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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03380500                   SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW1/4 sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.--464 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges and those for discharges less than 5.0 ft3/s, which are poor. Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft3/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage 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 17    6.7 26  e27  7030  1280  109  322  33  271  14    4.0  
2 12    7.0 27  e100  7020  687  113  167  1210  3850  12    3.3  
3 9.8 11    27  e520  5300  296  1890  107  1030  7150  12    2.8  
4 8.4 34    27  e450  2370  184  6440  78  619  4610  10    2.1  
5 7.8 89    26  e300  460  135  6950  1030  331  575  9.2 1.7  
 
6 10    59    27  e170  275  3020  6090  2800  1000  126  7.8 1.1  
7 86    40    48  e120  4640  2020  4330  2830  515  78  7.1 .65
8 213    30    57  e95  8020  826  2940  2650  127  77  7.9 .53
9 130    25    77  e75  7010  2600  1660  1010  149  195  6.8 .46
10 66    34    59  e64  4730  2730  642  214  776  4300  6.2 e.40
 
11 42    217    45  e55  1110  2220  388  125  253  2710  5.9 e.35
12 27    427    38  e80  1230  1080  242  97  70  259  6.7 e.32
13 19    218    34  e1700  1410  382  166  95  44  94  6.7 e.30
14 14    96    30  2850  748  275  132  87  406  55  6.1 e.30
15 12    57    29  2300  300  266  404  90  139  38  6.3 e.30
 
16 11    41    27  1600  204  628  745  85  88  29  6.3 e.30
17 10    32    27  1030  181  416  535  71  50  24  6.2 e.30
18 12    26    27  3400  174  211  359  118  34  19  5.8 e.30
19 13    23    29  3080  150  152  248  82  24  16  5.4 e.30
20 19    21    29  3170  125  126  188  62  19  14  5.3 e.30
 
21 44    19    45  3560  100  114  159  51  16  21  5.2 e.30
22 32    19    234  6950  80  99  134  43  13  40  4.9 e.30
23 21    18    200  13100  70  1630  115  37  13  21  4.6 e.30
24 15    18    134  11600  74  2000  95  32  16  802  6.0 e.30
25 12    20    e80  6860  96  942  81  28  35  1430  9.2 e.30
 
26 10    22    e50  2440  110  422  76  25  213  468  13    e.30
27 9.6 22    e35  468  248  255  85  22  1210  129  12    e.30
28 8.7 27    e25  312  1470  186  208  20  913  59  8.2 e.30
29 8.5 27    e21  234  ---  150  868  18  262  36  6.0 e.30
30 7.9 26    e19  188  ---  124  606  17  80  24  4.6 e.30
 
31 7.0 ---    e23  3650  ---  107  ---  17  ---  18  4.2 ---     

TOTAL 914.7 1711.7 1582 70548 54735 25563 36998 12430 9688 27538 231.6 23.11
MEAN 29.5 57.1 51.0 2276 1955 825 1233 401 323 888 7.47 .77
MAX 213 427 234 13100 8020 3020 6950 2830 1210 7150 14 4.0
MIN 7.0 6.7 19 27 70 99 76 17 13 14 4.2 .30
CFSM .06 .12 .11 4.90 4.21 1.78 2.66 .86 .70 1.91 .02 .00
IN. .07 .14 .13 5.66 4.39 2.05 2.97 1.00 .78 2.21 .02 .00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 97.0 267 427 662 647 792 799 634 294 160 114 77.6
MAX 1462 2969 3314 4052 2408 2361 2495 4113 1438 1162 2257 1227
(WY) 1920 1986 1983 1949 1982 1945 1957 1961 1917 1993 1915 1993
MIN .016 .13 .29 .69 2.51 1.96 11.6 8.96 1.48 1.05 .056 .047
(WY) 1909 1954 1954 1981 1934 1954 1954 1936 1988 1930 1991 1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1909 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 190922.0   241963.11
ANNUAL MEAN 523      663      413         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 928          1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.1       1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5740          Apr 17 13100          Jan 23 45000          May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 5.5       Sep 15 .30     A .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 6.0       Sep 10 .30     Sep 13 .00     Oct 24 1908
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 14900          Jan 23 59400      C May 17 1990
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 21.15     Jan 23 26.68     May 8 1961
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.13 1.43 .89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.31 19.40 12.10    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1950      2250      1130         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 86      71      36         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11      5.4   1.4      
A - Sept. 13-30, estimated due to leakage through dam.
B - At times in several years.
C - Gage height, 25.75 ft.


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