2/1/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Drinking water in the flood zone
Tiffin River goes on to Day 7 flooding at Stryker
Water news for Thursday, February 1, 2024 - updated 644 pm EST
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Current streamflows statewide above normal to much above normal on both sides of the state divide.
Today marks a full week of flooding in Williams County. As of the latest recorded measurement available, the water level on Tiffin River passing through the Village of Stryker is still more than two feet over flood stage. The flow trend has been in a steady pattern of receding since Monday morning, however the decline is so gradual that the end of the active overflow is potentially days away.
St Josephs River station is operational, the site is still in flood stage. Data flow has not been interrupted according to USGS Chief Hydrologist.
See black tags on the map for flood levels updated throughout the day. Blue tags for high flow.
Drinking Water Matters
Stryker Village water supply is profiled on WTOH as river flooding goes into Day 7. WTOH dug into the state and federal drinking water database to find out more about the raw water supply and potable water service in Strker. Village of Stryker water is obtained from groundwater wells, chlorinated and delivered to a population of 1335 residents through 635 metered connections. More on the SDWA Profile column.
Drought map from USGS Waterwatch 7-day average streamflow compared with historic flow for today's date
No part of Ohio is marked up on the drought map Thursday, no low streamflows recorded in the network today.
The height-of-land divide in Ohio runs from Mercer County in the west angling northeast up to Ashtabula County on the east state border. Streamflows north of the divide feed Lake Erie, flows south of the divide run to the Ohio River, part of the Mississippi River basin that drains the majority of interior North America to the Gulf of Mexico.
Harmful Algal Bloom update based on the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) satellite monitoring program
Three new images uploaded at once by NCCOS Tuesday give an updated view of the Lake Erie HAB. The most recent capture is dated Jan 21 at wind speed 10.4 mph, the next captured Jan 20 at wind speed 19.8, and a third image dated Jan 17 at wind speed 29.4 mph. Each image presents with significant cloud cover obscuring some part of Lake Erie. Between the three, we have a view of most parts of Lake Erie west.
In spite of high wind speeds with these images, widespread HAB is visible south to north from Ohio shore to Canada shore, and west to easte extending off shore from Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge all the way to Vermilion-on-the-Lake at the east edge of the image capture. The widespread bloom is higher density in the east, becoming dispersed patches in the west, all matching the color scale for 100 thousand cells per 100 ml or less.
See the HABs button to the right of the map for more information. Updates in progress, more to follow.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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