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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03380500       SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW1/4 sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., Wayne County, Hydrologic Unit 05120115, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Shoe Creek, 0.5 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi north of Wayne City, and at mile 42.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 464 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water year 1979.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water year 1979.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. WSP 1335: 1908-13, 1916(M), 1930-34, 1935(M). WSP 1725: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, nonrecording gage at site 0.9 mi downstream at datum about 3.0 ft lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

REMARKS.-- Wayne City municipal water plant diverts about 0.02 ft3/s at gage since November 1954; diversion not included in records.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 59,400 ft3/s, May 17, 1990, gage height, 25.75 ft; maximum gage height, 26.68 ft, May 8, 1961; no flow at times in several years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges and those for discharges less than 5.0 ft3/s, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 27    8.4 122  55  1950  388  63  20    12    9.1 50    11     
2 18    7.5 92  52  e980  263  69  18    269    7.7 22    8.0  
3 14    7.0 78  49  e450  218  689  17    168    48    14    6.6  
4 12    10    69  49  220  180  667  15    150    100    9.0 5.8  
5 12    11    65  52  187  147  333  14    299    63    6.8 5.7  
 
6 152    11    59  61  161  117  205  14    1210    129    5.6 5.3  
7 492    37    53  78  139  97  148  14    1000    205    4.6 5.0  
8 180    221    52  114  2126  87  114  13    572    69    4.1 4.5  
9 69    480    47  134  848  80  92  13    149    327    3.8 3.2  
10 38    869    46  111  3430  72  81  13    75    1390    4.3 2.5  
 
11 24    1350    151  87  2330  67  79  12    49    1210    2.1 2.1  
12 18    934    702  75  1010  65  166  12    37    337    1.2 1.8  
13 14    295    525  91  394  69  115  12    27    76    1.7 1.6  
14 11    522    263  406  668  79  78  11    21    38    2.4 1.3  
15 9.0 586    177  1650  2190  82  67  11    18    23    2.7 1.6  
 
16 9.9 237    226  1840  2860  195  62  8.9 21    16    2.3 2.3  
17 11    120    194  1670  1600  354  55  6.8 104    13    1.8 3.4  
18 57    81    247  1250  566  293  51  7.0 67    11    2.1 5.6  
19 301    60    241  894  321  179  45  10    38    12    49    7.0  
20 131    45    185  660  255  126  42  139    27    65    25    3.2  
 
21 62    37    143  392  206  105  40  340    22    52    7.6 2.8  
22 36    32    114  238  164  90  37  115    19    23    3.5 2.0  
23 23    31    98  211  147  83  33  140    17    21    2.2 1.4  
24 16    30    86  188  144  76  30  67    16    14    3.1 1.4  
25 13    473    74  130  2520  68  28  32    14    16    64    2.1  
 
26 12    1940    64  119  2770  60  27  27    12    93    976    2.0  
27 10    1860    55  135  2400  56  25  22    11    45    631    1.2  
28 10    1100    53  117  1520  52  24  17    9.6 23    129    .99
29 10    331    56  207  ---  50  24  13    9.2 14    45    1.3  
30 9.5 179    58  1820  ---  50  22  10    9.5 17    24    1.4  
 
31 9.0 ---    56  2300  ---  54  ---  11    ---    136    15    ---     

TOTAL 1810.4 11904.9 4451 15235 30556 3902 3511 1174.7 4452.3 4602.8 2114.9 104.09
MEAN 58.4 397 144 491 1091 126 117 37.9 148 148 68.2 3.47
MAX 492 1940 702 2300 3430 388 689 340 1210 1390 976 11
MIN 9.0 7.0 46 49 126 50 22 6.8 9.2 7.7 1.2 .99
CFSM .13 .86 .31 1.06 2.35 .27 .25 .08 .32 .32 .15 .01
IN. .15 .95 .36 1.22 2.45 .31 .28 .09 .36 .37 .17 .01
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1909 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 95.3 263 414 653 648 780 784 621 307 161 115 75.8
MAX 1462 2969 3314 4052 2408 2361 2495 4113 1554 1162 2257 1227
(WY) 1920 1986 1983 1949 1982 1945 1957 1961 2000 1993 1915 1993
MIN .016 .13 .29 .69 2.51 1.96 11.6 8.96 1.48 1.05 .056 .047
(WY) 1909 1954 1954 1981 1934 1954 1954 1936 1988 1930 1991 1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1909 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 121024.37 83819.09
ANNUAL MEAN 331      230      409         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 928          1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 32.1       1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 7980          Jun 26 3430          Feb 10 45000          May 9 1961
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .97     Jan 1 .99     Sep 28 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.9       Jan 30 1.5       Sep 23 .00     Oct 24 1908
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3600          Feb 10 59400      B May 17 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.69     Feb 10 26.68     May 8 1961
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .80     Sep 28
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .71 .49 .88    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.70 6.72 11.99    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 757      643      1100         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 57      55      36         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 7.2   4.8   1.4      

A - At times in several years.
B - Gage height, 25.75 ft.


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