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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597500                   CRAB ORCHARD CREEK NEAR MARION, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 37°43'52", long 88°53'21", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.16, T.9 S., R.3 E., Williamson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 1.8 mi downstream from Buckley Creek, 2 mi east of Marion, and at mile 32.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--31.7 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1951 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1388: 1952-54. WDR-IL 75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 415.82 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 25, 1965, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage at bridge 800 ft downstream and Aug. 25, 1965, to Oct. 28, 1965, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records fair 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 e.23 e.24 1.2   e5.2 434    20    11    17    1.5   1.0   .10 .00
2 e.20 e.25 .98 e90    119    14    11    13    95      1.2   .08 .00
3 e.16 e.25 .85 e130    50    11    248    10    21      .96 .06 .00
4 e.12 e.27 .70 e40    29    9.1 1060    9.3 6.8   .73 .04 .00
5 e.20 e.28 1.0   e20    20    8.6 164    77    4.0   .59 .02 .00
 
6 e3.0   e.30 1.4   e15    17    69    954    167    2.7   .48 .00 .00
7 21      e.35 e12      e20    161    40    113    65    2.1   .41 .00 .00
8 5.3   e.45 e7.0   e17    83    26    47    26    1.6   .45 .38 .00
9 1.9   e.60 e5.0   e14    31    196    167    16    1.3   .54 .39 .00
10 e1.1   e.90 e4.0   e12    21    85    71    12    .99 1.2   .21 .00
 
11 e.75 e1.5   e3.5   e10    22    33    36    9.5 .83 1.1   .11 .00
12 e.55 e2.5   e3.1   e16    77    20    23    7.7 .73 .95 .08 .00
13 e.45 e1.9   e2.8   87    35    15    18    9.0 1.4   .77 .06 .00
14 e.35 e1.4   e2.6   76    19    17    22    8.4 15      .62 .01 .00
15 e.30 e1.1   e2.4   28    16    26    133    7.3 4.5   .60 .00 .00
 
16 e.27 e.95 e2.3   21    14    148    74    6.4 1.4   .52 .00 .00
17 e.25 e.85 e2.1   57    14    352    34    6.7 .86 .71 .00 .00
18 e.35 e.80 e2.0   190    13    75    22    14    .65 2.4   .00 .00
19 e.60 e.85 e1.9   55    11    31    18    9.0 .58 1.2   .01 .00
20 e1.0   e3.5   e1.8   25    10    20    16    5.8 .78 .60 .00 .00
 
21 e.85 e3.0   e80      29    8.8 17    14    4.5 .76 .42 .00 .00
22 e.70 e2.5   193      2450    8.1 14    13    3.6 .60 .37 .00 .00
23 e.60 e1.9   32      542    8.5 21    12    3.2 .55 .34 .00 .00
24 e.50 e1.6   18      96    12    34    10    2.9 1.1   .27 .00 .00
25 e.45 1.4   e12      45    12    21    9.8 2.6 2.6   .25 .00 .00
 
26 e.40 1.7   e9.5   29    10    14    31    2.1 1.3   .27 .00 .00
27 e.35 1.4   e8.0   24    12    12    50    1.9 1.1   .24 .00 .00
28 e.30 1.1   e7.0   19    29    11    42    1.6 .91 .21 .00 .00
29 e.28 1.2   e6.4   15    ---    10    38    1.4 .78 .19 .00 .00
30 e.26 1.2   e5.8   14    ---    9.1 29    1.3 .74 .16 .00 .00
 
31 e.24 ---      e5.4   426    ---    8.8 ---    1.4 ---      .12 .00 ---     

TOTAL 43.01 36.24 435.73 4617.2 1296.4 1387.6 3490.8 522.6 174.16 19.87 1.55 0.00
MEAN 1.39 1.21 14.1 149 46.3 44.8 116 16.9 5.81 .64 .050 .000
MAX 21 3.5 193 2450 434 352 1060 167 95 2.4 .39 .00
MIN .12 .24 .70 5.2 8.1 8.6 9.8 1.3 .55 .12 .00 .00
CFSM .04 .04 .44 4.70 1.46 1.41 3.67 .53 .18 .02 .00 .00
IN. .05 .04 .51 5.42 1.52 1.63 4.10 .61 .20 .02 .00 .00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 2.97 22.2 32.8 38.7 45.0 63.5 57.8 43.4 16.6 7.29 4.88 4.29
MAX 35.1 223 227 214 176 180 296 222 87.6 61.0 50.6 48.0
(WY) 1985 1986 1983 1982 1985 1979 1996 1996 1981 1958 1985 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .019 .14 .000 .51 .24 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1954 1981 1964 1954 1981 1965 1953 1959 1953 1952

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 10646.92 12025.16
ANNUAL MEAN 29.2   32.9   28.2      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 66.6       1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.39     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1450          Apr 16 2450          Jan 22 3350          Apr 29 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     A .00     Many days .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Aug 29 .00     Aug 20 .00     Oct 1 1951
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 3940          Jan 22 9270      C May 11 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 12.20     Jan 22 13.60     May 11 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .92 1.04 .89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.49 14.11 12.08    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 51      56      47         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.4   2.1   2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .27 .00 .00    
A - Estimated, several days.
B - Many days in most years.
C - On basis of contracted opening of peak flow.


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