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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05591700       WEST OKAW RIVER NEAR LOVINGTON, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°43'52", long 88°39'43" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4SW1/4 sec.21, T.15 N., R.5 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left downstream side of bridge on State Highways 32 and 133, 1.5 mi northwest of Lovington, 1.7 mi upstream from Stringtown Branch, and at mile 25.4.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 112 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: February 1980 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002. Gage-height record for January 1963 to February 1980 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 

PARTIAL RECORD: Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1971-73.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1980-91.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage. Datum of gage is 632.50 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 10,300 ft3/s, May 8, 1996, from rating curve extended above 9,490 ft3/s, gage height 16.40 ft; no flow for many days in most years.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of May 1968 reached a stage of 14.66 ft, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records poor.
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 3.5 126  387  e46  1230  e120  e360  651  146  47    0.66 0.00
2 3.6 115  246  e40  830  e170  e280  571  132  42    0.41 0.00
3 3.7 90  183  e37  663  e450  e210  450  122  39    0.26 0.00
4 3.0 81  141  e34  514  e340  e170  370  114  35    0.14 0.00
5 9.2 77  114  e32  357  e180  e140  322  124  30    0.09 0.00
 
6 25    73  101  e30  277  e200  e120  577  134  26    0.05 0.00
7 21    67  89  e29  223  e240  e110  2430  114  22    0.00 0.00
8 17    62  78  e35  179  e160  e180  1410  105  19    0.00 0.00
9 16    52  63  e29  e150  e400  e340  1560  98  17    0.00 0.00
10 18    51  55  e26  e125  e550  e280  1070  94  16    0.00 0.00
 
11 27    49  50  e29  e105  e380  e230  878  124  14    0.00 0.00
12 161    41  49  e33  e90  e290  e180  5980  410  12    0.00 0.00
13 237    40  133  39  e80  e230  e200  3750  337  11    0.00 0.00
14 510    41  252  38  e74  e190  e175  991  314  9.3 0.00 0.00
15 344    38  397  32  e68  e150  e150  519  259  7.8 0.00 0.00
 
16 406    36  325  28  e62  e190  e130  397  215  6.6 0.00 0.00
17 389    32  764  31  e57  e170  e110  423  189  5.6 0.00 0.00
18 265    31  830  28  e54  e150  e100  368  170  4.5 0.00 0.00
19 205    34  626  30  e150  e140  e90  321  152  3.7 0.53 0.00
20 157    30  448  30  934  e130  572  282  137  3.0 2.1   0.00
 
21 e130    30  332  31  840  e140  1500  247  124  2.4 2.1   0.00
22 e110    31  280  26  e600  e120  1400  221  115  3.7 1.3   0.00
23 e140    29  256  28  e430  e110  882  202  110  3.0 0.71 0.00
24 e200    33  209  28  e310  e100  775  185  101  3.2 0.35 0.00
25 541    34  169  23  e240  e260  1760  169  94  2.3 0.30 0.00
 
26 369    26  e130  23  e190  425  909  149  87  1.7 0.48 0.00
27 254    26  e100  24  e160  330  1030  139  80  2.5 0.39 0.00
28 190    26  e80  24  e140  568  2100  273  68  2.4 0.18 0.00
29 157    38  e70  25  ---  773  1020  224  58  2.2 0.09 0.00
30 132    303  e60  45  ---  673  772  186  53  1.5 0.06 0.00
 
31 128    ---  e52  726  ---  e470  ---  162  ---  1.0 0.02 ---     

TOTAL 5172.0 1742 7069 1659 9132 8799 16275 25477 4380 396.4 10.22 0.00
MEAN 166.8 58.07 228.0 53.52 326.1 283.8 542.5 821.8 146.0 12.79 0.330 0.000
MAX 541 303 830 726 1230 773 2100 5980 410 47 2.1 0.00
MIN 3.0 26 49 23 54 100 90 139 53 1.0 0.00 0.00
CFSM 1.49 0.52 2.04 0.48 2.91 2.53 4.84 7.34 1.30 0.11 0.00 0.00
IN. 1.72 0.58 2.35 0.55 3.03 2.92 5.41 8.46 1.45 0.13 0.00 0.00
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 43.33 87.31 124.7 105.4 186.5 178.3 190.3 250.9 144.4 60.26 29.50 17.66
MAX 316 530 378 385 669 536 542 873 490 373 351 224
(WY) 1994 1986 1991 1993 1982 1982 2002 1996 1998 1992 1981 1993
MIN 0.000 0.000 0.020 0.96 15.8 21.9 22.8 21.5 7.24 0.075 0.000 0.000
(WY) 1989 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 44433.86 80111.62
ANNUAL MEAN 121.7   219.5   119.5      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 219          2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 39.2       2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2010          Jun 6 5980          May 12 6080          Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.19     Aug 17 0.00     Many days 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.42     Aug 12 0.00     Aug 7 0.00     Sep 28 1983
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 9930          May 12 10300      B May 8 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 16.26     May 12 16.40     May 8 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.09 1.96 1.07    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.76 26.61 14.50    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 309      545      316         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 51      90      39         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.6   0.00 0.00    

A - Many days in most years.

B - From rating curve extended above 9,490 ft3/s.


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