximum, and minimum M/C compared to gaging station discharge values.

Discharge and runoff, based on satellite remote sensing (NASA AMSR-E data)

(For U.S, sites, nearby ground station discharge may also be shown)

2008-Present

2002-Present

Annual

Monthly Total Runoff (mm), computed from above satellite-based discharge data

Runoff

(mm)

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

2002

no data

5.5

3.9

3.0

3.5

1.7

109

2003

2.1

14.3

64.9

3.6

3.7

2.6

1.9

2.6

1.5

1.9

7.8

2.6

134

2004

6.2

29.9

60.5

7.5

3.8

5.1

5.7

6.0

5.2

2.2

0.6

0.9

2005

3.8

8.1

1.7

2.9

3.2

2.4

2.7

3.5

0.8

17.0

16.0

161

2006

30.3

85.2

26.6

4.7

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.0

1.1

0.0

273

2007

41.8

16.0

56.6

101.3

10.0

4.9

10.0

9.3

8.9

12.4

2.0

-0.5

2008

12.1

15.7

5.7

3.1

0.6

-0.9

-1.1

-0.1

1.7

18.4

359

2009

78.5

269.6

12.5

2.4

-0.9

-0.8

-0.9

-0.8

-0.7

-1.0

0.7

0.0

Discharge is estimated directly via a rating equation from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.