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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05591700                   WEST OKAW RIVER NEAR LOVINGTON, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 39°43'52", long 88°39'43", in NW1/4SW1/4 sec.21, T.15 N., R.5 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left downstream side of bridge on State Highways 32 and 133, 1.5 mi northwest of Lovington, 1.7 mi upstream from Stringtown Branch, and at mile 25.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.--112 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1971-73. February 1980 to current year. Gage-height record for January 1963 to February 1980 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 1968 reached a stage of 14.66 ft, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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 .00 .00 16    13  59  126  408  611  112  288  49      .13
2 .00 .00 10    12  56  126  318  520  107  193  29      .12
3 .00 .00 5.4 13  46  119  288  1030  93  152  21      .11
4 .00 .00 3.5 15  49  106  960  1670  87  131  16      .19
5 .00 .00 2.3 32  50  94  726  809  91  110  18      .08
 
6 .00 .00 1.5 154  46  90  495  539  78  98  17      .04
7 .00 .00 1.3 120  42  89  374  608  69  130  17      .03
8 .00 .00 1.1 465  40  200  943  830  68  311  31      .01
9 .00 .00 1.0 720  38  545  577  607  279  184  22      .01
10 .00 .00 3.5 401  37  384  357  413  343  129  15      .01
 
11 .00 .00 6.1 236  56  265  262  311  239  100  11      .01
12 .00 .00 4.8 174  91  199  218  250  776  82  8.3   .00
13 .00 .00 5.0 127  82  185  202  207  800  70  6.4   .00
14 .00 .00 4.7 104  75  238  191  175  479  60  5.2   .00
15 .00 .00 3.7 101  68  228  175  173  853  52  5.4   .00
 
16 .00 .00 3.2 85  76  198  170  149  1010  47  4.3   .00
17 .00 .00 2.9 75  193  377  131  114  1040  41  3.2   .00
18 .00 .00 3.1 63  529  898  114  106  497  36  3.2   .00
19 .00 .00 2.1 56  358  694  113  100  1110  32  3.1   .00
20 .00 .00 1.9 51  259  1000  105  141  624  28  2.7   .00
 
21 .00 .00 1.9 50  205  1370  106  141  400  25  2.1   .00
22 .00 .00 3.5 48  174  878  98  127  441  22  1.7   .00
23 .00 .00 7.7 47  154  626  90  679  2420  29  1.3   .00
24 .00 .00 14    43  131  454  86  929  837  29  1.0   .00
25 .00 .00 43    39  114  350  85  718  475  20  .78 .00
 
26 .00 .00 38    39  113  285  84  445  323  17  .59 .00
27 .00 .00 30    42  128  237  69  305  240  15  .45 .00
28 .00 .00 24    68  119  1050  64  221  186  13  .34 .00
29 .00 .00 23    74  ---  1090  125  174  184  12  .34 .00
30 .00 14      18    65  ---  661  431  148  454  98  .30 .00
 
31 .00 ---      e15    59  ---  438  ---  133  ---  116  .19 ---     

TOTAL 0.00 14.00 301.2 3591 3388 13600 8365 13383 14715 2670 296.89 0.74
MEAN .000 .47 9.72 116 121 439 279 432 491 86.1 9.58 .025
MAX .00 14 43 720 529 1370 960 1670 2420 311 49 .19
MIN .00 .00 1.0 12 37 89 64 100 68 12 .19 .00
CFSM .00 .00 .09 1.03 1.08 3.92 2.49 3.85 4.38 .77 .09 .00
IN. .00 .00 .10 1.19 1.13 4.52 2.78 4.45 4.89 .89 .10 .00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 36.0 95.7 136 105 177 189 179 247 135 62.9 32.6 18.6
MAX 316 530 378 385 669 536 520 873 491 373 351 224
(WY) 1994 1986 1991 1993 1982 1982 1994 1996 1998 1992 1981 1993
MIN .000 .47 .50 4.17 25.3 40.5 32.7 21.5 7.24 .075 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 1998 1990 1990 1992 1992 1986 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 24929.97     60324.83
ANNUAL MEAN 68.3       165      120         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 182          1982
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 69.7       1997
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1750      A     Feb 27 2420          Jun 23 6080          Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00         Many days .00     Many days .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00         Jul 31 .00     Oct 1 .00     Sep 28 1983
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 3390          Jun 23 10300      C May 8 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 12.20     Jun 23 16.40     May 8 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .61     1.48 1.07    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.28     20.04 14.50    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 183          524      312         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 15          48      40         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00     .00 .04    
A - Estimated.
B - Many days in most years.
C - From rating curve extended above 9,490 ft/s.


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