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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597000       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 794 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.
 

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

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above sea level. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above sea level. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 800 ft3/s, and 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 37  27  37  35  e34  1150  155  498  136  1470  478  335 
2 35  26  36  36  e34  1030  144  440  113  1190  476  323 
3 34  28  37  125  e35  749  140  284  107  987  577  311 
4 34  30  39  321  35  371  149  204  98  889  779  301 
5 34  29  41  389  35  178  154  182  93  850  950  298 
 
6 33  29  41  320  34  133  122  163  96  837  1050  285 
7 33  29  39  191  33  113  119  152  88  778  1120  270 
8 44  32  37  96  32  97  138  156  81  683  1320  260 
9 62  31  41  69  32  84  149  149  77  623  1500  255 
10 52  31  170  58  33  74  126  192  73  580  1580  253 
 
11 40  32  249  52  33  76  121  177  72  549  1480  249 
12 36  32  215  48  32  93  123  172  70  823  1280  244 
13 33  33  158  45  43  117  119  204  69  962  990  250 
14 31  33  127  44  141  127  113  209  67  961  726  243 
15 32  32  101  42  284  127  114  184  64  963  576  235 
 
16 31  32  110  41  289  153  114  168  88  925  509  227 
17 33  33  86  40  228  261  141  145  1300  783  481  213 
18 34  36  66  41  321  307  159  124  2150  664  463  202 
19 32  36  53  40  582  302  161  111  3250  689  451  194 
20 32  36  46  40  714  777  151  114  4640  766  440  184 
 
21 31  36  42  41  779  1050  136  107  4710  797  425  193 
22 31  36  39  41  728  1370  128  101  4310  837  408  191 
23 30  37  37  41  642  1550  114  152  3830  875  407  180 
24 29  37  36  40  449  1380  115  171  3420  794  395  180 
25 28  36  36  e38  237  1040  144  139  3050  647  387  206 
 
26 30  36  35  e35  316  669  159  156  2690  555  380  257 
27 32  36  35  e35  803  351  194  365  2520  507  375  221 
28 32  36  35  e35  894  260  442  423  2400  488  368  200 
29 30  36  35  e35  1050  236  518  332  2170  491  358  190 
30 26  36  35  e34  ---  200  514  236  1830  494  349  178 
 
31 26  ---  35  e34  ---  176  ---  168  ---  485  340  --- 

TOTAL 1057 989 2129 2482 8902 14601 5176 6378 43662 23942 21418 7128
MEAN 34.1 33.0 68.7 80.1 307 471 173 206 1455 772 691 238
MAX 62 37 249 389 1050 1550 518 498 4710 1470 1580 335
MIN 26 26 35 34 32 74 113 101 64 485 340 178

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 104 425 650 863 1057 1296 1516 1362 743 413 221 135
MAX 488 3812 3510 3054 3355 4439 3740 6511 2062 1044 691 553
(WY) 1985 1994 1983 1991 1982 1979 1989 1983 1995 1998 2000 1974
MIN 27.3 26.1 31.0 27.2 48.8 73.6 67.4 117 38.9 30.8 21.8 20.6
(WY) 1971 1972 1972 1972 1972 1981 1981 1987 1972 1971 1971 1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 271564  137864     
ANNUAL MEAN 744  377      730         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1515          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 161          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4730      Jan 24 4710          Jun 21 14000          May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 26      A 26          A 6.8       Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 27      Oct 30 27          Oct 30 7.3       Aug 17 1971
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 4870          Jun 20 14200      B May 1 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 24.09     Jun 20 31.84 C May 4 1983
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2100  953      1870         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 320  150      332         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 33  33      42         
A - Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 2.
B - Gage height, 31.83 ft.
 C - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.


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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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