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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592900                         EAST FORK KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR SANDOVAL, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°41'20", long 89°06'00", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.3 N., R.1 E., Marion County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, about 1 mi north of Fairman, about 5 mi north of Sandoval, and at mile 9.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--113 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1979 to current year. Gage-height record for April 1955 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 460.20 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter 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 .10 .27 e8.0   e1.6 8.3 105  210  508    11    34    264    2.0  
2 .06 .30 e4.0   e1.7 6.7 80  123  312    9.0 18    46    2.4  
3 .03 .19 e2.0   e1.8 5.4 45  79  620    7.5 8.8 102    2.0  
4 .00 .16 e2.5   e2.0 4.8 32  359  787    31    5.7 1310    1.6  
5 .00 .25 e1.8   e2.5 4.3 27  265  271    401    4.1 1570    1.5  
 
6 .00 .66 e1.4   e55    4.4 34  89  83    261    157    487    1.3  
7 .00 .49 e1.1   e30    4.1 28  61  84    72    284    224    1.2  
8 .00 .43 e.80 e650    3.9 191  182  271    61    887    199    1.0  
9 .00 .39 e1.0   467    3.6 658  185  243    451    552    101    .92
10 .00 .30 e1.2   99    3.3 307  69  59    367    89    55    .76
 
11 .00 .33 e1.0   42    4.0 89  45  34    77    737    35    .65
12 .00 .30 e.85 26    4.5 42  35  23    136    225    27    .69
13 .08 .33 e.75 18    8.7 32  32  17    733    37    21    .67
14 .15 .39 e.65 14    8.9 29  67  14    756    19    18    .62
15 .07 e.23 e.55 15    7.6 25  128  11    725    12    13    .53
 
16 .05 e.12 .50 18    9.6 22  754  8.8 358    9.1 9.7 .55
17 .05 e.06 e.44 18    267    47  662  7.4 105    7.4 7.7 .76
18 .06 .01 e.39 14    670    599  113  6.1 48    6.2 6.3 .85
19 .05 e.00 e.34 11    209    431  60  5.3 28    5.0 5.1 .85
20 .02 e.00 e.30 9.6 103    1480  43  4.5 19    4.2 4.2 .92
 
21 .00 .00 e.50 8.0 106    1310  36  5.0 20    3.6 3.5 1.5  
22 .00 e.00 e1.5   7.4 61    597  33  1100    18    4.8 3.1 2.0  
23 .00 e.00 e10      7.3 39    106  30  1520    14    178    2.9 2.8  
24 .26 e.00 e8.0   7.5 28    65  25  1480    11    131    2.6 2.3  
25 .17 e.00 e30      8.1 21    48  21  126    8.9 30    2.4 479     
 
26 .38 e.00 e18      10    18    41  18  72    6.9 14    2.1 337     
27 .22 e.00 e8.0   14    282    38  15  46    5.3 9.1 1.9 73     
28 .17 e.00 e4.5   16    378    1120  13  32    4.4 6.5 1.8 24     
29 .10 e.00 e3.0   15    ---    1030  19  23    5.6 5.2 1.6 11     
30 .12 e2.0   e2.0   12    ---    223  311  18    49    39    1.6 6.2  
 
31 .17 ---      e1.5   9.9 ---    95  ---  14    ---    459    1.6 ---     

TOTAL 2.31 7.21 116.57 1611.4 2274.1 8976 4082 7805.1 4799.6 3981.7 4530.1 960.57
MEAN .075 .24 3.76 52.0 81.2 290 136 252 160 128 146 32.0
MAX .38 2.0 30 650 670 1480 754 1520 756 887 1570 479
MIN .00 .00 .30 1.6 3.3 22 13 4.5 4.4 3.6 1.6 .53
CFSM .00 .00 .03 .46 .72 2.56 1.20 2.23 1.42 1.14 1.29 .28
IN. .00 .00 .04 .53 .75 2.95 1.34 2.57 1.58 1.31 1.49 .32

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 17.8 113 135 115 167 181 180 151 60.0 47.0 25.8 30.8
MAX 111 628 547 408 591 425 628 862 260 268 196 341
(WY) 1985 1986 1988 1993 1982 1984 1994 1990 1983 1993 1985 1993
MIN .010 .029 .21 .030 6.48 4.61 2.10 2.64 .16 .057 .004 .006
(WY) 1996 1996 1990 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1988 1984 1983 1996

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 26052.47 39146.66
ANNUAL MEAN 71.4   107      102         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 175          1985
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.7       1981
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2800          Feb 28 1570          Aug 5 7660          May 17 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00     Many days .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Oct 4 .00     Oct 4 .00     Oct 9 1980
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2120          May 22 17000      B May 16 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 14.94     May 22 20.03     May 16 1990
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .63 .95 .90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.58 12.89 12.21    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 130      345      182         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.1   9.7   8.5      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .05 .11 .06    
A - Many days in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s.


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