Discharge, temperature, and specific conductance measurements were made August 15 and 16, 1989, at 74 main channel sites and seven tributaries on Bayou and Little Bayou Creeks in the vicinity of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. These measurements were made during base flow conditions to provide data for analysis of the interaction of surface and ground water. The discharge of Bayou Creek was 0.30 cubic feet per second (ft 3 /s) at the most upstream site, and 5.8 ft 3 /s at the most downstream site. Total measured tributary inflow of Bayou Creek was 5.7 ft 3 /s. Specific conductance values in the Bayou Creek watershed ranged from 208 to 489 microsiemens per centimeter (/zS/cm), and water temperature ranged from 20.0 to 32.6 degrees Celsius (°C). The discharge of Little Bayou Creek was 0.65 ft 3 /s at the most upstream site, and 1.8 ft 3 /s at the most downstream site. Total measured tributary inflow of Little Bayou Creek was 0.38 ft 3 /s. Specific conductance values in the Little Bayou Creek watershed ranged from 211 to 272 ^S/cm, and water temperature ranged from 14.5 to 24.9°C.

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Cubic foot per second (ft s /s) is the rate of discharge representing a volume of 1 cubic foot passing a given point during 1 second and is equivalent to approximately 7.48 gallons per second. Gage-height is the water-surface elevation referred to some arbitrary gage datum. Gage height is often used interchangeably with the term stage. Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake or reservoir where systematic observation of water surface elevations and/or discharges are determined. Recurrence interval of a flood or frequency is the probability, expressed in years, that a particular flood event may occur. Gage heights of selected gaging stations throughout this report are referenced to a station datum which is described in the annual series of "Water Resources Data for Kentucky" published by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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