LOCATION.--Lat 39°49'04", long 90°39'16" (NAD of 1983), in SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 8, T.3 S., R. 2 W, Pike County, Hydrologic Unit 07130011, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 104 at east side of Chambersburg, 3.8 miles downstream from Leineke Branch, 5.5 miles upstream from South Fork McKee Creek, and at mile 7.1. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.--341 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: August 2002 to current year. |
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STAGE: August 2002 to current year. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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CHEMICAL: WATER YEARS 1979-87. |
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SEDIMENT: October 2002 to current year. |
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MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 2002-03. |
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GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, pumping sampler, and crest-stage-gage. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (established by Illinois Dept. of Transportation). |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 9,420 ft3/s, September 1, 2003, gage height, 42.01 ft; Minimum discharge, 3.9 ft3/s, October 16, 2002. |
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SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 2,430 mg/L, July 19, 2003; minimum daily, 29 mg/L, Dec. 2, 2002. |
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SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 39,800, Sept. 1, 2003; minimum daily, 0.48 tons, Dec. 2, 2002. |
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EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of June 2002 exceeded the measured discharge of 12,100 ft3/s on June 13, 2002, gage height not determined. |
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EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 4,680 ft3/s, August 24; maximum gage height, 38.54 ft, August 24; minimum discharge, 6.1 ft3/s, September 28-30. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, 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 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 66 | 21 |
2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e48 | 18 |
3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e38 | 16 |
4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e33 | 14 |
5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e28 | 12 |
6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e32 | 12 |
7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e24 | 11 |
8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e22 | 11 |
9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e23 | 10 |
10 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e30 | 9.5 |
11 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | e21 | 8.4 |
12 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 18 | 7.7 |
13 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17 | 7.6 |
14 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17 | 7.7 |
15 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17 | 9.6 |
16 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 18 | 9.8 |
17 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 44 | 9.9 |
18 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 33 | 9.7 |
19 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 45 | 9.9 |
20 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 83 | 12 |
21 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 78 | 10 |
22 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 45 | 9.8 |
23 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1160 | 8.9 |
24 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2920 | 8.0 |
25 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 430 | 7.3 |
26 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 185 | 7.3 |
27 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 93 | 7.1 |
28 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 55 | 6.4 |
29 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 38 | 6.1 |
30 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 29 | 6.3 |
31 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 24 | --- |
TOTAL | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5714 | 304.0 |
MEAN | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 184 | 10.1 |
MAX | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2920 | 21 |
MIN | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 17 | 6.1 |
CFSM | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.54 | 0.03 |
IN. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.62 | 0.03 |
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Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |