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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05595820       CASEY FORK AT MT. VERNON, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°17'12", long 88°52'19" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NE1/4 sec.9, T.3 S., R.3 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 142, 0.2 mi downstream from Sevenmile Creek, about 2 mi southeast of Mt. Vernon, and at mile 18.8.

 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 76.9 mi2.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1985 to current year.

 

STAGE: Water years 1995 to current year. October 1985 to September 1994 (8 AM gage heights). Gage-height record for April 1965 to May 1971 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 420.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

 

REMARKS.-- Sewage-treatment plant upstream at Mt. Vernon.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 16,100 ft3/s, May 17, 1990, gage height 17.03 ft; minimum daily discharge, 0.15 ft3/s, Sept 29, 1989.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Apr. 4, 1968, reached a stage of 14.60 ft, from records of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant upstream at Mt. Vernon averaged about 4.5 ft3/s.


Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 2.6 4.4 3.8 110    e6.5 e100  24  54  13    7.3 3.1 13   
2 2.6 3.5 3.7 57    e7.5 158  21  76  11    14    3.8 29   
3 2.7 5.1 3.6 48    e9.2 79  20  48  16    5.0 4.8 46   
4 3.7 5.1 3.7 33    13    61  18  281  15    4.2 15    8.1
5 2.5 7.9 4.0 e25    8.5 55  28  2640  12    3.8 5.8 4.8
 
6 2.8 7.2 4.1 e21    e6.3 43  23  1220  11    3.8 3.9 3.9
7 2.6 3.8 4.0 e17    e5.5 34  45  826  9.4 3.9 3.5 3.6
8 2.3 3.5 4.5 e18    e4.8 32  35  287  8.7 3.7 3.1 3.6
9 2.2 3.6 4.0 e15    e4.6 27  28  949  7.5 3.7 2.8 3.5
10 2.4 48    3.8 e10    e5.2 22  24  324  19    4.3 2.6 3.3
 
11 2.8 22    3.8 e12    e6.0 21  21  418  225    3.9 2.6 3.4
12 2.3 4.2 3.6 e8.6 6.6 155  18  109  1500    3.7 2.6 3.3
13 2.6 2.8 4.7 e7.4 5.3 379  16  61  865    3.7 2.5 3.4
14 2.4 3.2 5.8 e8.0 25    145  15  44  442    3.7 2.5 3.3
15 2.4 4.9 4.4 e7.3 184    79  14  34  84    3.4 2.5 3.1
 
16 2.2 4.0 3.7 e6.6 97    60  15  27  51    3.4 2.4 3.1
17 2.3 3.6 3.6 e6.0 52    50  165  49  35    3.4 2.2 3.1
18 2.4 3.6 34    e5.6 39    43  75  107  25    6.8 2.5 3.0
19 12    4.0 322    e5.2 208    214  46  43  19    4.5 2.5 2.7
20 3.1 3.7 99    e5.4 551    163  206  31  14    3.5 2.5 2.7
 
21 2.3 3.8 30    e5.6 494    345  87  32  11    3.9 2.5 2.8
22 2.1 4.1 16    e5.2 1280    116  52  21  9.3 3.6 2.6 4.0
23 2.0 4.0 11    e4.8 916    69  37  16  8.2 3.3 2.5 3.0
24 2.0 3.7 e9.0 e4.4 158    53  43  13  7.2 3.2 2.5 2.9
25 12    3.7 e8.0 e4.5 e74    49  1000  563  6.4 3.2 2.7 2.8
 
26 4.2 3.7 e7.4 e4.6 e56    87  742  130  14    3.1 2.6 3.2
27 2.7 3.8 e8.4 e4.8 e50    56  110  50  14    3.1 2.7 7.4
28 12    3.6 e9.5 e5.0 e54    45  70  31  8.3 3.1 2.9 3.0
29 77    3.2 e16    e5.1 ---    36  140  24  6.3 3.1 5.0 2.9
30 13    3.5 43    e5.2 ---    30  65  18  5.2 3.1 4.3 3.1
 
31 6.7 ---    321    e5.8 ---    26  ---  16  ---    3.3 6.2 ---   

TOTAL 196.9 185.2 1003.1 481.1 4327.0 2832 3203 8542 3472.5 129.7 109.7 185.0
MEAN 6.35 6.17 32.4 15.5 155 91.4 107 276 116 4.18 3.54 6.17
MAX 77 48 322 110 1280 379 1000 2640 1500 14 15 46
MIN 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.4 4.6 21 14 13 5.2 3.1 2.2 2.7
CFSM 0.08 0.08 0.42 0.20 2.01 1.19 1.39 3.58 1.51 0.05 0.05 0.08
IN. 0.10 0.09 0.49 0.23 2.09 1.37 1.55 4.13 1.68 0.06 0.05 0.09
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 10.4 82.6 60.9 105 133 140 170 148 55.8 23.6 7.82 15.5
MAX 62.6 542 233 327 383 456 540 809 279 101 28.6 155
(WY) 2002 1994 1991 1993 1986 1989 1996 1995 2000 1993 2000 1993
MIN 2.86 3.16 4.51 4.75 10.4 24.1 40.0 4.46 2.98 2.71 1.65 2.06
(WY) 1996 2000 1990 2000 1996 2001 2001 1988 1991 1991 1990 1995

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1986 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 31675.5   24667.2  
ANNUAL MEAN 86.8   67.6   79.0  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 123      1994
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 21.3   1987
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3500          May 13 2640          May 5 9940      May 18 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.0       Oct 23, 24 2.0       Oct 23, 24 0.15 Sep 29 1989
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 2.4       Oct 12 2.4       Oct 12 0.38 Dec 11 1989
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3050          May 5 16100      May 17 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 13.09     May 5 17.03 May 17 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.3       Oct 16
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.13 0.88 1.03
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.32 11.93 13.97
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 159      112      116     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.4   7.2   11     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.8   2.7   2.9  



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