| Physical Characteristics of Lower Wheeling Creek Sites | |||||||
| Site | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| Distance to Ohio River | meters | 12024 | 10565 | 7350 | 6195 | 5361 | 2585 |
| Stream order | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Catchment area | square kilometers | 72931 | 73839 | 74277 | 76259 | 76416 | 76577 |
| Built-up area | square kilometers | 1300 | 1376 | 1648 | 1881 | 1907 | 1926 |
| Percent built-up | percent | 1.78 | 1.86 | 2.22 | 2.47 | 2.50 | 2.51 |
| Elevation | meters | 214 | 208 | 214 | 209 | 212 | 210 |
| Distance to source | kilometers | 1083 | 1192 | 3189 | 2913 | 2446 | 5222 |
| Water temperature | degrees Celcius | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 13.5 |
| Air temperature | degrees Celcius | 14.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
| Stream width | meters | 26.2 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 19.1 |
| Average depth | meters | 0.204 | 0.288 | 0.250 | 0.274 | 0.293 | 0.328 |
| Maximum depth | meters | 0.290 | 0.480 | 0.470 | 0.500 | 0.475 | 0.580 |
| Minimum velocity | meters per second | 0.160 | 0.160 | 0.170 | 0.160 | 0.210 | 0.160 |
| Maximum velocity | meters per second | 0.830 | 0.900 | 0.980 | 1.200 | 0.950 | 0.800 |
| Average velocity | meters per second | 0.450 | 0.470 | 0.520 | 0.610 | 0.700 | 0.510 |
| Discharge (flow) | cubic meters per second | 2.410 | 2.435 | 3.125 | 2.594 | 3.058 | 3.198 |
| Forest canopy | percent shaded | 20 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Average rock size | diameter in centimeters | 5.07 | 8.84 | 7.46 | 2.09 | 2.91 | 2.90 |
| Maximum rock size | diameter in centimeters | 10.16 | 20.29 | 11.36 | 5.56 | 5.48 | 10.02 |
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