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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03380500                         SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW1/4 sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.--464 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for discharges less than 5.0 ft3/s, which are poor. Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft3/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .92 2.8 3.8 8.6 75  895  1290  5450  79  144  433    8.1
2 .42 3.0 4.1 7.9 64  405  834  2870  44  175  184    11   
3 .87 2.8 4.6 7.3 54  296  580  1310  34  86  156    17   
4 1.8   1.9 5.4 8.0 50  217  942  2270  1500  46  3060    17   
5 2.0   1.3 6.4 343    47  168  1030  2140  2000  28  3840    13   
 
6 1.8   2.8 6.2 1290    46  137  677  1420  647  22  3490    11   
7 .99 3.4 5.6 1900    45  117  368  2910  451  86  1970    8.2
8 .39 3.4 5.5 3050    42  150  307  2940  193  1530  493    7.3
9 .18 3.4 5.8 2530    39  529  280  1150  111  2090  454    6.5
10 .39 3.2 7.0 1380    35  1020  289  514  263  1210  500    5.7
 
11 .51 2.4 8.1 451    37  618  208  256  388  1040  922    5.7
12 .55 2.2 11    216    52  289  150  156  564  1540  1370    6.7
13 .87 3.2 11    145    63  179  136  109  1400  933  575    6.1
14 .94 4.1 11    105    62  153  2060  83  1800  210  213    6.5
15 .97 3.7 8.2 323    54  131  1810  73  2310  88  105    5.5
 
16 .97 3.4 7.3 231    199  110  5290  58  2460  57  64    5.6
17 1.1   2.8 6.6 145    1590  220  5740  48  1660  41  43    7.2
18 1.2   2.3 6.8 109    2770  2410  4230  39  348  33  33    9.0
19 1.2   2.3 6.4 91    1940  2710  2970  33  150  29  26    12   
20 1.1   2.5 5.8 74    1080  4170  577  28  213  26  22    13   
 
21 .45 2.5 5.7 64    756  4430  245  30  305  22  19    34   
22 .01 2.5 9.9 64    544  3540  194  2570  139  18  17    24   
23 .11 2.6 24    148    333  3240  178  4290  227  21  15    18   
24 .97 2.7 76    178    225  1550  135  3820  237  143  15    12   
25 1.6   2.9 302    166    164  351  104  3390  162  285  12    9.8
 
26 2.5   3.0 186    210    133  245  85  2050  84  97  12    226   
27 2.2   2.5 73    221    986  189  123  375  46  49  11    475   
28 1.3   2.7 35    174    1430  1850  205  187  29  31  9.7 142   
29 .91 3.0 24    140    ---  2650  123  115  23  24  9.6 49   
30 1.1   3.7 17    117    ---  2050  4260  78  74  57  9.0 26   
 
31 1.6   ---    13    94    ---  928  ---  75  ---  213  8.6 ---   

TOTAL 31.92 85.0 902.2 13990.8 12915 35947 35420 40837 17941 10374 18090.9 1197.9
MEAN 1.03 2.83 29.1 451 461 1160 1181 1317 598 335 584 39.9
MAX 2.5 4.1 302 3050 2770 4430 5740 5450 2460 2090 3840 475
MIN .01 1.3 3.8 7.3 35 110 85 28 23 18 8.6 5.5
CFSM .00 .01 .06 .97 .99 2.50 2.54 2.84 1.29 .72 1.26 .09
IN. .00 .01 .07 1.12 1.04 2.88 2.84 3.27 1.44 .83 1.45 .10


STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 97.8 270 432 642 631 792 793 637 294 151 116 78.6
MAX 1462 2969 3314 4052 2408 2361 2495 4113 1438 1162 2257 1227
(WY) 1920 1986 1983 1949 1982 1945 1957 1961 1917 1993 1915 1993
MIN .016 .13 .29 .69 2.51 1.96 11.6 8.96 1.48 1.05 .056 .047
(WY) 1909 1954 1954 1981 1934 1954 1954 1936 1988 1930 1991 1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1909 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 133693.52 187732.72
ANNUAL MEAN 366      514      410         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 928          1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.1       1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4800          Mar 2 5740          Apr 17 45000          May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .01     Oct 22 .01     Oct 22 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .55     Oct 8 .55     Oct 8 .00     Oct 24 1908
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 5940          Apr 17 59400      B May 17 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 14.46     Apr 17 26.68     May 8 1961
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00     C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .79 1.11 .88    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.72 15.05 12.01    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1050      1950      1120         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 45      75      35         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.0   2.5   1.3      
A - At times in several years.
B - Gage height, 25.75 ft.
C - Oct. 9, 22, 23.


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