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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05594000       SHOAL CREEK NEAR BREESE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°36'35", long 89°29'40", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.13, T.2 N., R.4 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140203, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on old U.S. Highway 50, 0.4 mi upstream from railroad bridge, 1.7 mi east of Breese, 7 mi upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 21.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 735 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: November 1909 to December 1912, August to December 1914, October 1945 to current year.
 

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

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 413.97 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 8, 1914, chain gage at site 0.4 mi downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Oct. 10, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.-- About 0.94 ft3/s diverted 20 ft above station for municipal supply of Breese is not included in records.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 23,100 ft3/s, Jan. 6, 1950, gage height, 22.63 ft, from graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 23.02 ft, April 14, 1979, during period of constricted channel due to bridge construction; no flow for many days in 1954-56, 1988.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of May 19, 1943, reached a stage of 25.6 ft, present site and datum, discharge, 52,000 ft3/s on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak flow.

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
 
1 336  109  332  e105  3120  4240  164  84  1260  47  40  32 
2 257  101  304  e100  3580  2200  158  78  971  45  e34  46 
3 202  96  276  e100  2600  1040  181  75  434  43  e30  55 
4 185  94  253  e100  1230  715  176  73  413  48  e28  36 
5 814  109  221  e105  808  554  173  68  1620  49  e30  35 
 
6 2160  161  198  e115  613  457  166  66  2430  49  e35  29 
7 2800  1370  189  e120  504  387  152  69  2820  44  e30  23 
8 3090  2270  178  e125  450  340  142  73  3130  39  e26  22 
9 3470  1860  170  e125  1150  303  138  77  3310  37  e24  89 
10 3810  1620  165  e115  2840  281  153  75  2030  35  e23  70 
 
11 2280  1740  166  e115  3280  258  1110  66  866  33  e22  78 
12 922  1140  e300  e110  3800  239  2040  59  536  33  e22  87 
13 568  930  e500  e120  3240  241  882  54  366  39  e23  60 
14 390  1160  e440  e200  1970  235  502  50  277  36  e23  44 
15 307  1080  e400  e650  1640  221  370  50  220  34  e22  33 
 
16 316  740  e340  1640  1600  370  295  49  297  32  e20  27 
17 755  537  e300  1880  1180  532  247  47  356  31  e19  23 
18 537  432  e260  1520  834  614  199  53  221  33  e18  25 
19 368  354  e230  e900  621  521  170  69  155  96  e19  26 
20 267  295  e200  e650  514  410  150  360  125  86  e20  30 
 
21 216  257  e180  e520  448  348  133  348  104  94  e18  70 
22 184  235  e160  422  399  309  124  297  104  64  e16  58 
23 166  209  e145  385  357  277  118  293  98  48  e16  46 
24 154  186  e130  317  345  249  117  257  123  128  e35  37 
25 145  385  e120  e250  1470  228  111  187  95  284  e70  29 
 
26 136  1030  e110  e210  2730  213  107  153  78  307  e55  23 
27 130  1240  e110  e185  3220  187  104  127  65  137  e45  19 
28 123  871  e120  e165  4130  173  96  117  59  90  e55  19 
29 117  555  e125  e190  ---  163  90  107  54  67  73  20 
30 118  400  e125  1420  ---  161  88  96  49  55  49  19 
 
31 116  ---  e115  2750  ---  162  ---  300  ---  45  37  --- 

TOTAL 25439 21566 6862 15709 48673 16628 8656 3877 22666 2208 977 1210
MEAN 821 719 221 507 1738 536 289 125 756 71.2 31.5 40.3
MAX 3810 2270 500 2750 4130 4240 2040 360 3310 307 73 89
MIN 116 94 110 100 345 161 88 47 49 31 16 19
CFSM 1.12 .98 .30 .69 2.37 .73 .39 .17 1.03 .10 .04 .05
IN. 1.29 1.09 .35 .80 2.46 .84 .44 .20 1.15 .11 .05 .06
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 179 297 547 664 920 978 973 758 525 316 186 137
MAX 1704 2557 3925 4171 4385 4334 3062 4021 3697 1853 1493 1774
(WY) 1970 1947 1983 1950 1982 1978 1979 1990 1957 1957 1946 1993
MIN 1.19 4.65 8.03 6.31 8.97 11.9 56.0 12.3 15.9 2.50 7.38 2.32
(WY) 1957 1955 1955 1977 1954 1954 1954 1954 1988 1954 1953 1953

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1910 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 176733          174471         
ANNUAL MEAN 483          478          537         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1067          1973, 1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 28.5       1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4700              Jun 29 4240              Mar 1 22200          Jun 17 1957
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 15      A     Jan 29-31,Feb 1 16      B     Aug 22,23 .00     C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 16              Jan 27 18      B     Aug 17 .00     Jul 27 1954
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 4630              Mar 1 23100      D Jan 6 1950
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 16.89         Mar 1 23.02 E Apr 14 1979
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .66     .65     .73    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.94     8.83     9.93    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1490          1490          1430         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 133          164          108         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 32          32          13         

A - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Jan. and Feb.
B - Estimated, but may have been less during periods of estimated discharges in Aug.
C - Many days in 1954-56, 1988.
D - Gage height, 22.63 ft, from graph based on gage readings.
E - During period of constricted channel from bridge construction.


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Surface-Water Data

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