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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05591700       WEST OKAW RIVER NEAR LOVINGTON, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°43'52", long 88°39'43", in NW1/4SW1/4 sec.21, T.15 N., R.5 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left downstream side of bridge on State Highways 32 and 133, 1.5 mi northwest of Lovington, 1.7 mi upstream from Stringtown Branch, and at mile 25.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 112 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.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1971-73.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1980-91.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 632.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 10,300 ft3/s, May 8, 1996, from rating curve extended above 9,490 ft3/s, gage height 16.40 ft; no flow many days in most years.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of May 1968 reached a stage of 14.66 ft, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records 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 70  56  79  e31  397  319  47  51  55  23    12      14   
2 63  56  72  e30  e240  246  42  49  56  20    19      6.8
3 56  52  67  e30  e160  203  41  44  52  19    14      4.1
4 51  49  68  e33  105  170  37  40  94  23    7.3   3.2
5 541  50  68  e32  94  131  41  40  211  23    5.5   2.4
 
6 818  56  62  e30  75  108  75  40  2010  18    4.0   1.9
7 482  124  64  e29  86  95  58  39  1580  15    2.8   2.2
8 290  119  61  e28  120  86  51  37  770  14    2.2   3.9
9 198  181  51  e27  501  75  47  33  529  13    1.8   19   
10 152  517  e52  e28  704  69  52  33  375  11    1.5   33   
 
11 119  346  e80  e28  379  67  1350  35  277  10    1.1   16   
12 99  240  e160  e27  230  63  645  32  211  8.9 .83 10   
13 90  262  e130  e29  168  65  399  28  173  8.0 .58 7.9
14 86  258  e100  e42  244  54  279  29  142  7.1 .43 7.0
15 87  187  e85  e100  409  53  226  32  120  6.6 .29 6.4
 
16 82  162  e75  e120  319  155  169  33  98  6.1 .24 5.5
17 80  128  e68  e84  213  332  135  30  84  5.5 .19 4.9
18 75  106  e80  e70  149  263  111  36  77  51    .35 5.5
19 73  101  e70  e58  127  196  99  86  71  25    1.3   7.2
20 72  91  e60  e50  106  157  96  80  63  12    1.9   7.4
 
21 73  76  e52  e54  82  127  85  81  60  9.1 .67 6.9
22 68  73  e46  e47  77  104  74  73  56  7.5 .46 6.4
23 64  70  e43  e43  70  89  73  63  48  6.5 4.0   5.8
24 65  68  e40  e40  152  77  66  65  42  5.7 5.3   5.8
25 68  76  e40  e39  1680  66  58  62  38  13    3.7   5.3
 
26 70  168  e42  e45  898  62  60  58  35  74    2.2   4.7
27 68  160  e44  e41  605  58  59  62  32  12    1.7   4.8
28 63  121  e41  e31  432  55  54  53  30  8.2 .89 4.9
29 58  103  e38  e130  ---  55  48  44  28  87    .45 4.4
30 58  87  e36  1260  ---  52  48  41  26  65    .68 4.0
 
31 58  ---  e33  757  ---  49  ---  45  ---  22    45      ---   

TOTAL 4297 4143 2007 3393 8822 3701 4625 1474 7443 629.2 142.36 221.3
MEAN 139 138 64.7 109 315 119 154 47.5 248 20.3 4.59 7.38
MAX 818 517 160 1260 1680 332 1350 86 2010 87 45 33
MIN 51 49 33 27 70 49 37 28 26 5.5 .19 1.9
CFSM 1.24 1.23 .58 .98 2.81 1.07 1.38 .42 2.22 .18 .04 .07
IN. 1.43 1.38 .67 1.13 2.93 1.23 1.54 .49 2.47 .21 .05 .07
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 37.4 88.7 120 108 180 173 174 225 144 62.4 30.8 18.5
MAX 316 530 378 385 669 536 520 873 490 373 351 224
(WY) 1994 1986 1991 1993 1982 1982 1994 1996 1998 1992 1981 1993
MIN .000 .000 .020 .96 15.8 21.9 22.8 21.5 7.24 .075 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 24805.38     40897.86
ANNUAL MEAN 67.8       112      115         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 182          1982
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 39.2       2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1140              Jul 6 2010          Jun 6 6080          Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .08 A     Jan 1 .19     Aug 17 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .13         Feb 1 .42     Aug 12 .00     Sep 28 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2940          Jun 6 10300      C May 8 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 11.76     Jun 6 16.40     May 8 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .15     Aug 17,18
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .61     1.00 1.02    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.24     13.58 13.92    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 158          240      300         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 34          56      38         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.1       5.1   .01    

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Many days in most years.
C - From rating curve extended above 9,490 ft3/s.


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