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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05599500       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT MURPHYSBORO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 37°44'55", long 89°20'45" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.8, T.9 S., R.2 W., Jackson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank just upstream from Lewis Creek, 0.2 mi upstream from South Twentieth Street Bridge, at Murphysboro, and at mile 36.0.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,169 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: December 1916 to current year (fragmentary prior to 1931).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-92.
 

SEDIMENT: May 1980 to Sept. 1997.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1975-81.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-81.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1993-97.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-79-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 335.5 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to June 20, 1931, nonrecording gage at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft downstream, at datum 5 ft lower. June 20, 1931, to July 11,1933, nonrecording gage at upstream side of railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis Creek at present datum. Since Nov. 14, 1973, auxiliary water-stage recorder 7,700 ft upstream. Oct. 6, 1931, to Nov. 13, 1973, auxiliary nonrecording gage read twice daily at same site. Oct. 1, 1995 to Sept. 30, 1999, water-stage recorder at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft downstream, at present datum.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 67.8 mi upstream from gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 33,800 ft3/s, May 2, 1996, from graph based on discharge record, gage height 36.12 ft; maximum gage height, 37.97 ft, May 12, 1961; maximum daily reverse flow, 4,400 ft3/s, June 3, 1947, caused by backwater from Mississippi River; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936, unaffected by backwater.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 1,700 mg/L, Feb. 28, 1987; minimum daily, 2 mg/L, Aug. 10, 11, 1993.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 20,500 tons, May 3, 1983; minimum daily, -45 tons, Aug. 6, 1993.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Feb. 2, 1916, reached a stage of 34.9 ft, present datum, discharge, 28,000 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those above 500 ft3/s and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 118  74  386  855  e325  484  4060  e2300  7830  1370  715  1580 
2 119  66  305  1000  e370  654  3570  4110  7900  1290  692  1160 
3 112  64  245  1090  e600  786  3070  4640  7740  1320  645  e1000 
4 108  61  212  e1250  919  2570  2620  4900  7090  1270  e610  e900 
5 98  57  186  1800  1060  4000  2150  4860  6010  1160  e580  e820 
 
6 88  56  160  2050  1220  4570  1870  4370  5120  1200  e560  e740 
7 83  59  151  2120  1280  5140  1590  3770  4190  1590  e535  e700 
8 84  68  148  1830  1200  5770  e1350  3160  3540  1790  e510  671 
9 85  68  143  e1300  1090  6040  e1150  2440  2960  1580  e495  647 
10 82  66  136  815  984  5590  e1000  e1450  2420  1310  e475  620 
 
11 78  66  140  631  1010  4530  e880  901  2010  1140  e460  590 
12 74  126  124  535  1150  3590  e760  663  1880  1080  e450  565 
13 66  167  124  462  e1250  2920  e670  589  1830  932  e440  541 
14 65  143  124  406  e1250  2150  e600  694  1890  790  e425  520 
15 65  143  112  357  e1200  1580  e560  e1400  1940  693  e415  510 
 
16 68  165  110  315  1100  e1250  521  1880  2230  e720  e405  497 
17 86  133  110  355  930  e1100  489  2140  2600  756  400  469 
18 88  296  101  e1100  781  973  466  2060  2470  e700  399  452 
19 86  719  99  1860  694  885  450  1900  2560  637  390  450 
20 78  875  96  2260  664  804  433  1770  2750  530  378  438 
 
21 74  848  94  2130  634  761  420  1630  2780  469  369  427 
22 69  737  98  e1350  621  728  683  e1500  2330  450  374  418 
23 67  603  104  971  625  706  e1200  e1400  1970  418  392  408 
24 65  723  113  701  621  670  1630  e1650  1840  432  400  402 
25 67  792  117  e560  591  634  3160  e2200  1720  476  416  395 
 
26 71  704  117  e470  554  709  3490  e3300  1780  490  445  384 
27 81  641  119  e420  495  2000  3070  e4200  1730  471  489  375 
28 81  571  117  e380  441  2660  2420  e4600  1710  444  e700  370 
29 78  490  309  e360  414  3370  1730  e5600  1570  e410  e1100  364 
30 76  442  582  e330  ---  3940  1120  e6800  1470  e430  1730  360 
 
31 80  ---  754  e320  ---  4190  ---  7350  ---  508  1950  --- 

TOTAL 2540 10023 5736 30383 24073 75754 47182 90227 95860 26856 18344 17773
MEAN 81.9 334 185 980 830 2444 1573 2911 3195 866 592 592
MAX 119 875 754 2260 1280 6040 4060 7350 7900 1790 1950 1580
MIN 65 56 94 315 325 484 420 589 1470 410 369 360
CFSM 0.04 0.15 0.09 0.45 0.38 1.13 0.73 1.34 1.47 0.40 0.27 0.27
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 472 1354 2086 2386 2860 3733 3846 3701 2190 970 515 410
MAX 2700 10110 10030 9489 10600 12290 10510 16410 6972 3393 1307 2821
(WY) 1994 1994 1983 1991 1982 1979 1979 1983 1995 1998 2000 1993
MIN 56.5 44.2 74.3 74.7 377 237 289 298 119 131 72.1 43.8
(WY) 2000 1972 1990 1977 1972 1981 1981 1987 1972 1971 1991 1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 644251        444751           
ANNUAL MEAN 1765        1215            2039           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 3864            1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 741            1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 13000            May 11 7900                Jun 2 33500            May 2 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 56            Nov 6 56                Nov 6 -2600        A Aug 6 1993
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 62            Nov 2 62                Nov 2 -1340            Aug 1 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 8380        B     Jun 2 33800        C May 2 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 22.04   D     Jun 1 36.88       May 5 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 47                Nov 6
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.814 0.560     0.940    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5200        3100            5500           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 600        664            832           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 88        88            100           

A - Backwater from the Mississippi River; lowest daily mean unaffected by backwater, 27 ft3/s, Nov. 4-5, 1999.

B - Gage height, 21.83 ft.

C - From graph based on discharge record, gage height, 36.12 ft.

D - Discharge, 7,390 ft3/s.


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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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