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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592800       HURRICANE CREEK NEAR MULBERRY GROVE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°55'21", long 89°14'12", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.6 N., R.1 W., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 140, 300 ft downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mi east of Mulberry Grove, and at mile 14.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 152 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1970 to current year.
 

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

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-91-1: 1983(P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 467.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1975, at same site at datum 0.30 ft lower.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,900 ft3/s, Dec. 25, 1982, gage height, 19.99 ft; maximum gage height, 20.91 ft, May 26, 1990, discharge, 15,100 ft3/s; no flow for many days in 1987-88, 1991.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Nov. 27 to Dec. 13, and 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 29  16  74  e30  230  94  42  19    554  13    4.3 3.1
2 25  15  72  e30  161  89  40  23    95  34    3.8 3.8
3 22  16  67  e32  124  83  44  16    58  23    4.3 3.1
4 21  15  62  e35  110  77  44  15    814  14    5.0 2.3
5 825  14  63  e40  103  69  39  14    1250  12    4.4 2.5
 
6 1940  24  54  e42  97  63  39  19    2490  9.9 3.6 1.9
7 184  500  56  e40  102  61  39  26    646  8.6 3.1 1.7
8 63  138  54  e38  143  59  37  20    121  8.1 2.9 1.7
9 47  269  52  e35  1710  57  40  15    86  9.4 2.8 27   
10 40  688  49  e34  2570  53  178  13    69  18    2.6 54   
 
11 35  168  67  e35  244  51  565  11    58  e14    2.5 16   
12 31  105  171  e40  149  52  125  11    50  e9.5 2.5 6.4
13 28  378  128  e50  132  61  72  9.8 44  6.9 2.4 3.7
14 25  229  e95  e200  273  53  57  10    38  6.8 2.1 2.6
15 24  119  e75  754  272  50  55  10    37  6.2 1.9 2.1
 
16 28  94  e60  437  146  182  49  9.2 41  6.0 2.1 1.8
17 33  80  e54  241  104  142  41  8.3 33  6.1 2.0 1.7
18 43  70  e48  160  85  83  36  115    28  9.0 2.1 2.8
19 31  66  e46  147  86  69  36  66    25  14    2.4 21   
20 25  62  e43  98  82  63  34  27    23  12    2.5 26   
 
21 23  56  e40  e85  75  62  33  69    24  12    2.6 10   
22 21  51  e38  e70  71  58  31  117    49  8.5 2.4 6.2
23 20  57  e36  e54  71  55  30  35    35  6.7 2.1 4.4
24 20  52  e35  e50  87  52  29  28    23  15    7.0 3.3
25 19  355  e35  e55  1590  48  25  27    20  28    14    2.6
 
26 19  755  e37  e65  702  45  25  27    17  17    85    2.2
27 19  188  e40  e45  137  44  24  29    16  9.3 54    2.0
28 18  113  e40  e37  109  46  23  22    15  7.4 15    2.0
29 17  95  e38  184  ---  45  20  17    14  6.6 6.7 2.0
30 16  83  e35  1780  ---  42  18  16    13  5.9 4.2 2.0
 
31 16  ---  e32  979  ---  42  ---  574    ---  5.2 3.2 ---   

TOTAL 3707 4871 1796 5922 9765 2050 1870 1418.3 6786 362.1 255.5 221.9
MEAN 120 162 57.9 191 349 66.1 62.3 45.8 226 11.7 8.24 7.40
MAX 1940 755 171 1780 2570 182 565 574 2490 34 85 54
MIN 16 14 32 30 71 42 18 8.3 13 5.2 1.9 1.7
CFSM .79 1.07 .38 1.26 2.29 .44 .41 .30 1.49 .08 .05 .05
IN. .91 1.19 .44 1.45 2.39 .50 .46 .35 1.66 .09 .06 .05
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 29.8 114 196 150 237 265 224 179 122 66.8 30.8 39.9
MAX 276 666 1443 617 775 1024 825 1058 429 305 162 444
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1974 1985 1978 1994 1990 1973 1982 2000 1993
MIN .42 1.93 3.44 1.94 16.4 20.4 20.9 10.9 2.63 2.46 .43 .056
(WY) 1989 1972 1990 1977 1978 1981 1986 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 37270.8       39024.8  
ANNUAL MEAN 102          107      137         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 254          1984
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 28.9       1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2710              Jun 25 2570          Feb 10 13800          Dec 25 1982
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 4.8   A     Jan 27,28 1.7       Sep 7,8,17 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 5.0           Jan 23 2.1       Aug 13 .00     Aug 12 1988
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3670          Feb 9 17900      C Dec 25 1982
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 16.22     Feb 9 20.91 D May 26 1990
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.6       Sep 7,8,18
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .67     .70 .90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 9.12     9.55 12.27    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 139          169      200         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 29          36      23         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 9.1       3.3   2.4      

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Many days in 1987-88, 1991.
C - Gage height, 19.99 ft.
D - Discharge, 15,100 ft3/s.


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