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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597000       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4 sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., Franklin County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank 0.8 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 at Plumfield, 1.9 mi downstream from Middle Fork Muddy River, and at mile 86.6.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 794 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: June 1908 to September 1910 and December 1910 to December 1912 (published as "near Cambon"), August 1914 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 700: 1929. WSP 805: 1935. WSP 1508: 1908-10, 1920-21(M), 1928(M), 1932(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 353.24 ft above NGVD of 1929. June 16, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, nonrecording gage at site 1.7 mi upstream at different datum. Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.8 mi downstream at datum 0.86 ft higher. Nov. 13, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1974, to Sept. 30, 1991, auxiliary water-stage recorder at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 mi downstream, at datum 353.24 ft above NGVD of 1929. Feb. 14, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1974, auxiliary nonrecording gage at same site at datum 5.0 ft higher.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 18.6 mi upstream from gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 42,900 ft3/s, May 10, 1961; maximum gage height, 29.67 ft, datum then in use, May 10, 1961; no flow at times in 1908-9, 1914, 1936, 1940-41. Maximum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 14,200 ft3/s, May 1, 1996, gage height, 31.83 ft; maximum stage since construction of Rend Lake, 31.84 ft, May 4, 1983, discharge, 11,800 ft3/s; minimum discharge since construction of Rend Lake, 6.8 ft3/s, Oct. 13, 1970.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 800 ft3/s and estimated daily discharges, which are 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 42  161  1540  e660  1620  647  2600  2550  1710  821  273  110 
2 44  109  1750  e580  2400  639  2370  2400  1440  702  265  106 
3 39  99  1780  e540  3090  735  2150  2170  1250  637  258  103 
4 42  90  1590  e510  2960  794  1960  1940  1100  593  250  101 
5 46  89  1270  e480  2550  784  1810  1710  1010  566  242  99 
 
6 52  86  987  e470  2150  764  1670  1500  961  548  235  97 
7 48  85  841  e480  1780  715  1510  1360  956  529  229  93 
8 45  85  695  e490  1440  672  1380  1760  908  508  226  90 
9 45  84  600  e500  1180  959  1300  2650  853  489  214  87 
10 46  79  550  507  988  1430  1260  4110  817  472  203  86 
 
11 76  76  468  508  858  1700  1230  4760  830  460  193  86 
12 128  77  391  502  763  1920  1210  4670  820  448  187  85 
13 287  74  658  494  693  1960  1290  4940  797  456  182  79 
14 991  72  996  478  653  1840  1770  5770  765  459  154  76 
15 990  71  1440  466  623  1670  2180  6810  732  459  145  73 
 
16 901  72  1990  453  605  1740  2610  7060  703  450  137  76 
17 783  71  3460  438  596  1860  2770  7090  677  433  152  76 
18 686  69  5260  427  592  2020  2600  7040  654  415  152  77 
19 641  67  6330  421  593  2200  2350  6850  632  404  151  74 
20 543  69  6070  419  765  2510  2130  6490  611  395  157  83 
 
21 302  66  5400  409  929  2940  1970  6040  592  386  154  96 
22 121  62  4690  406  983  3290  1980  5500  576  375  148  87 
23 111  62  4060  406  982  3150  1980  4910  558  365  144  85 
24 595  65  3460  632  945  2850  2120  4310  541  359  145  79 
25 838  83  2880  845  839  2640  2240  3740  530  348  144  75 
 
26 907  112  2370  914  754  2730  2140  3220  552  334  140  73 
27 899  213  1900  874  711  3080  2030  2760  556  321  135  78 
28 796  393  1500  814  675  3520  2130  2400  763  307  130  75 
29 673  671  1200  705  ---  3440  2340  2220  963  295  125  71 
30 532  1170  988  576  ---  3140  2550  2110  968  288  120  67 
 
31 321  ---  825  771  ---  2850  ---  1960  ---  282  115  --- 

TOTAL 12570 4582 67939 17175 33717 61189 59630 122800 24825 13904 5505 2543
MEAN 405.5 152.7 2192 554.0 1204 1974 1988 3961 827.5 448.5 177.6 84.77
MAX 991 1170 6330 914 3090 3520 2770 7090 1710 821 273 110
MIN 39 62 391 406 592 639 1210 1360 530 282 115 67
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 112.7 405.0 684.1 836.0 1058 1298 1504 1410 727.8 405.7 215.4 131.1
MAX 488 3812 3510 3054 3355 4439 3740 6511 2062 1044 691 553
(WY) 1985 1994 1983 1991 1982 1979 1989 1983 1995 1998 2000 1974
MIN 27.3 26.1 31.0 27.2 48.8 73.6 67.4 117 38.9 30.8 21.8 20.6
(WY) 1971 1972 1972 1972 1972 1981 1981 1987 1972 1971 1971 1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 184118    426379     
ANNUAL MEAN 504.4 1168      730.3      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1515          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 161          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 6330        Dec 19 7090          May 17 14000          May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 39        Oct 3 39          Oct 3 6.8       Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 43        Sep 28 45          Oct 1 7.3       Aug 17 1971
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 7100          May 17 14200      A May 1 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 27.20     May 17 31.84 B May 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 39          Oct 3,4
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1180    2850      1880         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 213    647      332         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 72    78      43         

A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.

B - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.


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