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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05593900       EAST FORK SHOAL CREEK NEAR COFFEEN, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°08'56", long 89°21'08" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.7, T.8 N., R.2 W., Montgomery County, Hydrologic Unit 07140203, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on County Highway 8, 4.5 mi northeast of Coffeen, 6.5 mi east of Hillsboro, and at mile 39.3.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 55.5 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1963 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.
 

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 574.76 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 5,910 ft3/s, Dec. 7, 1966, from rating curve extended above 2,200 ft3/s, gage height, 14.45 ft; maximum gage height, 14.75 ft, Aug. 5, 1998, discharge, 5,030 ft3/s; no flow for many days in most years.
 

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 0.10 7.4 77    e6.0 771  e20  52  273  47    1.5   0.24 0.10
2 0.10 6.7 33    e5.5 87  204  40  201  41    1.2   0.22 0.08
3 0.09 6.2 23    e5.0 51  158  30  72  37    1.0   0.24 0.08
4 0.07 6.0 18    e5.0 40  44  25  48  33    0.83 0.24 0.09
5 0.45 5.6 15    e5.2 30  31  22  38  31    0.77 0.21 0.10
 
6 0.35 5.5 13    e5.5 26  43  19  1760  27    0.67 0.20 0.12
7 1.0   5.6 12    e5.8 25  43  17  3830  26    0.61 0.24 0.13
8 1.1   5.4 12    e6.5 23  32  199  1560  23    0.74 0.27 0.13
9 0.70 5.1 10    7.6 22  1050  173  1190  19    0.76 0.28 0.13
10 9.1   5.1 9.5 7.8 22  250  55  280  19    0.85 0.29 0.15
 
11 23      5.0 9.0 7.7 23  79  34  243  290    1.5   0.29 0.13
12 190      5.0 17    7.4 21  62  153  2470  504    39      0.35 0.14
13 64      5.2 110    7.3 18  53  240  2900  542    5.6   0.33 0.14
14 110      5.1 322    7.3 16  46  57  389  566    1.3   0.33 0.15
15 26      4.8 124    7.0 16  65  36  156  72    0.68 0.27 0.13
 
16 133      4.8 470    6.7 15  247  24  172  247    0.48 0.21 0.18
17 38      4.8 1260    6.4 14  81  18  306  64    0.36 0.16 151     
18 17      5.0 256    6.3 13  60  13  348  38    0.42 0.40 902     
19 14      5.1 71    6.4 37  95  123  121  26    0.46 0.61 73     
20 12      4.9 45    6.5 148  285  647  91  17    0.39 5.8   32     
 
21 11      5.0 29    6.6 54  98  469  79  11    0.33 1.0   29     
22 10      4.9 25    6.7 32  56  134  71  7.3 0.35 0.39 12     
23 17      4.9 25    7.6 27  45  58  66  5.0 0.37 12      3.8  
24 324      13    19    9.3 26  40  629  62  7.0 0.29 0.87 1.9  
25 264      14    14    9.0 24  675  489  59  4.8 0.39 0.15 1.7  
 
26 26      8.1 e11    7.7 e20  170  83  53  15    0.45 0.15 1.4  
27 14      6.2 e9.5 7.2 e18  382  679  91  3.5 0.45 0.16 0.97
28 11      27    e8.5 7.0 e18  654  934  592  2.7 0.35 0.14 0.76
29 9.4   106    e7.5 7.0 ---  271  132  96  2.2 0.28 0.12 0.69
30 8.6   453    e7.0 87    ---  121  70  69  1.9 0.29 0.11 0.94
 
31 7.5   ---    e6.5 1110    ---  70  ---  55  ---    0.27 0.11 ---     

TOTAL 1342.56 750.4 3068.5 1394.0 1637 5530 5654 17741 2729.4 62.94 26.38 1213.14
MEAN 43.31 25.01 98.98 44.97 58.46 178.4 188.5 572.3 90.98 2.030 0.851 40.44
MAX 324 453 1260 1110 771 1050 934 3830 566 39 12 902
MIN 0.07 4.8 6.5 5.0 13 20 13 38 1.9 0.27 0.11 0.08
CFSM 0.78 0.45 1.78 0.81 1.05 3.21 3.40 10.3 1.64 0.04 0.02 0.73
IN. 0.90 0.50 2.06 0.93 1.10 3.71 3.79 11.89 1.83 0.04 0.02 0.81
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1964 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 15.62 25.54 54.62 57.55 66.49 75.99 76.30 68.59 39.01 17.29 10.91 14.22
MAX 192 193 256 279 222 313 347 572 203 176 127 181
(WY) 1970 1994 1983 1974 1982 1978 1994 2002 1973 1982 1998 1993
MIN 0.000 0.082 0.049 0.16 1.75 2.90 4.09 1.36 0.13 0.000 0.000 0.000
(WY) 1964 1998 1977 1977 2000 2000 2000 1988 1988 1964 1988 1964

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1964 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 16029.31 41149.32
ANNUAL MEAN 43.92 112.7   43.39    
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 113          2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.76     1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1260          Dec 17 3830          May 7 3830          May 7 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.07     Oct 4 0.07     Oct 4 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.11     Sep 28 0.10     Aug 30 0.00     Oct 1 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 5680          May 7 5910      B Dec 7 1966
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 14.56     May 7 14.75 C Aug 5 1998
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.05     Oct 4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.79 2.03 0.78    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.74 27.58 10.62    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 67      267      63         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 9.0   14      4.9      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.49 0.26 0.10    

A - Many days in most years.

B - From rating curve extended above 2,200 ft3/s, gage height, 14.45 ft.

C - Discharge, 5,030 ft3/s.


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