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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05595730       RAYSE CREEK NEAR WALTONVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°15'14", long 89°02'23", in NE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.3 S., R.1 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, at bridge on County Highway 9, 1.2 mi downstream from Knob Creek, 2.4 mi downstream from Novak Creek, 3.0 mi north of Waltonville, and at mile 6.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 88.0 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1997-2001. Gage-height record for Feb. 10, 1965 to Sept. 30, 1979 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, October 1980 to September 1994 (8 AM gage heights).
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-94-1: 1982-90.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 412.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 21,200 ft3/s, Nov. 14, 1993, gage height, 17.73 ft; minimum discharge, no flow at times in most years.

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 .51 e.00 8.3 e6.5 70  35  15    2.5 2.7 2.1   .56 .51
2 .42 e.00 6.7 e6.5 38  31  14    2.4 9.7 3.2   .45 .31
3 .35 e.00 6.1 e6.2 24  27  502    2.6 7.3 3.8   .35 .20
4 .33 e.00 5.5 e6.6 20  24  184    2.9 6.3 26      .31 .16
5 .27 e.00 5.2 e7.5 19  19  60    3.3 61    20      .30 .12
 
6 .23 e.20 4.9 e9.0 17  16  39    5.2 116    5.7   .26 .12
7 .18 13      4.4 e12    15  14  28    2.9 16    3.4   .23 .12
8 .18 25      4.2 e17    13  14  21    1.9 6.9 2.5   .22 .16
9 .16 15      3.9 23    649  14  17    1.8 4.5 936      .19 .25
10 .13 52      3.7 13    902  14  15    1.7 3.8 840      .21 .16
 
11 .10 27      45    11    99  13  15    1.6 2.9 43      .25 .17
12 .08 9.8   148    11    53  13  14    1.6 1.8 13      .24 .18
13 .06 34      35    16    56  15  12    1.6 1.2 7.6   .20 .14
14 .03 46      23    310    320  14  9.5 1.7 1.1 5.7   .19 .10
15 .02 16      17    716    711  12  9.4 1.5 46    3.6   .16 .10
 
16 .04 6.6   16    348    563  112  11    1.3 33    2.5   .14 .09
17 .08 4.2   e25    e105    116  60  10    1.2 8.1 2.3   .13 .06
18 .09 2.7   e22    e80    55  30  8.4 1.3 4.4 21      .62 .14
19 e.08 1.6   e18    e60    44  22  7.1 1.7 3.3 31      13      .28
20 e.06 1.1   e14    e45    39  19  6.3 1.7 13    9.5   16      .15
 
21 e.04 .83 e11    e30    32  17  6.0 3.4 501    4.9   5.2   .30
22 e.02 .67 e9.5 e20    26  15  6.0 3.8 73    3.9   2.9   .38
23 e.02 .59 e8.5 e17    25  14  5.8 3.9 21    8.6   1.3   .24
24 e.01 .55 e7.5 e18    55  13  4.1 4.7 8.7 3.4   .69 .16
25 e.01 136      e6.6 e19    1190  12  2.6 3.3 5.1 2.7   41      .12
 
26 e.00 206      e6.0 e17    325  11  2.6 2.6 3.8 2.4   46      .10
27 e.00 55      e7.0 e14    68  10  2.9 2.1 3.6 1.8   9.2   .10
28 e.00 27      e8.0 e12    46  10  2.9 2.0 9.9 1.3   4.8   .09
29 e.00 16      e8.5 e60    ---  10  2.9 4.0 4.3 1.0   2.9   .05
30 e.00 12      e8.0 541    ---  11  2.8 3.5 3.3 .71 1.4   .02
 
31 e.00 ---      e7.0 178    ---  13  ---    2.9 ---    .63 .79 ---     

TOTAL 3.50 708.84 503.5 2735.3 5590 654 1036.3 78.6 982.7 2013.24 150.19 5.08
MEAN .11 23.6 16.2 88.2 200 21.1 34.5 2.54 32.8 64.9 4.84 .17
MAX .51 206 148 716 1190 112 502 5.2 501 936 46 .51
MIN .00 .00 3.7 6.2 13 10 2.6 1.2 1.1 .63 .13 .02
CFSM .00 .27 .18 1.00 2.27 .24 .39 .03 .37 .74 .06 .00
IN. .00 .30 .21 1.16 2.36 .28 .44 .03 .42 .85 .06 .00
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 23.8 107 101 124 156 144 169 133 55.6 27.7 5.51 17.4
MAX 140 670 748 417 466 468 721 942 286 123 47.7 161
(WY) 1985 1986 1983 1999 1985 1984 1996 1995 2000 1982 1981 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .028 1.78 4.05 12.4 1.35 .35 .15 .000 .000
(WY) 1996 1996 2000 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1992 1984 1991 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 15970.14 14461.25    
ANNUAL MEAN 43.6   39.6       88.1  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 167      1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 23.1   1987
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2270          Jun 25 1190              Feb 25 11200      Apr 29 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00         Several days .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Jan 26 .00 B     Oct 26 .00 Jul 24 1980
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2000              Jul 9 21200      Nov 14 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 12.10         Jul 9 17.73 Nov 14 1993
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .50 .45     1.00
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 6.75 6.11     13.60
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 46      55          130     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.9   6.0       4.5  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .02 .12     .00

A - At times in most years.
B - Estimated.


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