Table 4 Hydrology data for each wetland seasonally and over the entire period from 2017 to 2024.

From: Long term water quality improvements associated with the restored Prairie Creek wetlands in Ohio’s Grand Lake St. Marys Watershed

Season

Parameter

Prairie Creek East

Prairie Creek West

Spring

Average daily wetland inflow volume (m3)

1,713

1,772

Total wetland inflow volume (m3)

803,203

694,494

Total wetland outflow volume (m3)

636,400

560,497

Stream total (m3)

29,654,984

29,654,984

Stream treated (%)

2.71

2.34

Summer

Average daily wetland inflow volume (m3)

1,854

2,208

Total wetland inflow volume (m3)

1,297,794

1,468,164

Total wetland outflow volume (m3)

911,969.8

1,104,786

Stream total (m3)

9,293,071

9,293,071

Stream treated (%)

14.0

15.80

Fall

Average daily wetland inflow volume (m3)

1,474

1,888

Total wetland inflow volume (m3)

443,765

541,752

Total wetland outflow volume (m3)

263,416

321,358

Stream total (m3)

9,320,260

9,320,260

Stream treated (%)

4.8

0.02

Winter

Average daily wetland inflow volume (m3)

0

0

Total wetland inflow volume (m3)

0

0

Total wetland outflow volume (m3)

0

0

Stream total (m3)

29,053,771

29,053,771

Stream treated (%)

0

0

Annual

Average daily wetland inflow volume (m3)

1,731

2,012

Total wetland inflow volume (m3)

2,303,610

2,137,780

Total wetland outflow volume (m3)

1,688,234

1,644,030

Stream total (m3)

77,322,085

77,322,085

Stream treated (%)

3.0

2.76