BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

03208500  RUSSELL FORK AT HAYSI, VA

LOCATION.--Lat 37 degrees 12'25", long 82 degrees 17'45", Dickenson County, Hydrologic Unit 05070202, on right bank 180 ft downstream 
  from bridge on State Highway 63, at Haysi, and 700 ft downstream from McClure River.

DRAINAGE AREA.--286 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1926 to current year.  Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1003:  1926-43.  WSP 1385:  1928(M), 1929, 1933(M), 1935(M), 1937-38(M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 1,237.61 ft above sea level.  Prior to Dec. 21, 1939, nonrecording 
  gage at highway bridge 180 ft upstream at same datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for periods with ice effect, Dec. 9-13, 30, Jan. 7-13, and Feb. 4-6, which are 
  poor.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite precipitation and gage-height telemeter at station.  Maximum 
  discharge, 59,000 ft3/s, from rating curve extended above 32,000 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 
  flow.  Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.  Water-quality records for some prior 
  periods have been collected at this location.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges equal to or greater than base discharge of 4,500 ft3/s and maximum (*):

                        Discharge       Gage height                                   Discharge       Gage height

 Date         Time       (ft3/s)            (ft)               Date         Time       (ft3/s)            (ft)

Jan. 19       1000       *8,320           *9.14               Feb.  9       0700        6,260            7.90

Jan. 27       0800        7,170            8.46               Mar.  7       1730        4,880            6.99

   Minimum discharge, 16 ft3/s, Oct. 2, 3, gage height, 1.93 ft.

                  DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996

                                               DAILY MEAN VALUES

DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

  1        18       26      126      111      446      760      947     1040      423       60      355       40

  2        17       67      109      289      395      609     1300      895      330      286      192       38

  3        17      166       91     1260      365      484     1050      773      290      983      121       53

  4        20       92       87      690     e330      379      812      634      272      358       94       73

  5        70       62       77      442     e300      353      664      537      235      175       79       58

  6       107       48       70      348     e280     2310      548      847      183      115       77       58

  7        54      603       75     e280      354     3800      491      848      174       94       67       54

  8        35      567       70     e230      881     2520      442     1240      250       93       60       48

  9        27      241      e64     e190     4940     1210      445     1270      191      120       66       48

 10        23      138      e62     e170     2380      823      387      887      229       93       59       90

 11        20      146      e60     e170     1610      668      359      689      166       71       51       63

 12        18      382      e68     e180     1110      582      345      564      207       64      632       60

 13        18      230      e84     e190      756      512      334      448      414       62      662      251

 14        26      188      102      201      651      456      335      380      288       79      331      108

 15        72      205      175      445      641      486      314      586      191      146      185       68

 16        54      172      228      951      625      585      671     2700      148      167      125       70

 17        36      134      229     1720      568     1540      708     1110      125      104      175       93

 18        28      114      260     1790      513     1240      587      676      130       80      146       79

 19        25       96      813     4930      444     1140      530      493      121       89      118       64

 20        24       84     1420     1770      450     1250      521      390      124      260       89       55

 21        23       77      660      912      488      992      587      325      126      138       75       49

 22        23       68      396      613      491      777      558      300      100      100       67       46

 23        23       62      274      490      483      661      526      227       88       81       60       41

 24        21       67      204     1050      445      594      463      185       89       70       57       39

 25        19       61      164     1260      382      566      412     1230      184       71       65       41

 26        18       54      140      886      359      505      498      698      112      137       58       40

 27        23       53      126     4430      346      434      513      527       87      102       53       37

 28        42       54      112     1680      818      969      480      792       76       80       51      180

 29        49       92       94      977      997     1490      461     1360       69       81       49      624

 30        35      133      e84      699      ---     1050      776      880       64       71       44      198

 31        29      ---       96      565      ---      830      ---      568      ---       94       41      ---

TOTAL    1014     4482     6620    29919    22848    30575    17064    24099     5486     4524     4304     2766

MEAN     32.7      149      214      965      788      986      569      777      183      146      139     92.2

MAX       107      603     1420     4930     4940     3800     1300     2700      423      983      662      624

MIN        17       26       60      111      280      353      314      185       64       60       41       37

CFSM      .11      .52      .75     3.37     2.75     3.45     1.99     2.72      .64      .51      .49      .32

IN.       .13      .58      .86     3.89     2.97     3.98     2.22     3.13      .71      .59      .56      .36

  e Estimated.

BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

03208500  RUSSELL FORK AT HAYSI, VA--Continued

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1926 - 1996, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

          OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

MEAN     86.2      164      331      519      651      769      576      421      179      146      121     64.6

MAX       838      961     1326     2083     1797     2331     1994     1429      715      566      561      608

(WY)     1990     1978     1927     1937     1939     1955     1977     1958     1989     1938     1966     1989

MIN       .98     2.46     11.1     19.6     57.7      168     64.0     63.4     21.6     3.03     8.81     2.07

(WY)     1954     1954     1954     1940     1941     1988     1942     1941     1966     1930     1953     1943

SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1995 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1996 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1926 - 1996

ANNUAL TOTAL                      115335                     153701

ANNUAL MEAN                          316                        420                        334

HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        568              1994

LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         100              1941

HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  5000     May 19            4940     Feb  9           30600       Apr  4 1977

LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     11    aSep 10              17    bOct  2                .20    Jun 27 1936

ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              12     Sep  6              21     Oct 21                .56    Jun 24 1936

INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        8320     Jan 19           59000       Apr  4 1977

INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                          9.14  Jan 19              28.24    Apr  4 1977

INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                           16    bOct  2               c.20   dJun 27 1936

ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)                   1.10                       1.47                       1.17

ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)                15.00                      19.99                      15.89

10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   687                        979                        736

50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   139                        191                        130

90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    20                         47                         15

   a  Also Sept. 11, 12, 1995.

   b  Also Oct. 3, 1995.

   c  Observed.

   d  Also June 28, 1936.