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SALINE RIVER BASIN


03382100       SOUTH FORK SALINE RIVER NEAR CARRIER MILLS, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 37°38'16", long 88°40'40", in SW1/4NE1/4 sec.20, T.10 S., R.5 E., Saline County, Hydrologic Unit 05140204, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 45, 150 ft downstream from railroad bridge, 4.5 mi southwest of Carrier Mills, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 147 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1965 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1977-91. Additional chemical data for water years 1963-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-24 and 79-25 as site ATH 05.
 

SEDIMENT: Water years 1977 to 1981.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1980-81.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1980-81.

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 375.63 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 31, 1967, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, 1,570 mg/L May 28, 1981; minimum daily mean, 0 mg/L Aug. 20-22, 1980.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 8,010 tons May 28, 1981; minimum daily, 0 ton Aug. 20-22, Sept. 20, Oct. 10, 1980, May 3, 4, 1981.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 11    5.1 7.9 11  e17  244  59  42  113  87  19    11   
2 9.2 5.2 7.4 10  e16  167  55  36  99  69  19    11   
3 7.7 7.4 11    1010  e15  142  51  35  382  57  22    9.8
4 6.3 7.9 12    2360  e15  132  47  32  110  51  141    9.2
5 5.9 8.3 13    1710  17  107  39  35  58  41  109    8.8
 
6 5.6 11    12    385  18  88  40  36  44  35  62    8.2
7 5.4 11    11    150  18  74  50  34  32  26  39    7.4
8 5.2 11    9.7 96  19  65  48  33  25  23  39    6.2
9 11    9.8 11    73  19  74  47  32  23  23  29    5.7
10 14    9.7 187    60  19  56  34  144  23  22  20    5.7
 
11 10    10    173    49  21  43  34  70  21  21  19    5.9
12 7.8 11    81    41  21  49  30  43  20  55  18    7.2
13 6.3 9.0 145    36  38  47  26  45  19  58  17    9.9
14 5.4 7.7 354    30  287  45  25  39  18  30  15    9.5
15 6.9 7.5 163    25  129  45  25  30  18  25  14    8.3
 
16 9.4 8.1 54    24  87  238  26  23  19  23  14    9.5
17 8.5 7.7 31    24  65  336  39  20  1100  21  14    7.6
18 7.3 6.7 21    24  1020  152  55  20  1810  17  14    6.8
19 6.0 7.6 17    23  1950  158  42  313  1900  115  13    6.4
20 6.6 14    15    24  1280  1640  36  122  895  63  13    5.6
 
21 7.2 15    13    23  398  1420  36  59  479  31  12    6.2
22 6.8 15    13    24  224  793  32  39  329  24  12    6.0
23 5.9 16    13    23  169  322  24  520  178  20  12    5.9
24 7.0 15    12    e21  225  207  28  934  127  19  12    7.2
25 8.3 13    12    e20  217  164  104  607  101  20  12    13   
 
26 6.8 14    12    e19  337  117  88  370  73  19  11    23   
27 6.5 15    11    e18  1360  129  60  792  358  19  11    17   
28 6.0 14    11    e17  934  126  156  659  389  18  11    9.1
29 5.2 12    11    e17  463  91  98  289  175  20  9.9 7.2
30 5.7 9.4 11    e16  ---  79  58  181  116  22  9.8 6.2
 
31 5.5 ---    11    e17  ---  71  ---  142  ---  20  9.8 ---   

TOTAL 226.4 314.1 1466.0 6380 9398 7421 1492 5776 9054 1094 772.5 260.5
MEAN 7.30 10.5 47.3 206 324 239 49.7 186 302 35.3 24.9 8.68
MAX 14 16 354 2360 1950 1640 156 934 1900 115 141 23
MIN 5.2 5.1 7.4 10 15 43 24 20 18 17 9.8 5.6
CFSM .05 .07 .32 1.40 2.20 1.63 .34 1.27 2.05 .24 .17 .06
IN. .06 .08 .37 1.61 2.38 1.88 .38 1.46 2.29 .28 .20 .07

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 20.5 111 196 218 279 323 330 262 122 38.9 37.4 20.1
MAX 157 643 1193 608 864 837 922 1115 633 163 485 110
(WY) 1985 1986 1983 1999 1989 1979 1983 1983 1997 1976 1985 1992
MIN 2.57 4.05 8.22 10.7 42.3 28.6 22.3 15.4 6.10 1.88 5.34 1.67
(WY) 1967 1972 1977 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1972 1966 1994 1966

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1966 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 63509.4   43654.5  
ANNUAL MEAN 174      119      163     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 332      1985
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 51.0   1967
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3770          Jan 23 2360          Jan 4 4880      Dec 26 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 5.1       Nov 1 5.1       Nov 1 .60 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 5.6       Oct 27 5.6       Oct 27 .77 Sep 1 1966
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2480          Jan 4 5160      Jan 31 1982
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 13.45     Jan 4 16.32 Jan 31 1982
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 4.8       B
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.18 .81 1.11
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 16.07 11.05 15.03
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 420      257      401     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 25      23      31     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.7   7.2   5.8  
A - July 29, 30, Sept. 3, 1966.
B - Oct. 9, Nov. 1, 2.


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