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Station operated in cooperation with the Miami Conservancy District.
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03271500 GREAT MIAMI RIVER AT MIAMISBURG, OH
LOCATION.--Lat 39°38'40", long 84°17'23", in sec. 31, R.6, T.1, Montgomery
County, Hydrologic Unit 05080002, on left bank 600 ft downstream from
bridge on State Highway 725 at Miamisburg, 0.3 mi downstream from Bear
Creek, 3.2 mi upstream from Crains Run, and at mile 66.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,711 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1916 to September 1920 (published as Miami River
at Franklin 1916-17), August 1924 to September 1935 (published as Miami
River near Miamisburg), October 1952 to current year (published as Miami
River at Miamisburg 1952-62). Monthly discharge only for some periods,
published in WSP 1305.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 743: 1929(M). WSP 1385: 1926. WSP 1908: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.60 ft above National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Mar. 16, 1916 to Sept. 30, 1920,
nonrecording gage at site 6.7 mi downstream at different datum. Aug. 29
to Sept. 16, 1924, nonrecording gage, and Sept. 17, 1924 to Sept. 30,
1935, water-stage recorder, at site 2.2 mi downstream at datum 677.06 ft
above National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
REMARKS.--Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant 0.4 mi upstream from
station. Flood flow regulated by retarding dams beginning in 1920 on Mad
River 19 mi upstream, on Stillwater River 23 mi upstream, on Great Miami
River 23 mi upstream and on Loramie Creek 52 mi upstream. Also see
REMARKS for stations 03261500 and 03269500.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of March 26, 1913 reached a
discharge of 257,000 cubic feet per second, computed by Miami Conservancy
District.
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