203028    Agivey at Whitehill                                                                                      2000


           Measuring authority: RA            Grid reference:  24 (IC) 882 193     Catchment area (sq km):    100.5
           First year: 1972                   Level stn. (m OD):   17.00                            Max alt. (m OD):  461



 Daily mean gauged discharges (cubic metres per second)


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

          1         2.604    2.433    3.763    1.031    1.163    2.018    0.390    0.415    0.665    2.354    4.563    4.032
          2         2.140    1.746   20.730    9.877    1.012    1.343    0.367    0.624    0.511    6.456    3.561    3.148
          3         2.056    1.544    4.874    3.363    0.944    0.951    0.356    0.445    0.404    7.767    7.251    6.563
          4         2.145    1.476    2.644    2.039    0.868    0.766    0.346    0.365    0.377    3.207    3.920   18.300
          5         3.382    1.310    2.072    1.606    0.804    0.725    0.335    0.329    0.413    2.101    2.434    6.159

          6         4.881    1.311    1.829    1.238    0.764    0.947    0.328    0.321    0.597    1.664    3.554    2.999
          7         4.001    3.548    2.363    1.082    0.730    2.051    0.326    0.348    0.946    1.605    7.040    7.726
          8         4.178    3.923    5.830    1.064    0.697    3.917    0.389    0.426    0.560    1.292    4.250   29.040
          9         2.801    4.017    3.374    0.901    0.656    1.130    0.477    2.503    0.420   12.150    6.809    8.843
         10         2.551    3.756    2.346    0.861    0.623    1.132    0.490    1.192    0.552   10.410    3.782    6.256

         11         3.188    3.053    1.754    2.649    0.587    1.108    0.411    0.723    1.819    3.622    4.285    3.635
         12         2.552    4.530    1.494    3.268    0.564    0.838    0.371    0.509    1.273    5.081    9.293   13.090
         13         2.268    3.172    2.110    1.805    0.570    0.679    0.379    0.849    0.801    2.521    8.098    5.325
         14         1.890    5.401    2.383    1.172    0.548    0.559    0.381    1.251    0.649    2.225    7.580    4.097
         15         1.486    3.722    1.524    0.952    0.533    0.521    0.354    0.671    0.601    1.581    3.990    3.578

         16         1.542    4.981    1.292    2.409    0.582    0.487    0.334    0.544    0.510    2.930    6.595    3.740
         17         1.621    9.405    1.181    1.264    0.664    0.462    0.316    1.835    0.891   13.080    7.669    3.499
         18         1.665    6.277    1.109    0.959    1.217    0.452    0.308    1.320    1.444    4.180    6.806    2.875
         19         1.406    3.521    1.019    2.755    1.563    0.423    0.305    0.647    0.821    2.017   10.450    5.681
         20         1.272    3.430    0.952    4.309    1.009    0.481    0.294    0.735   10.130    2.421    9.215    9.901

         21         1.412    3.056    0.915    2.536    0.877    1.149    0.280    1.885    9.705    1.629    3.989    3.122
         22         1.340    2.780    0.884    1.638    0.817    0.850    0.271    0.581    2.574    3.739    3.887    2.263
         23         1.126    2.101    0.871    1.179    0.721    0.842    0.262    0.435    2.736   13.760    2.664    1.884
         24         1.112    2.104    1.084    1.724    0.771    1.135    0.257    0.370    8.472   14.000    2.202    1.619
         25         1.028    1.804    1.007    4.535    1.044    0.659    0.255    0.402    2.133    7.228    8.066    1.418

         26         0.980    2.880    2.162   20.300    1.262    0.526    0.251    0.472    5.250    6.061    5.226    1.266
         27         0.973    8.745    1.190    5.443    1.044    0.473    0.243    0.427   10.790    7.468    7.334    1.199
         28         1.584    2.978    0.934    2.174    0.755    0.429    0.642    0.379    2.844   13.780    8.877    1.051
         29         4.304    2.989    0.830    1.842    3.462    0.393    0.475    0.346    3.031    7.596    5.620    1.010
         30         7.040             0.787    1.528    2.362    0.407    0.339    0.361    1.820    4.219    6.677    0.980
         31         3.577             0.806             1.493             0.317    0.978             7.042            18.620
 


 Average            2.390    3.517    2.455    2.917    0.990    0.928    0.350    0.732    2.458    5.651    5.856    5.901
 Lowest             0.973    1.310    0.787    0.861    0.533    0.393    0.243    0.321    0.377    1.292    2.202    0.980
 Highest            7.040    9.405   20.730   20.300    3.462    3.917    0.642    2.503   10.790   14.000   10.450   29.040

 Monthly total
  (million cu m)     6.40     8.81     6.58     7.56     2.65     2.41     0.94     1.96     6.37    15.14    15.18    15.80


 Runoff   (mm)       64       88       65       75       26       24        9       20       63      151      151      157  
 Rainfall (mm)       71      121       70      109       75       60       38      114      142      227      179      173  


 Statistics of monthly data for previous record  (Dec 1972 to Dec 1999)

 Mean      Avg.     5.169    3.821    3.334    2.230    1.596    1.093    1.062    1.526    2.168    3.632    3.863    4.623
 flows:    Low      1.065    0.923    1.384    0.920    0.394    0.436    0.308    0.161    0.388    1.039    0.948    2.217
           (year)    1997     1986     1973     1984     1984     1984     1984     1995     1991     1994     1983     1995
           High     7.902    8.932    5.800    5.163    3.925    2.575    3.672    5.002    7.061    6.749    6.737    9.428
           (year)    1974     1990     1989     1989     1981     1990     1998     1985     1985     1990     1982     1999

 Runoff:   Avg.     138       93       89       58       43       28       28       41       56       97      100      123  
           Low       28       22       37       24       11       11        8        4       10       28       24       59  
           High     211      215      155      133      105       66       98      133      182      180      174      251  

 Rainfall: Avg.     142       99      109       77       75       74       81       92      100      134      124      135  
           Low       34        5       36       22       14       37       26       15       15       51       33       58  
           High     221      217      191      149      179      150      161      218      219      233      196      286  


 
 Summary statistics                                                           Factors affecting runoff
                                                                    2000
                                   For 2000       For record        As % of
                                                  preceding 2000    pre-2000  $ Natural to within 10% at 95 percentile flow.
 Mean flow                        2.840           2.841                 100
 Lowest yearly mean                               2.187        1997
 Highest yearly mean                              3.793        1990
 Lowest monthly mean              0.350    Jul    0.161    Aug 1995
 Highest monthly mean             5.901    Dec    9.428    Dec 1999
 Lowest daily mean                0.243 27 Jul    0.110 24 Jul 1989
 Highest daily mean              29.040  8 Dec   71.260 21 Oct 1987

 10% exceedance                   7.100           6.601                 108
 50% exceedance                   1.561           1.540                 101
 95% exceedance                   0.340           0.363                  93
 Annual total (million cu m)      89.81           89.66                 100
 Annual runoff (mm)               894             892                   100
 Annual rainfall (mm)            1379            1242                   111
         {1961-90 rainfall average (mm)          1270} 


 Station and catchment description

 
  Velocity-area station with cableway.  Flows from 1975 onwards reprocessed in 2002.
  Geology: mainly basalt overlain by till with some peat. Significant proportion of upland, predominantly grassland with
  significant bog and some shrub heath and coniferous woodland. No urban areas or major industry.


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