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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592575       HICKORY CREEK NEAR BROWNSTOWN, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°56'13", long 88°57'10", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.6 N., R.2 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of county bridge, about 4 mi south of Brownstown, 4.3 mi above Little Hickory Creek, and at mile 12.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 44.2 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1988 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-93-1: 1989(M), WDR IL-95-1: 1994 (P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 493.37 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 6,250 ft3/s, Nov. 14, 1993, gage height, 16.43 ft; no flow for many days in most years.

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 3.4 3.8 12    e4.2 65  21    6.7 e2.2   39      6.4   e.45 .02
2 2.8 e3.6 11    e4.0 e40  19    5.9 e2.0   5.3   9.3   e.40 .00
3 2.3 e3.5 9.9 e4.3 e23  16    8.8 e1.8   2.7   2.3   e.35 .00
4 2.3 e3.3 9.0 e4.8 e17  14    8.5 e1.7   275      1.4   e.32 .00
5 134    e3.1 9.0 e6.0 e15  11    6.8 e1.6   172      1.2   e.28 .00
 
6 50    e2.8 7.6 e6.5 e16  9.8 6.8 e1.8   198      2.4   e.25 .00
7 12    e10    7.6 e6.0 e20  9.4 6.5 e2.6   20      1.1   e.23 .00
8 5.9 e25    7.4 e5.5 72  9.1 5.9 e2.2   8.3   .86 e.25 .00
9 4.1 224    6.5 e5.0 980  8.3 11    e1.8   5.3   344      e.30 .00
10 3.5 311    6.6 e4.7 396  7.9 63    e1.5   3.8   57      e.25 .00
 
11 3.2 58    15    e4.4 72  7.8 286    1.3   3.0   16      e.23 .00
12 3.1 20    43    e5.5 44  8.5 52    1.1   2.4   7.9   e.21 .00
13 2.7 e15    e13    e7.0 37  8.9 22    .99 2.1   e4.5   e.18 .00
14 2.7 e40    e9.0 e45    93  7.1 15    .99 2.5   e3.0   e.14 .00
15 3.2 26    e7.0 e140    68  7.5 13    .98 41      e1.8   e.11 .00
 
16 3.8 17    e6.5 e100    39  37    9.7 .92 4.9   e1.3   e.08 .00
17 16    12    e10    e75    24  21    7.6 .89 2.7   e.90 e.06 .00
18 14    9.3 e8.0 e60    17  13    6.8 1.1   2.0   e.80 e.04 .00
19 6.6 8.3 e7.0 e45    17  11    6.6 1.7   1.6   34      e.02 .00
20 4.7 7.3 e6.0 e27    17  9.7 6.3 1.4   1.4   21      e.00 .00
 
21 3.9 6.0 e5.5 e20    14  9.0 5.7 1.7   3.4   5.7   e.00 .00
22 3.8 5.7 e5.2 e15    14  8.4 5.1 1.7   3.9   3.4   e.00 .00
23 3.4 5.6 e4.8 e13    13  7.9 e4.5 1.3   1.8   e2.3   e.20 .00
24 3.5 5.5 e4.6 e12    48  7.4 e4.0 1.8   1.3   e1.7   e1.2   .00
25 3.8 399    e4.5 e11    761  6.5 e3.6 2.8   1.1   e1.3   e.70 .00
 
26 4.2 258    e5.5 e10    81  6.1 e3.3 7.6   1.1   e1.0   e.50 .00
27 4.3 63    e7.0 e9.5 40  5.9 e3.0 3.5   .97 e.80 e.35 .00
28 3.9 30    e6.0 e9.0 26  6.0 e2.8 1.9   .91 e.65 e.25 .00
29 3.8 20    e5.4 e100    ---  6.6 e2.6 1.3   .84 e.55 e.15 .00
30 3.6 14    e4.7 559    ---  6.5 e2.4 1.1   .80 e.60 e.05 .00
 
31 3.6 ---    e4.4 170    ---  6.5 ---    6.7   ---      e.55 e.02 ---     

TOTAL 322.1 1609.8 268.7 1488.4 3069 333.8 591.9 61.97 809.12 535.71 7.57 0.02
MEAN 10.4 53.7 8.67 48.0 110 10.8 19.7 2.00 27.0 17.3 .24 .001
MAX 134 399 43 559 980 37 286 7.6 275 344 1.2 .02
MIN 2.3 2.8 4.4 4.0 13 5.9 2.4 .89 .80 .55 .00 .00
CFSM .24 1.21 .20 1.09 2.48 .24 .45 .05 .61 .39 .01 .00
IN. .27 1.35 .23 1.25 2.58 .28 .50 .05 .68 .45 .01 .00
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.90 33.4 24.6 65.5 55.3 61.7 76.9 77.5 30.6 15.8 8.38 17.9
MAX 18.3 232 208 202 151 134 224 365 93.7 95.1 46.1 135
(WY) 1994 1994 1991 1999 1997 1991 1994 1995 2000 1993 2000 1993
MIN .000 .000 .095 .19 3.49 10.8 11.6 2.00 .28 .048 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 1998 1998 2000 1996 2001 2000 2001 1992 1997 1996 1990

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 10851.95     9098.09
ANNUAL MEAN 29.7       24.9   39.2  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 64.1   1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 19.0   1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1030              Jun 24 980          Feb 9 4080      May 18 1995
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 A     Several days .00     Many days .00 B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00         Jan 11 .00     Sep 2 .00 Oct 1 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2540          Feb 9 6250      Nov 14 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 14.80     Feb 9 16.43 Nov 14 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .67     .56 .89
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.13     7.66 12.04
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 54          43      64     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.6       5.0   3.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .24     .05 .00

A - Estimated.
B - Many days in most years.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data