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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592800       HURRICANE CREEK NEAR MULBERRY GROVE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°55'21", long 89°14'12" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.6 N., R.1 W., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 140, 300 ft downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi east of Mulberry Grove, and at mile 14.1.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 152 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1970 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-91-1: 1983(P).
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 467.00 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1975, at same site at datum 0.30 ft lower.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,900 ft3/s, Dec. 25, 1982, gage height, 19.99 ft; maximum gage height, 21.32 ft, May 13, 2002; no flow for many days in 1987-88, 1991.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 2.0 9.0 170  e22  2370  e47  114  687  60  15    3.5 1.3  
2 2.2 9.0 62  e20  410  187  95  1240  57  14    3.4 1.2  
3 2.2 9.3 38  e18  142  583  78  205  53  13    3.7 1.2  
4 2.1 8.6 30  e17  106  125  67  124  50  13    3.3 1.1  
5 3.0 7.9 26  e17  80  92  62  97  50  12    3.1 0.81
 
6 3.8 7.5 24  e18  71  100  58  2010  51  11    2.7 0.69
7 6.6 7.2 23  e19  66  96  56  8260  49  9.5 2.3 0.68
8 4.7 7.1 20  e21  59  79  332  4730  46  9.0 2.2 0.89
9 3.6 6.9 18  e22  55  1510  476  2500  44  8.3 2.1 1.1  
10 6.8 6.8 16  24  52  1700  169  1050  174  11    2.1 1.2  
 
11 20    6.9 14  23  51  226  99  252  1150  14    2.3 0.94
12 116    6.8 19  21  48  155  132  1240  1600  9.0 2.7 0.83
13 113    6.9 134  20  43  122  173  9890  447  12    3.8 0.69
14 171    6.9 266  23  39  100  107  1910  276  9.9 3.6 0.80
15 67    6.9 310  19  38  117  77  271  84  7.7 3.7 2.5  
 
16 99    6.9 409  18  37  463  62  197  92  7.0 3.7 3.0  
17 95    6.9 2310  17  35  181  55  268  73  6.7 3.0 3.3  
18 31    6.9 1640  15  33  115  50  569  52  25    3.6 651     
19 16    7.3 196  19  60  110  51  176  44  20    12    104     
20 11    7.4 121  19  335  218  667  127  38  7.3 21    57     
 
21 8.7 7.1 93  19  180  160  467  110  34  6.5 7.4 50     
22 7.5 6.8 80  18  90  87  314  99  31  5.6 3.6 23     
23 7.0 6.8 77  20  66  74  113  92  28  5.6 2.9 11     
24 43    14    68  26  57  70  415  87  28  7.9 e20    7.1  
25 286    35    50  26  52  1330  1840  85  e30  5.8 e8.0 5.5  
 
26 76    21    e42  21  e47  970  460  79  e25  5.0 e4.0 4.9  
27 29    13    e38  19  e42  419  831  75  23  6.4 e2.8 4.8  
28 16    12    e34  18  e40  656  2700  73  20  5.7 e2.2 4.6  
29 12    43    e30  19  ---  504  790  83  18  4.4 1.7 4.2  
30 11    313    e27  39  ---  317  206  69  17  4.0 1.5 3.8  
 
31 9.9 ---    e24  1170  ---  165  ---  64  ---  3.8 1.4 ---     

TOTAL 1282.1 620.8 6409 1787 4704 11078 11116 36719 4744 295.1 143.3 953.13
MEAN 41.36 20.69 206.7 57.65 168.0 357.4 370.5 1184 158.1 9.519 4.623 31.77
MAX 286 313 2310 1170 2370 1700 2700 9890 1600 25 21 651
MIN 2.0 6.8 14 15 33 47 50 64 17 3.8 1.4 0.68
CFSM 0.27 0.14 1.36 0.38 1.11 2.35 2.44 7.79 1.04 0.06 0.03 0.21
IN. 0.31 0.15 1.57 0.44 1.15 2.71 2.72 8.99 1.16 0.07 0.04 0.23
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 30.21 110.9 196.1 147.6 235.3 267.8 228.6 210.7 122.8 65.00 29.97 39.66
MAX 276 666 1443 617 775 1024 825 1184 429 305 162 444
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1985 1978 1994 2002 1973 1982 2000 1993
MIN 0.42 1.93 3.44 1.94 16.4 20.4 20.9 10.9 2.63 2.46 0.43 0.056
(WY) 1989 1972 1990 1977 1978 1981 1986 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 36962.7   79851.43
ANNUAL MEAN 101.3   218.8   139.8      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 254          1984
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 28.9       1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2570          Feb 10 9890          May 13 13800          Dec 25 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.7       Sep 7, 8, 17 0.68     Sep 7 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.1       Sep 26 0.90     Sep 5 0.00     Aug 12 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 14900          May 13 17900      B Dec 25 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 21.32     May 13 21.32 C May 13 2002
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.57     Sep 7
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.67 1.44 0.92    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.05 19.54 12.50    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 153      417      200         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27      30      23         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.0   3.2   2.4      

A - Many days in 1987-88, 1991.

B - Gage height, 19.99 ft.

C - Discharge, 14,900 ft3/s.


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