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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03339000       VERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°06'03", long 87°35'50" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.22, T.19 N., R.11 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109, on right bank at Danville sewage-treatment plant, 1.7 mi upstream from Stony Creek, 2.2 mi southeast of Danville, and at mile 19.5.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,290 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 973: 1939. WSP 1305: 1915-16, 1920, 1929. WSP 1335: 1934(m). WSP 1909: 1960. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-84-1: 1983. WDR IL-92-1: 1991.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 503.74 ft above NGVD of 1929 from Aug. 30, 1982 to present. However, datum incorrectly published as 503.33 ft above NGVD of 1929 from Aug. 30, 1982 to Sept. 30, 2001. Prior to Jan. 9, 1935, nonrecording gage at same site and datum 503.33 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). However, datum incorrectly published as 503.99 ft above NGVD of 1929 from 1928 to 1943. Jan. 9, 1935 to Aug. 30, 1982, at site 0.3 mi downstream and datum 503.33 ft above NGVD of 1929.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North Fork Vermilion River, 4.5 mi upstream from station, usable capacity, 7,440 acre-ft, and by Danville sewage-treatment plant.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 48,700 ft3/s, March 13, 1939, gage height, 28.59 ft; maximum gage height, 31.56 ft, Apr. 13, 1994, discharge 47,900 ft3/s, minimum daily, 2.0 ft3/s, Oct. 9-14, 1920 and Aug. 10, 1930.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Effluent from sewage-treatment plant at gage averaged 11.9 ft3/s during the year. The maximum monthly average was 14.6 ft3/s in September, and the minimum was 9.70 ft3/s in December.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 84  141  81  689  e210  317  305  532  1290  272  456  11600 
2 70  123  82  515  e230  334  318  482  933  340  359  16100 
3 94  107  77  457  e260  361  347  475  766  340  407  12300 
4 111  98  70  328  e290  324  346  426  684  290  1580  7170 
5 110  112  86  e270  e350  458  532  2070  593  274  1540  4140 
 
6 115  152  84  e235  e300  681  1330  2900  516  1020  868  2480 
7 114  160  85  e210  e260  694  1060  2070  494  3250  665  1850 
8 91  139  85  e190  e230  805  1630  1450  478  2370  605  1370 
9 77  117  84  e300  e200  1180  1450  2170  435  3740  599  1070 
10 79  127  84  e450  e180  960  1110  3920  353  9680  481  839 
 
11 72  178  85  e300  e160  620  853  5760  407  9540  354  683 
12 87  149  83  e240  e150  566  778  4140  2700  9030  295  618 
13 90  106  83  e330  e140  1160  662  2480  3930  6030  294  551 
14 99  108  84  e290  e160  1810  541  1830  6050  2700  291  538 
15 74  113  83  e260  e170  1270  511  1860  4600  2110  279  472 
 
16 73  99  84  e240  e160  1060  486  1820  2270  1890  284  403 
17 71  94  83  e220  e150  919  533  1400  1500  1290  201  417 
18 72  92  105  e200  e140  865  436  1100  1220  4390  171  343 
19 116  88  169  e190  e160  799  419  984  1020  7090  154  369 
20 112  86  273  e180  e180  728  484  1010  811  4910  141  325 
 
21 143  90  359  e170  e220  665  417  926  687  2910  164  274 
22 84  91  261  e160  e270  649  479  898  612  3070  130  380 
23 90  89  193  e155  e450  674  361  777  579  2100  114  356 
24 85  96  162  e150  e420  554  392  701  513  1410  107  619 
25 107  167  e125  e145  e380  479  554  655  484  1090  102  1090 
 
26 120  98  e140  e145  e340  503  804  605  395  877  99  1160 
27 146  106  e175  e145  e320  441  749  549  430  731  95  7010 
28 137  96  e150  e150  e310  430  645  540  361  699  88  6700 
29 121  89  e135  e160  ---  423  647  874  342  584  1060  3350 
30 120  84  e125  e175  ---  414  538  759  369  577  5720  2160 
 
31 145  ---  291  e195  ---  368  ---  1110  ---  440  2430  --- 

TOTAL 3109 3395 4066 7844 6790 21511 19717 47273 35822 85044 20133 86737
MEAN 100 113 131 253 242 694 657 1525 1194 2743 649 2891
MAX 146 178 359 689 450 1810 1630 5760 6050 9680 5720 16100
MIN 70 84 70 145 140 317 305 426 342 272 88 274
CFSM 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.20 0.19 0.54 0.51 1.18 0.93 2.13 0.50 2.24
IN. 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.23 0.20 0.62 0.57 1.36 1.03 2.45 0.58 2.50
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 349 569 855 1112 1438 1696 1846 1689 1221 778 425 284
MAX 3346 5743 3593 6930 4818 5383 6846 7615 5290 4008 3049 2891
(WY) 1978 1986 1991 1950 1982 1979 1994 1943 1998 1993 1979 2003
MIN 12.8 22.8 27.3 27.8 39.6 59.6 190 83.7 43.3 26.6 17.9 14.4
(WY) 1921 1921 1915 1977 1931 1931 1915 1934 1934 1934 1930 1920

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1915 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 521746      341441         
ANNUAL MEAN 1429      935          1019         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 2694          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 139          1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 15200          May 13 16100              Sep 2 45100          Apr 13 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 60          Aug 14 70              A 2.0       B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 73          Aug 9 81              Nov 30 2.1       Oct 8 1920
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 17000              Sep 2 48700      C Mar 13 1939
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 19.47         Sep 2 31.56 D Apr 13 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 47      E     Dec 4
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.11 0.73     0.79    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 15.05 9.85     10.73    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4040      2130          2460         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 462      361          400         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 86      90          52         

A - Oct. 2, Dec. 4.

B - Oct. 9-14, 1920 and Aug. 10, 1930.

C - Gage height, 28.59 ft.

D - Discharge, 47,900 ft3/s.

E - Result of freeze up.


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