Table 3-5. --Stream discharge Co Charlotte Harbor: U.S. Geological Survey Station 2-2970, Peace River 



at Arcadia, Fla.I' 



I' Location: Lat. 27°13'19", long. 81°52'34". 



Drainage area: 1,370 sq. mi. (3,548 sq. km.), approximately. 



Records available: April 1931 to September 1966. 



Mean discharge: 1,267 c.f.s. (35 years). 



Extremes: Maximum discharge, 36,200 c.f.s., September 9, 1933; minimum, 37 c.f.s. May 28, 1949. 



Maximum monthly mean discharge for period 1952-66: 8,792 c.f.s. September 1960. 



Minimum monthly mean discharge for period 1952-66: 80.7 c.f.s. April 1956. 



-'For example, Water Year 1952 began October 1, 1951, and ended September 30, 1952. 

 2'Liters per second = c.f.s. x 28.3. 



Table 3-6. --Stream discharge to Charlotte Harbor: U.S. Geological Survey Station 2-2975, Joshua Creek 



at Nocatee, Fla.— 



Water 

 year- 



Monthly and yearly mean discharge in cubic feet per second (c.f.s.)— 



Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. The year 



1952 580 105 12.5 7.06 25.9 81.2 16.7 1.54 1.26 --- 39.5 72.0 



1953 857 39.7 9.06 14.5 20.2 6.65 11.8 0.70 419 472 256 654 231 



1954 1,067 102 123 12.5 7.69 8.90 7.19 4.46 202 368 98.6 274 192 



1955 76.8 14.2 14.8 10.7 12.7 4.61 2.74 1.62 5.25 15.5 30.4 244 36.0 



1956 17.6 3.86 1.78 1.95 2.99 0.92 0.60 1.19 0.52 2.16 7.16 211 20.7 



1957 56.9 7.31 4.07 7.15 7.71 48.8 63.1 202 69.2 259 379 742 154 



1958 320 8.97 16.1 283 52.2 305 115 250 181 280 145 280 188 



1959 129 25.2 18.6 34.9 24.0 311 66.4 93.5 619 140 424 597 207 



1960 259 36.7 19.0 10.9 58.9 230 64.8 27.5 35.7 263 376 830 184 



1961 276 56.9 10.6 112 31.8 16.5 17.1 10.6 26.2 56.5 83.1 91.9 66.3 



18.4 40.1 50.9 80.0 26.5 41.3 



-Location: Lat. 27°09*59", long. 81°52'47". 



Drainage area: 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km.), approximately. 



Records available: April 1950 to September 1966. 



Mean discharge: 119 c.f.s. (16 years). 



Extremes: Maximum discharge, 8,670 c.f.s. October 10, 1953; minimum, no flow Nov. 18-20, 22-24, 1953, May 3-12, 14, 15, 1959. 



Maximum monthly mean discharge for period 1952-66: 1,067 c.f.s. October 1953. 



Minimum monthly mean discharge for period 1952-66: 0.52 c.f.s. June 1956. 

 2/ 



— For example, Water Year 1952 began October 1, 1951, and ended September 30, 1952. 

 3/ 



— Liters per second = c.f.s. x 28.3. 



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