LOCATION.-- Lat 40°15'55", long 87°38'34" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 262 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994-2002. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-98: 1997 (P). |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 594 ft. above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 20,100 ft3/s, Mar. 11, 1990, gage height, 21.97 ft, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 22.45 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 20,100 ft3/s; minimum, 2.3 ft3/s, Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for Jan. 29 to Feb. 20 and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 37 | 426 | 831 | e150 | 4120 | 361 | 1280 | 802 | 258 | 101 | 85 | 156 |
2 | 37 | 380 | 513 | e160 | 2590 | 571 | 950 | 703 | 233 | 93 | 70 | 135 |
3 | 36 | 335 | 372 | e170 | 1290 | 1450 | 885 | 551 | 212 | 86 | 192 | 114 |
4 | 34 | 305 | 298 | 177 | 932 | 960 | 669 | 442 | 204 | 81 | 125 | 96 |
5 | 49 | 276 | 250 | 156 | 668 | 650 | 533 | 386 | 373 | 72 | 80 | 83 |
6 | 253 | 254 | 227 | 150 | 525 | 739 | 450 | 374 | 461 | 65 | 62 | 73 |
7 | 214 | 234 | 204 | e145 | 439 | 969 | 398 | 703 | 324 | 60 | 51 | 66 |
8 | 138 | 219 | 181 | e140 | 366 | 777 | 541 | 863 | 264 | 56 | 44 | 60 |
9 | 106 | 194 | 164 | 133 | 327 | 1520 | 1030 | 1460 | 235 | 60 | 39 | 55 |
10 | 97 | 189 | 148 | 126 | 321 | 1910 | 746 | 1320 | 248 | 90 | 36 | 52 |
11 | 106 | 178 | 142 | 114 | 313 | 1010 | 576 | 1010 | 914 | 71 | 33 | 51 |
12 | 974 | 154 | 136 | 111 | 316 | 782 | 500 | 2470 | 1160 | 56 | 31 | 46 |
13 | 1540 | 150 | 185 | 116 | 274 | 685 | 661 | 3370 | 847 | 50 | 29 | 43 |
14 | 4180 | 150 | 362 | 112 | 247 | 567 | 519 | 1830 | 807 | 45 | 31 | 41 |
15 | 5390 | 143 | 815 | 107 | 248 | 488 | 433 | 1010 | 596 | 41 | 36 | 41 |
16 | 2870 | 137 | 627 | 95 | 232 | 422 | 362 | 825 | 471 | 38 | 33 | 40 |
17 | 2370 | 127 | 1450 | 97 | 211 | 398 | 324 | 1010 | 375 | 37 | 32 | 38 |
18 | 1500 | 127 | 1620 | 91 | 190 | 371 | 299 | 863 | 309 | 36 | 28 | 40 |
19 | 1100 | 129 | 1010 | 94 | e700 | 330 | 291 | 700 | 262 | 246 | 5070 | 40 |
20 | 881 | 120 | 727 | 94 | e3000 | 326 | 266 | 566 | 231 | 246 | 10700 | 40 |
21 | 729 | 112 | 541 | 94 | 2350 | 292 | 421 | 471 | 209 | 93 | 4620 | 43 |
22 | 686 | 114 | 451 | 89 | 1250 | 259 | 615 | 414 | 194 | 63 | 1750 | 37 |
23 | 804 | 107 | 455 | 90 | 892 | 260 | 418 | 381 | 185 | 411 | 4070 | 33 |
24 | 1850 | 115 | 399 | 94 | 703 | 250 | 372 | 349 | 172 | 416 | 3380 | 31 |
25 | 3010 | 135 | 329 | 84 | 569 | 251 | 500 | 319 | 161 | 191 | 1330 | 30 |
26 | 2170 | 105 | 295 | 80 | 504 | 233 | 414 | 289 | 159 | 118 | 871 | 29 |
27 | 1160 | 102 | 275 | 82 | 447 | 233 | 815 | 267 | 150 | 94 | 618 | 30 |
28 | 855 | 97 | 250 | 82 | 402 | 242 | 2770 | 272 | 135 | 81 | 437 | 29 |
29 | 702 | 112 | 217 | 87 | --- | 686 | 1870 | 263 | 117 | 353 | 326 | 29 |
30 | 571 | 796 | 177 | 289 | --- | 1760 | 1050 | 345 | 108 | 223 | 245 | 26 |
31 | 488 | --- | e150 | 2220 | --- | 2010 | --- | 320 | --- | 122 | 190 | --- |
TOTAL | 34937 | 6022 | 13801 | 5829 | 24426 | 21762 | 20958 | 24948 | 10374 | 3795 | 34644 | 1627 |
MEAN | 1127 | 200.7 | 445.2 | 188.0 | 872.4 | 702.0 | 698.6 | 804.8 | 345.8 | 122.4 | 1118 | 54.23 |
MAX | 5390 | 796 | 1620 | 2220 | 4120 | 2010 | 2770 | 3370 | 1160 | 416 | 10700 | 156 |
MIN | 34 | 97 | 136 | 80 | 190 | 233 | 266 | 263 | 108 | 36 | 28 | 26 |
CFSM | 4.30 | 0.77 | 1.70 | 0.72 | 3.33 | 2.68 | 2.67 | 3.07 | 1.32 | 0.47 | 4.27 | 0.21 |
IN. | 4.96 | 0.86 | 1.96 | 0.83 | 3.47 | 3.09 | 2.98 | 3.54 | 1.47 | 0.54 | 4.92 | 0.23 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 186.3 | 214.0 | 229.7 | 325.3 | 390.8 | 512.7 | 506.9 | 537.2 | 431.0 | 246.8 | 149.1 | 66.79 |
MAX | 1127 | 1162 | 1160 | 1387 | 917 | 1063 | 1728 | 1033 | 1565 | 1281 | 1118 | 504 |
(WY) | 2002 | 1993 | 1991 | 1993 | 2001 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 1998 | 1993 | 2002 | 1993 |
MIN | 6.73 | 9.68 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 45.8 | 59.2 | 47.6 | 96.9 | 140 | 16.3 | 6.74 | 3.68 |
(WY) | 1998 | 1998 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2002 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1989 - 2002 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 118079 | 203123 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 323.5 | 556.5 | 315.9 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 698 | 1993 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 80.6 | 2000 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 5390 | Oct 15 | 10700 | Aug 20 | 14500 | Apr 12 1994 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 15 | Aug 15-16 | 26 | Sep 30 | 2.5 | A |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 16 | Aug 12 | 29 | Sep 24 | 2.7 | Sep 15 1991 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 12300 | Aug 20 | 20100 | B | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 18.62 | Aug 20 | 22.45 | Apr 12 1994 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 26 | C | 2.3 | D | ||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.23 | 2.12 | 1.21 | |||
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 16.77 | 28.84 | 16.38 | |||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 774 | 1280 | 731 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 140 | 259 | 117 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 33 | 44 | 13 |
B - Mar. 11, 1990 and Apr. 12, 1994. Mar. 11, 1990 on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow. |
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |