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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03338780                   NORTH FORK VERMILION RIVER NEAR BISMARCK, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 40°16'13", long 87°38'34", in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--262 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 594 ft above sea level, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.

REVISIONS.--The following peak above base discharge of 1,200 ft3/s for Jan. 23, 1997 was not published for water year 1997.

Date

Time

Discharge

Gage height

Jan.23

Unknown

2,880

Unknown
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 3.6 13    13    11  41  57  1230  1410  143  404  70  23 
2 3.8 7.3 19    14  40  53  1030  1140  138  242  62  23 
3 4.0 8.9 17    14  36  52  770  3660  113  187  351  22 
4 5.4 8.1 12    16  32  51  581  5300  107  1180  1940  21 
5 4.8 7.3 10    20  32  46  428  2330  103  612  785  20 
 
6 4.4 7.3 9.6 53  31  42  353  1190  92  1410  386  19 
7 5.1 7.5 12    68  30  40  320  1370  84  2880  329  18 
8 3.6 8.8 10    194  28  62  1050  2990  76  1150  431  18 
9 5.1 8.6 10    407  28  843  1300  2860  270  691  227  18 
10 8.2 8.3 16    194  28  1050  1460  1540  494  464  166  17 
 
11 9.7 8.0 20    114  30  623  958  889  2240  346  126  17 
12 5.4 7.3 16    90  42  361  656  639  5180  283  97  17 
13 5.5 7.1 14    67  47  268  489  476  5220  238  82  16 
14 12    7.8 13    66  44  254  590  387  3320  205  73  15 
15 9.1 9.2 13    e60  40  246  565  313  4960  179  65  16 
 
16 7.9 9.7 12    e50  39  246  447  266  7460  162  71  17 
17 6.5 9.6 12    e43  45  1070  329  213  6690  141  59  18 
18 6.3 9.5 11    e39  98  2900  265  190  3010  127  55  18 
19 6.3 9.1 11    e35  122  2420  244  214  1660  115  49  18 
20 6.2 9.0 10    e33  107  2280  213  508  1190  102  43  18 
 
21 5.9 8.9 11    32  92  3150  214  353  874  169  40  25 
22 5.9 9.4 11    32  82  2020  209  265  667  226  37  22 
23 5.7 9.9 12    32  78  1180  193  376  544  1390  35  19 
24 5.4 9.6 15    31  76  868  168  814  416  524  34  19 
25 5.9 8.9 26    29  69  663  155  752  340  261  39  23 
 
26 8.4 8.4 25    28  64  512  152  423  280  178  34  20 
27 18    9.0 23    28  68  397  121  302  241  140  30  18 
28 11    14    18    29  63  2770  104  241  202  115  28  17 
29 7.0 25    16    39  ---  4660  136  204  174  98  29  16 
30 6.4 16    16    47  ---  1950  1320  223  657  89  27  16 
 
31 6.1 ---    13    45  ---  1070  ---  177  ---  80  24  --- 

TOTAL 208.6 290.5 446.6 1960 1532 32204 16050 32015 46945 14388 5824 564
MEAN 6.73 9.68 14.4 63.2 54.7 1039 535 1033 1565 464 188 18.8
MAX 18 25 26 407 122 4660 1460 5300 7460 2880 1940 25
MIN 3.6 7.1 9.6 11 28 40 104 177 76 80 24 15
CFSM .03 .04 .05 .24 .21 3.97 2.04 3.94 5.97 1.77 .72 .07
IN. .03 .04 .06 .28 .22 4.57 2.28 4.55 6.67 2.04 .83 .08

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 138 265 267 359 311 574 553 607 487 305 87.5 72.1
MAX 662 1162 1160 1387 892 1063 1728 1033 1565 1281 196 504
(WY) 1994 1993 1991 1993 1990 1990 1994 1998 1998 1993 1993 1993
MIN 6.73 9.68 14.4 40.2 54.7 123 152 96.9 140 16.3 6.74 3.68
(WY) 1998 1998 1998 1990 1998 1996 1997 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 97128.4   152427.7  
ANNUAL MEAN 266      418      336     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 698      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 181      1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4570          Feb 27 7460          Jun 16 14500      Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 3.6       Oct 1, 8 3.6       Oct 1, 8 2.5   A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 4.3       Sep 30 4.4       Oct 1 2.7   Sep 15 1991
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 9240          Jun 16 20100      B
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 16.80     Jun 16 22.45 Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 2.5       Oct 5 2.3   C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.02 1.59 1.28
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 13.79 21.64 17.41
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 686      1180      762     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 90      59      131     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8.3   8.4   14     
A - Sept. 10, 16-19, 1991.
B - Apr. 12, 1994; measured discharge on Mar. 11, 1990 (based on contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).
C - Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.


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