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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05591550       WHITLEY CREEK NEAR ALLENVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°30'24", long 88°31'39", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.4, T.12 N., R.6 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left downstream side of bridge on County Highway 3, 3.2 mi south of Allenville, and at mile 5.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 34.6 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: February 1980 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001. Gage-height record for January 1963 to February 1980 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-81-1: 1980.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 617.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISHCARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 3,200 ft3/s, April 29, 1996, gage height, 12.62 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,890 ft3/s; maximum gage height, 13.04 ft, discharge, 2,890 ft3/s, June 2, 1999; no flow for many days in most years.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of July 1971 reached a stage of 13.67 ft, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, 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 41  15  35  e11  80  51  18  32  39    5.9   4.2   .40
2 35  15  30  e10  57  45  17  32  28    5.0   4.1   .74
3 30  13  28  e11  43  39  17  21  21    4.6   6.0   .55
4 37  13  28  e12  35  35  16  18  123    4.5   5.2   .26
5 1200  13  26  e12  31  30  16  17  142    4.3   2.4   .15
 
6 454  16  24  e11  29  28  17  16  719    2.9   1.5   .11
7 182  37  25  e11  29  27  17  15  251    2.4   1.0   .09
8 113  25  22  e10  49  26  16  14  129    2.2   .85 .15
9 78  95  19  e10  339  24  16  13  81    2.6   .69 .87
10 60  159  20  e11  261  23  16  13  58    2.9   .55 .81
 
11 46  86  40  e11  122  23  109  13  45    1.6   .46 .88
12 38  62  81  e11  79  23  64  12  36    1.1   .34 .56
13 34  105  49  e12  62  23  37  11  29    .92 .29 .38
14 32  81  e35  e22  96  20  31  12  24    .80 .23 .21
15 31  58  e29  e80  108  21  30  12  23    .65 .21 .17
 
16 27  50  e27  e46  81  26  24  12  19    .56 .24 .13
17 26  39  e25  e28  56  28  21  11  17    .52 .24 .12
18 24  34  e30  e24  44  25  19  73  16    6.2   .27 .33
19 23  32  e28  e20  41  24  20  48  14    1.8   .33 .62
20 22  28  e24  e17  35  24  20  30  14    1.1   .30 .59
 
21 21  24  e22  e18  29  23  18  25  18    .72 .30 .55
22 19  24  e20  e17  30  22  17  19  16    .55 .23 .52
23 18  23  e18  e16  26  21  17  18  13    .79 .34 .37
24 18  22  e17  e15  36  20  16  18  11    .92 .47 .24
25 18  56  e16  e15  282  19  15  16  10    2.3   1.6   .20
 
26 19  159  e17  e17  126  19  15  18  9.2 32      1.2   .19
27 18  90  e17  e15  83  18  15  17  8.6 11      .64 .14
28 17  60  e15  e14  61  19  14  15  8.6 3.9   .42 .13
29 16  48  e14  e110  ---  19  13  13  7.4 31      .23 .14
30 16  38  e13  329  ---  19  13  13  6.7 28      .20 .15
 
31 15  ---  e12  144  ---  18  ---  18  ---    9.3   .37 ---     

TOTAL 2728 1520 806 1090 2350 782 694 615 1936.5 173.03 35.40 10.75
MEAN 88.0 50.7 26.0 35.2 83.9 25.2 23.1 19.8 64.6 5.58 1.14 .36
MAX 1200 159 81 329 339 51 109 73 719 32 6.0 .88
MIN 15 13 12 10 26 18 13 11 6.7 .52 .20 .09
CFSM 2.54 1.46 .75 1.02 2.43 .73 .67 .57 1.87 .16 .03 .01
IN. 2.93 1.63 .87 1.17 2.53 .84 .75 .66 2.08 .19 .04 .01
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 11.1 34.2 36.3 37.7 48.2 45.4 51.0 46.7 37.4 12.1 3.40 6.31
MAX 88.0 235 131 122 124 117 146 141 102 39.8 14.1 54.2
(WY) 2001 1993 1983 1993 1982 1998 1994 1996 1998 2000 1981 1993
MIN .000 .000 .13 .19 1.98 4.00 4.29 8.19 1.27 .031 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 2000 2000 1981 2000 2000 2000 2000 1991 1991 1984 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 10422.11 12740.68
ANNUAL MEAN 28.5   34.9   30.8      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 59.8       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4       1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1200          Oct 5 1200          Oct 5 1680          May 16 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Several days .09     Sep 7 .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Jan 22 .17     Sep 24 .00     Aug 11 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1890          Oct 5 3200      B Apr 29 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 12.22     Oct 5 13.04 C Jun 2 1999
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .02     Sep 8
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .82 1.01 .89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.21 13.70 12.11    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 59      68      69         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.9   18      11         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .62 .44 .00    

A - Many days in most years.
B - Gage height, 12.62 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,890 ft3/s.
C - Discharge, 2,890 ft3/s.


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