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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03343400                   EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR CAMARGO, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 39°47'30", long 88°11'10", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.3, T.15 N., R.9 E., Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 05120112, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 36, 2.0 mi southwest of Camargo and at mile 166.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--186 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1960 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.30 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 1.6 e9.5 9.3 e6.0 543  115  81  195  106  70    9.5 5.5
2 1.4 e18    11    e5.3 646  107  79  178  456  65    7.8 5.8
3 2.5 e20    11    e5.0 558  144  75  168  625  56    6.9 5.5
4 2.9 e17    10    e4.8 446  192  75  158  437  49    6.5 5.4
5 3.2 e12    9.8 e4.6 334  169  72  156  472  43    5.9 5.3
 
6 6.5 e10    9.0 e8.0 284  163  72  180  589  38    5.6 5.2
7 20    e8.0 11    e6.6 714  158  70  255  388  34    5.0 5.3
8 10    e7.0 14    e5.8 1910  142  66  215  259  31    20    5.6
9 5.4 e10    10    e5.4 1300  152  90  166  336  28    49    5.1
10 3.4 e25    8.3 e5.0 847  150  117  141  273  26    20    4.3
 
11 2.9 e50    6.9 e5.0 661  135  112  131  188  22    10    3.9
12 2.5 e24    e6.6 e7.0 659  152  151  123  155  19    9.3 3.6
13 2.4 e18    e6.4 e10    584  224  110  147  267  17    64    3.4
14 3.0 e15    e6.2 e10    441  257  93  292  755  15    318    3.3
15 3.3 e13    e6.0 e9.0 359  218  140  259  677  15    339    3.4
 
16 3.2 e11    e6.0 e10    320  192  608  195  375  14    87    3.5
17 3.0 e10    e6.0 e11    288  188  968  165  224  14    37    3.4
18 5.2 e9.0 e7.0 e70    252  167  e900  163  166  13    24    3.3
19 3.0 e8.5 e8.0 e160    217  137  e700  165  134  12    17    3.3
20 3.3 e8.0 e10    e130    188  125  e530  134  116  13    15    3.2
 
21 4.0 e7.6 e13    e220    167  125  868  123  103  27    12    2.8
22 3.8 e7.2 e10    e750    154  118  934  184  94  17    9.5 2.3
23 e3.0 e6.8 e8.5 2440    146  108  670  307  92  11    9.0 2.1
24 e2.7 e6.5 e7.5 2060    141  104  471  242  126  9.0 11    2.0
25 e2.5 e7.5 e6.8 1230    133  97  354  184  240  13    15    1.9
 
26 e3.0 e9.0 e6.2 848    124  89  301  148  179  12    13    1.8
27 e7.0 14    e5.6 681    124  87  274  125  146  12    9.4 1.8
28 e6.5 11    e5.4 592    128  86  265  113  136  45    8.1 4.2
29 e13    8.1 e7.5 475    ---  84  272  104  103  39    7.6 6.1
30 e11    8.2 e8.0 374    ---  78  229  97  80  27    6.9 20   
 
31 e10    ---    e7.0 340    ---  77  ---  94  ---  14    5.9 ---   

TOTAL 155.2 388.9 258.0 10488.5 12668 4340 9747 5307 8297 820.0 1163.9 132.3
MEAN 5.01 13.0 8.32 338 452 140 325 171 277 26.5 37.5 4.41
MAX 20 50 14 2440 1910 257 968 307 755 70 339 20
MIN 1.4 6.5 5.4 4.6 124 77 66 94 80 9.0 5.0 1.8
CFSM .03 .07 .04 1.82 2.43 .75 1.75 .92 1.49 .14 .20 .02
IN. .03 .08 .05 2.10 2.53 .87 1.95 1.06 1.66 .16 .23 .03

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1961 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 54.5 117 200 182 238 265 303 290 180 103 63.5 46.3
MAX 570 910 691 684 650 861 795 1263 773 487 315 422
(WY) 1994 1993 1984 1974 1985 1979 1994 1996 1974 1992 1979 1993
MIN .000 .92 1.05 .63 4.11 76.8 35.6 36.5 14.3 9.59 .12 .020
(WY) 1961 1961 1961 1977 1963 1968 1971 1976 1988 1988 1964 1964

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1961 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 86770.3   53765.8  
ANNUAL MEAN 238      147      170     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 357      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 59.5   1963
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2180          May 4 2440          Jan 23 6150      Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.1       Sep 19 1.4       Oct 2 .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.4       Sep 15 2.1       Sep 21 .00 Oct 1 1960
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2550          Jan 23 8040      Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 12.67     Jan 23 17.33 Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.2       Oct 2,3
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.28 .79 .91
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 17.35 10.75 12.40
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 774      408      434     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 94      27      63     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.0   3.9   2.8  
A - Many days in most years.


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