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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592575                   HICKORY CREEK NEAR BROWNSTOWN, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°56'13", long 88°57'10", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.6 N., R.2 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of county bridge, about 4 mi south of Brownstown, 4.3 mi above Little Hickory Creek, and at mile 12.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--44.2 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1988 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-93-1: 1989(M), WDR IL-95-1: 1994 (P).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 493.37 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.
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 .00 e.00 1.2   36    66    80    3.6   4.5   4.8   .16
2 .00 .00 .00 e.00 1.1   17    27    26    2.6   1.3   1.7   .18
3 .00 .00 .00 e.00 .91 11    177    321    2.1   .82 2.4   .17
4 .00 .00 .00 e.04 .97 9.1 262    138    21      .38 46      .14
5 .00 .00 .00 e.40 1.0   14    54    41    94      .22 100      .06
 
6 .00 .00 .00 e1.0   1.0   9.1 30    23    20      .21 29      .19
7 .00 .00 .00 7.1   .98 6.5 25    105    7.3   304      18      .16
8 .00 .00 .00 139      1.0   319    145    187    96      141      25      .12
9 .00 .00 .00 43      .92 261    32    44    230      17      9.3   .03
10 .00 .00 .00 10      .99 77    22    20    35      176      4.3   .01
 
11 .00 .00 .00 4.2   1.9   26    14    14    14      240      18      .00
12 .00 .00 .00 2.6   2.3   15    12    12    23      25      13      .00
13 .00 .00 .00 2.0   1.7   e11    12    9.1 90      13      4.5   .00
14 .00 .00 .00 1.6   1.4   e9.0 21    7.5 290      e7.5   2.6   .00
15 .00 .00 .00 2.8   1.2   e7.5 603    6.4 428      e4.0   1.6   .00
 
16 .00 .00 .00 2.4   5.3   e6.5 660    5.4 91      e2.5   1.2   .00
17 .00 .00 .00 e1.6   155      171    76    4.6 29      e1.5   .79 .02
18 .00 .00 .00 e1.2   132      337    36    3.8 14      e1.0   .77 .07
19 .00 .00 .00 e1.0   36      100    25    3.5 50      e.70 .75 .04
20 .00 .00 .00 e.85 28      1220    18    3.3 14      e.50 .44 .57
 
21 .00 .00 .00 e1.0   21      178    16    3.0 61      e1.2   .38 .50
22 .00 .00 .00 1.3   11      60    14    922    20      21      .62 8.0  
23 .00 .00 .00 1.3   7.6   34    12    240    7.0   215      .45 .72
24 .00 .00 .73 1.3   5.3   23    10    66    4.2   20      .22 .17
25 .00 .00 1.5   1.3   3.9   18    e9.1 28    3.5   6.8   .25 40     
 
26 .00 .00 .30 1.3   4.2   16    8.9 18    2.4   3.2   .21 14     
27 .00 .00 .20 1.8   113      17    6.6 14    1.5   2.2   .18 3.0  
28 .00 .00 e.12 1.9   37      787    6.1 10    .96 1.7   .05 1.1  
29 .00 .00 e.06 1.5   ---      84    24    7.7 2.8   1.2   .04 .45
30 .00 .00 e.03 1.3   ---      37    209    5.2 25      31      .11 .24
 
31 .00 ---      e.01 1.2   ---      45    ---    4.4 ---      24      .14 ---     

TOTAL 0.00 0.00 2.95 235.99 577.87 3961.7 2632.7 2372.9 1682.96 1268.43 286.80 70.10
MEAN .000 .000 .095 7.61 20.6 128 87.8 76.5 56.1 40.9 9.25 2.34
MAX .00 .00 1.5 139 155 1220 660 922 428 304 100 40
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .91 6.5 6.1 3.0 .96 .21 .04 .00
CFSM .00 .00 .00 .17 .47 2.89 1.99 1.73 1.27 .93 .21 .05
IN. .00 .00 .00 .20 .49 3.33 2.22 2.00 1.42 1.07 .24 .06

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.99 37.2 30.8 60.1 44.8 73.1 89.9 93.6 27.1 16.5 6.26 20.3
MAX 18.3 232 208 147 151 134 224 365 56.1 95.1 22.1 135
(WY) 1994 1994 1991 1993 1997 1991 1994 1995 1998 1993 1995 1993
MIN .000 .000 .095 4.93 3.49 13.6 18.6 5.29 .28 .048 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 1998 1998 1990 1996 1994 1997 1997 1992 1997 1996 1990

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 9634.64 13092.40
ANNUAL MEAN 26.4   35.9   41.9  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 64.1   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 19.0   1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1550          Feb 27 1220          Mar 20 4080      May 18 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00     Many days .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Jul 30 .00     Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2060          May 22 6250      Nov 14 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 14.40     May 22 16.43 Nov 14 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .60 .81 .95
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.11 11.02 12.89
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 45      90      70     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .25 1.7   3.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
A - Many days in most years.


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