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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 to current year. 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. 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, 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.2   e0.06 e0.14 3.6 10    30  131    2.6   37     
2 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.4   e0.08 e0.15 4.4 11    27  85    2.2   139     
3 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.0   e0.10 e0.13 4.5 9.9 34  48    2.2   62     
4 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.7   e0.12 e0.16 4.7 8.9 33  32    2.3   27     
5 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.5   e0.17 e0.19 9.7 31    27  24    2.0   12     
 
6 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.3   e0.15 e0.24 7.9 66    25  18    1.2   6.6  
7 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.2   e0.13 e0.30 6.7 313    30  15    0.88 3.9  
8 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.2   e0.11 e0.45 13    113    27  11    0.65 2.4  
9 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.2   e0.10 e0.78 14    106    22  24    0.55 2.0  
10 0.00 0.03 0.00 1.2   e0.09 e0.66 12    897    22  655    0.33 1.9  
 
11 0.00 0.04 0.00 e0.80 e0.08 e0.56 12    995    24  773    0.25 1.3  
12 0.00 0.04 0.00 e0.60 e0.07 e1.0   11    496    469  340    0.19 1.2  
13 0.00 0.03 0.00 e0.40 e0.06 e3.5   9.7 267    531  188    0.13 1.2  
14 0.00 0.04 0.00 e0.35 e0.09 e30      8.2 181    735  144    0.12 1.1  
15 0.00 0.04 0.00 e0.16 e0.15 16      7.3 132    379  96    0.09 0.90
 
16 0.00 0.04 0.00 e0.11 e0.30 13      6.6 111    237  63    0.07 0.75
17 0.00 0.02 0.00 e0.08 e0.26 11      9.0 96    170  42    0.04 0.64
18 0.00 0.00 0.02 e0.05 e0.22 9.2   9.3 85    123  35    0.00 0.54
19 0.00 0.00 0.18 e0.03 e0.20 8.9   6.4 66    114  29    0.07 0.45
20 0.00 0.00 1.6   e0.02 e0.52 9.7   6.9 298    82  21    0.02 0.42
 
21 0.00 0.00 1.7   e0.02 e0.50 12      10    224    61  27    0.00 0.38
22 0.00 0.00 1.3   e0.01 e0.36 11      9.4 144    50  40    0.00 0.71
23 0.00 0.00 0.91 e0.01 e0.28 8.6   6.9 108    43  24    0.00 0.63
24 0.00 0.00 0.73 e0.01 e0.22 7.5   5.8 85    39  14    0.00 0.57
25 0.00 0.00 0.81 e0.02 e0.19 7.0   8.7 69    35  10    0.00 0.38
 
26 0.00 0.00 0.76 e0.02 e0.17 6.7   13    52    34  7.8 0.00 0.43
27 0.00 0.00 0.72 e0.02 e0.16 5.4   12    43    31  6.4 0.00 1.2  
28 0.00 0.00 0.61 e0.03 e0.15 6.1   11    40    29  5.9 0.00 0.93
29 0.00 0.00 0.62 e0.04 ---      8.4   11    43    26  5.2 0.00 0.85
30 0.00 0.00 0.80 e0.04 ---      6.2   9.8 38    123  4.0 0.00 0.65
 
31 0.00 ---      2.2   e0.05 ---      3.6   ---    39    ---  3.3 0.00 ---     

TOTAL 0.00 0.28 12.96 19.77 5.09 188.56 264.5 5177.8 3612 2921.6 15.89 309.03
MEAN 0.000 0.009 0.42 0.64 0.18 6.08 8.82 167 120 94.2 0.51 10.3
MAX 0.00 0.04 2.2 3.2 0.52 30 14 995 735 773 2.6 139
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.13 3.6 8.9 22 3.3 0.00 0.38
CFSM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.08 1.49 1.07 0.84 0.00 0.09
IN. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.09 1.72 1.20 0.97 0.01 0.10
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 41.4 83.5 119 101 178 171 183 247 143 61.7 28.3 17.4
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 0.64 0.18 6.08 8.82 21.5 7.24 0.075 0.000 0.000
(WY) 1989 2000 2000 2003 2003 2003 2003 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 66141.86 12527.48
ANNUAL MEAN 181      34.3   116         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 219          2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 34.3       2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5980          May 12 995          May 11 6080          Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.00     Many days 0.00     Many days 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.00     Many days 0.00     Many days 0.00     A
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1820          May 10 10300      B May 8 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 10.38     May 10 16.40     May 8 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.62 0.31 1.03    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 21.97 4.16 14.05    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 458      74      307         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 25      0.81 37         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.00 0.00 0.00    

A - Many days in most years.

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


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