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LUSK CREEK BASIN


03384450       LUSK CREEK NEAR EDDYVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 37°28'20", long 88°32'50", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.12 S., R.6 E., Pope County, Hydrologic Unit 05140203, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on County Highway 5, 2.8 mi southeast of Eddyville and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 42.9 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1967 to current year.
 

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

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91. Additional chemical data for water years 1961, 1964, 1969-77 are published in Water-Resources Investigations 78-24 and 79-25 as site AK 02.
 

SEDIMENT: January 1980 to September 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 360.42 ft above sea level.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 299 mg/L May 18, 1981; minimum daily mean, 0 mg/L on many days each year.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 2,340 tons May 18, 1981; minimum daily, 0 ton on many days each year.

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 .00 .01 .02 2.5 e4.8 50  20  28    16    8.0 2.0 1.5  
2 .00 .02 .02 2.8 e4.7 38  21  23    12    7.3 1.8 1.4  
3 .00 .02 .02 2860    e4.5 35  21  19    9.9 6.4 1.7 1.4  
4 .00 .01 .03 300    e5.0 33  19  16    8.7 5.6 2.1 1.3  
5 .00 .00 .03 57    5.9 28  17  14    7.8 4.9 15    1.1  
 
6 .00 .00 .02 29    5.6 24  16  14    7.1 4.3 9.4 1.1  
7 .00 .00 .03 18    5.5 21  16  13    6.4 4.1 5.2 1.0  
8 .00 .00 .04 14    5.3 19  17  12    5.7 3.7 4.7 1.0  
9 .05 .00 .04 11    5.3 18  15  12    5.2 3.5 4.0 1.1  
10 .00 .00 1.4   10    5.0 16  15  18    4.7 3.4 3.2 1.1  
 
11 .00 .00 2.2   9.6 4.8 16  15  14    4.5 3.1 2.4 1.2  
12 .00 .00 16      9.4 5.2 18  14  12    4.6 3.0 2.1 1.4  
13 .00 .00 26      8.8 9.9 18  13  12    4.4 3.0 1.8 1.4  
14 .00 .01 187      8.0 34    18  13  11    4.3 2.9 1.7 1.3  
15 .00 .00 31      7.5 23    18  13  9.8 4.4 2.8 1.6 1.2  
 
16 .00 .00 14      6.9 16    391  13  9.0 4.4 2.7 1.4 1.1  
17 .00 .00 8.6   6.8 14    155  18  8.6 362    2.5 1.4 1.1  
18 .00 .01 6.7   7.0 807    75  19  8.6 566    2.5 1.3 .97
19 .00 .02 5.5   7.0 274    108  19  8.4 122    4.0 1.2 .98
20 .00 .02 4.8   6.6 70    636  17  8.2 42    2.6 1.4 .99
 
21 .00 .03 3.7   6.3 36    142  15  8.2 40    2.5 1.3 .97
22 .00 .04 3.7   6.4 26    73  14  7.6 32    2.4 1.3 1.0  
23 .00 .04 3.7   6.3 21    51  14  11    19    2.2 1.3 1.0  
24 .00 .03 3.5   6.2 409    41  19  33    24    2.1 1.3 1.1  
25 .00 .04 3.4   e5.8 102    33  67  24    23    2.1 1.2 4.0  
 
26 .00 .02 3.2   e5.4 501    28  43  149    14    1.9 1.4 4.7  
27 .00 .02 3.0   e5.2 554    30  87  215    13    1.9 1.6 2.6  
28 .00 .02 2.9   e5.0 128    29  213  100    17    1.8 1.7 1.7  
29 .00 .02 2.7   e4.8 67    25  65  43    12    1.8 1.7 1.2  
30 .00 .02 2.7   e4.5 ---    24  37  29    10    1.9 1.6 .93
 
31 .00 ---      2.5   e4.7 ---    22  ---  20    ---    2.0 1.6 ---     

TOTAL 0.05 0.40 338.45 3442.5 3153.5 2233 905 910.4 1406.1 102.9 81.4 42.84
MEAN .002 .013 10.9 111 109 72.0 30.2 29.4 46.9 3.32 2.63 1.43
MAX .05 .04 187 2860 807 636 213 215 566 8.0 15 4.7
MIN .00 .00 .02 2.5 4.5 16 13 7.6 4.3 1.8 1.2 .93
CFSM .00 .00 .25 2.59 2.53 1.68 .70 .68 1.09 .08 .06 .03
IN. .00 .00 .29 2.99 2.73 1.94 .78 .79 1.22 .09 .07 .04

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 5.76 44.5 81.1 84.0 99.9 129 121 81.7 34.5 15.9 10.6 5.12
MAX 59.5 216 377 265 287 306 408 266 153 89.9 174 75.0
(WY) 1986 1986 1983 1969 1989 1979 1983 1990 1970 1989 1985 1985
MIN .000 .013 .14 .77 5.31 28.2 20.6 4.05 .22 .14 .034 .000
(WY) 1988 2000 1977 1981 1996 1981 1986 1988 1988 1978 1988 1999

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1968 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 16566.78     12616.54
ANNUAL MEAN 45.4       34.5   59.3      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 114          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 20.1       1987
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2300      A     Jan 22 2860          Jan 3 4670          Aug 24 1985
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00         Many days .00     Many days .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00         Sep 1 .00     Oct 1 .00     Aug 25 1968
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 5660          Jan 3 16100      C Aug 24 1985
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 17.56     Jan 3 27.78     Aug 24 1985
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.06     .80 1.38    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.37     10.94 18.77    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 88          40      116         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.3       4.8   9.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00     .00 .10    
A - Estimated.
B - Several days in most years.
 C - From rating curve extended above 23.5 ft based on contracted-opening measurement.


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