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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592050       ROBINSON CREEK NEAR SHELBYVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°24'21", long 88°53'47", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.17, T.11 N., R.3 E., Shelby County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 0.1 mi downstream from Mud Creek, 4.5 mi west of Shelbyville, and at mile 9.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 93.1 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001. Gage-height record for June 22, 1973 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 550.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 11,300 ft3/s, May 2, 1983, gage height, 13.37 ft; maximum gage height, 14.92 ft, Sept. 23, 1993, discharge, 10,700 ft3/s; no flow for many days in 1982-85, 1988-89, 1991.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of June 28, 1957, reached a stage of 16.8 ft, present site and datum, with a discharge estimated at 26,400 ft3/s.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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 6.1 22  58  e17  220  120  39  24  86  26    1.1   .45
2 4.1 22  54  e17  145  107  35  20  55  23    1.7   .44
3 2.2 21  47  e18  111  96  34  18  41  21    12      .44
4 87    18  47  e20  88  86  32  16  532  20    1.5   .42
5 2900    17  46  e20  81  73  32  15  1050  18    1.0   .39
 
6 1720    26  40  e19  76  66  36  16  4650  14    .81 .38
7 422    99  44  e18  83  64  37  18  1800  12    .72 .38
8 189    73  42  e16  162  63  36  18  424  11    .68 .34
9 137    386  32  e15  851  58  33  15  241  10    .66 13     
10 107    583  34  e14  776  55  37  14  183  8.7 .67 2.3  
 
11 85    232  74  e15  222  57  161  14  145  7.3 .64 e1.2  
12 70    160  131  e16  153  57  130  13  117  6.1 .63 e.80
13 62    237  e100  e17  128  62  69  12  98  5.1 .59 e.70
14 56    173  e70  e50  287  49  54  12  83  4.4 .54 e.60
15 56    126  e45  e250  338  50  51  12  76  3.8 .55 e.50
 
16 52    108  e50  e140  222  119  41  12  65  3.2 .58 e.45
17 49    84  e55  e70  140  133  34  11  57  2.8 .55 e.42
18 44    71  e45  e50  104  92  30  122  52  3.1 .67 e1.5  
19 41    68  e38  e42  95  78  32  72  47  3.3 .65 e1.6  
20 37    62  e32  e35  83  71  35  47  103  2.9 .55 e1.1  
 
21 38    52  e29  e30  70  65  30  44  92  2.6 .50 e.80
22 36    50  e26  e27  71  59  26  36  125  2.6 .48 e.65
23 31    48  e23  e25  65  54  25  36  70  2.4 .66 e.55
24 29    45  e21  e24  188  49  25  33  54  10    .81 e.45
25 30    79  e20  e26  1370  43  22  28  44  4.5 .63 e.42
 
26 30    214  e21  e22  393  42  23  96  40  8.7 .69 e.38
27 28    131  e22  e18  211  40  22  84  35  4.2 .57 e.36
28 25    89  e22  e16  149  39  21  47  31  2.7 .49 e.34
29 22    74  e21  e300  ---  41  19  34  29  2.2 .45 e.32
30 23    63  e20  1440  ---  40  18  29  27  1.7 .44 e.30
 
31 23    ---  e18  606  ---  38  ---  90  ---  1.3 .50 ---     

TOTAL 6441.4 3433 1327 3393 6882 2066 1219 1058 10452 248.6 33.01 31.98
MEAN 208 114 42.8 109 246 66.6 40.6 34.1 348 8.02 1.06 1.07
MAX 2900 583 131 1440 1370 133 161 122 4650 26 12 13
MIN 2.2 17 18 14 65 38 18 11 27 1.3 .44 .30
CFSM 2.23 1.23 .46 1.18 2.64 .72 .44 .37 3.74 .09 .01 .01
IN. 2.57 1.37 .53 1.36 2.75 .83 .49 .42 4.18 .10 .01 .01
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 27.0 61.4 110 94.4 151 116 132 146 96.1 30.0 19.5 40.3
MAX 208 305 480 343 874 332 460 602 348 187 227 633
(WY) 2001 1986 1983 1982 1982 1998 1994 1996 2001 1993 1981 1993
MIN .17 .51 .24 .47 1.87 3.91 3.43 10.9 1.84 1.04 .30 .065
(WY) 1998 2000 1990 2000 2000 2000 2000 1988 1988 1991 1988 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 18997.45     36584.99    
ANNUAL MEAN 51.9       100          84.9      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 163          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 10.7       1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2900              Oct 5 4650              Jun 6 7460          Sep 23 1993
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .14 A     Jan 28-30 .30 B     Sep 30 .00     C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .16         Jan 25 .37         Sep 24 .00     Sep 4 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 5940              Jun 6 11300      D May 2 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 12.57         Jun 6 14.92 E Sep 23 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .56     1.08     .91    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 7.59     14.62     12.38    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 84          151          162         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.9       34          19         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .54     .65     .32    

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Estimated, but may have been less during period of estimated discharges in Sept.
C - Many days in 1982-85, 1988-89, 1991.
D - Gage height, 13.37 ft.
E - Discharge, 10,700 ft3/s.


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