519

Lat.

37.8551

USA

Kentucky

River:

Ohio

Long.

-87.0409

Site name:

Owensboro

Contributing area:

244714

km2

Ratio to Comparison Station:

1.04

Latest measurement:

12-Nov-09

Mean annual runoff:

(2003-2007)

Hydrologic status:

Normal flow

Total runoff this year:

Latest M/C ratio:

1.22

Seven day total:

Estimated current discharge:

451

m3/sec

Percent of mean 7-day total:

149.4

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

Ice-cover determination:

5 yr recurrence flood:

1738

m3/sec

(from Log Pearson III analysis)

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

1655

m3/sec

(from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)

Comparison Station Information:

Louisville, Ky. (4123300)

Contributing Area:

sq mi

234672

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 comparison of monthly means from a station in the region

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

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

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

2.3

1.0

0.9

1.9

2.1

2003

1.4

1.3

3.0

2.9

1.9

1.3

2.4

1.3

0.8

1.9

0.4

2004

1.6

1.3

2.1

2.2

2.5

5.6

3.1

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.2

0.4

2005

2.0

0.9

2.8

7.0

4.2

3.4

0.6

3.7

3.5

2.9

4.6

5.4

2006

5.6

4.5

5.9

5.7

2.9

5.7

3.9

4.9

4.0

5.1

0.0

2007

6.2

4.3

7.3

4.9

3.4

2.7

4.2

5.3

3.1

4.3

3.7

5.2

2008

3.9

6.0

11.7

10.8

5.5

4.2

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.6

3.5

2.8

2009

2.9

6.3

4.8

5.3

4.7

4.8

5.7

3.9

3.3

2.7

0.0

Mean Annual Runoff:

Standard Deviation:

Trend in Annual Runoff (slope)

51.29

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