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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 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .28 e.21 2.1 e1.1 266  52    7.3 17    3.9   e.70 .03 .00
2 .19 e.23 3.3 e5.0 123  35    6.8 13    14      e12      .01 .00
3 .18 e3.5   1.9 e15    67  32    48    11    5.5   e5.0   .00 .00
4 .18 e10      1.6 e25    45  23    86    9.6 3.0   e2.0   .00 .00
5 .17 e5.0   1.4 e17    36  21    56    143    18      e.80 .00 .00
 
6 .58 e4.0   1.7 e12    34  213    419    176    e7.0   e2.0   .00 .00
7 .96 e3.0   15    e10    2060  47    59    46    e3.5   e7.0   .01 .00
8 .42 e2.2   12    e8.5 194  31    45    21    e2.5   e2.5   .18 .00
9 .26 e1.6   4.2 e7.0 82  236    384    14    e2.1   e15      .15 .00
10 .26 113      3.5 e6.5 55  144    61    11    e1.9   e40      .05 .00
 
11 .61 43      2.1 e7.0 79  47    39    8.1 e1.7   e10      .03 .00
12 .70 13      2.1 e12    164  28    26    7.2 e1.5   e4.0   .01 .00
13 .47 5.7   1.9 e45    48  22    23    16    e15      e1.5   .04 .00
14 .18 3.2   1.8 e90    36  18    21    13    e50      e.75 .02 .00
15 .17 2.3   1.6 e70    34  15    186    9.0 e7.0   e.55 .00 .00
 
16 .15 1.9   1.6 e45    31  13    101    6.6 e4.0   e.45 .00 .00
17 .18 1.6   1.6 e150    31  12    55    6.7 e3.0   e.40 .00 .00
18 .56 1.5   1.5 e1000    26  11    37    12    e2.2   e.35 .00 .00
19 .51 1.6   1.6 e260    23  9.3 28    5.8 e1.7   e.32 .00 .00
20 .31 3.0   1.7 e200    21  9.1 24    3.8 e1.4   e.30 .00 .00
 
21 .39 1.5   2.9 e600    19  8.9 24    44    e1.2   e.28 .00 .00
22 .48 1.2   3.7 1640    17  8.0 20    164    e1.0   e.26 .00 .00
23 .55 1.2   2.1 487    18  12    17    27    e.90 e.24 .05 .00
24 .75 1.1   1.5 152    20  11    16    13    e3.5   e45      .37 .00
25 1.2   1.4   e1.2 77    24  8.7 15    7.8 e1.8   e3.0   .05 .00
 
26 e.70 3.2   e1.1 53    21  7.5 24    5.1 e1.2   e1.0   .00 .00
27 e.40 1.6   e1.0 46    248  7.2 41    3.9 e.90 e.40 .00 .00
28 e.30 1.1   e1.1 39    211  7.1 92    3.1 e.75 e.25 .00 .00
29 e.25 .99 e1.3 33    ---  6.9 96    2.6 e.60 .14 .00 .00
30 e.23 1.4   e1.4 30    ---  6.2 29    2.3 e.50 .10 .00 .00
 
31 e.22 ---      e1.2 1130    ---  6.4 ---    2.5 ---      .05 .00 ---     

TOTAL 12.79 234.23 82.7 6273.1 4033 1108.3 2086.1 825.1 161.25 156.34 1.00 0.00
MEAN .41 7.81 2.67 202 144 35.8 69.5 26.6 5.38 5.04 .032 .000
MAX 1.2 113 15 1640 2060 236 419 176 50 45 .37 .00
MIN .15 .21 1.0 1.1 17 6.2 6.8 2.3 .50 .05 .00 .00
CFSM .01 .18 .06 4.58 3.26 .81 1.57 .60 .12 .11 .00 .00
IN. .01 .20 .07 5.28 3.39 .93 1.76 .69 .14 .13 .00 .00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.67 34.5 28.2 73.0 53.7 69.7 88.1 87.5 25.2 15.5 5.70 18.5
MAX 18.3 232 208 202 151 134 224 365 56.1 95.1 22.1 135
(WY) 1994 1994 1991 1999 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 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 13419.17 14973.91
ANNUAL MEAN 36.8   41.0   41.9  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 64.1   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 19.0   1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1220          Mar 20 2060          Feb 7 4080      May 18 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Several days .00     Many days .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Sep 10 .00     Aug 15 .00 Oct 1 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 4470          Feb 7 6250      Nov 14 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 15.86     Feb 7 16.43 Nov 14 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .83 .93 .95
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.29 12.60 12.87
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 92      63      70     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.0   3.0   3.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .19 .00 .00
A - Many days in most years.


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