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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592900       EAST FORK KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR SANDOVAL, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°41'20", long 89°06'00" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.3 N., R.1 E., Marion County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, about 1 mi north of Fairman, about 5 mi north of Sandoval, and at mile 9.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 113 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. Gage-height record for April 1955 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 460.20 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, 17,000 ft3/s, May 16, 1990, from rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s, gage height 20.03 ft; no flow for many days in most years.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are 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 7.7   0.00 95      e1.7 e28  25    408  13    9.2   0.40 9.3  
2 0.00 1.2   0.00 78      e2.0 e110  19    331  9.2 4.7   0.47 141     
3 0.00 0.01 0.00 30      e2.5 e82  14    135  8.8 3.6   0.76 200     
4 0.00 0.00 0.00 17      e3.2 e66  14    345  7.7 2.8   0.54 39     
5 0.00 0.00 0.00 13      e4.0 e60  106    1420  7.7 2.3   0.40 15     
 
6 0.00 0.00 e0.00 17      e4.2 87  92    995  7.2 2.2   0.73 7.3  
7 0.00 0.00 e0.03 20      e3.4 49  51    427  6.4 1.9   0.94 4.2  
8 0.00 0.00 e0.08 e16      e2.8 25  35    246  6.3 1.6   0.63 2.8  
9 0.00 0.00 e0.26 e13      e2.6 18  23    471  5.3 1.4   0.43 2.1  
10 0.00 0.00 e0.22 e9.0   e2.4 13  16    782  37    2.6   0.38 1.5  
 
11 0.00 0.00 e0.20 e6.0   e2.2 11  13    556  696    76      0.31 1.1  
12 0.00 0.00 e0.14 e4.5   e2.1 28  11    293  1480    38      0.26 0.78
13 0.00 0.00 e0.10 e3.5   e2.0 385  9.0 70  1480    13      0.23 0.56
14 0.00 0.00 e0.06 e2.7   e2.5 407  7.5 36  855    6.6   0.25 0.52
15 0.00 0.00 e0.04 e2.1   e60    132  6.5 28  208    4.3   0.25 0.40
 
16 0.00 0.00 e0.04 e1.7   331    77  5.6 27  68    3.0   0.25 0.38
17 0.00 0.00 e0.07 e1.5   184    51  23    21  33    2.2   0.31 0.32
18 0.00 0.00 e0.50 e1.2   88    36  34    18  22    6.1   0.38 0.31
19 0.00 0.00 e10      e1.0   124    134  24    17  17    3.0   0.38 0.24
20 0.00 0.30 109      e0.90 425    327  86    305  13    2.0   0.38 0.23
 
21 0.00 0.16 94      e0.80 594    309  105    524  10    1.6   0.38 0.21
22 0.00 0.10 29      e0.70 620    265  55    96  8.8 1.3   0.38 0.31
23 0.00 0.00 13      e0.60 625    94  25    39  7.5 1.0   0.32 0.31
24 0.00 0.00 e7.0   e0.55 209    57  34    22  6.4 0.83 0.31 0.30
25 0.00 0.00 e5.0   e0.50 114    59  830    463  5.5 0.93 0.31 0.24
 
26 0.00 0.00 e3.7   e0.44 e60    129  535    199  14    0.99 0.31 1.1  
27 0.00 0.00 e3.2   e0.47 e29    98  138    60  14    0.88 0.28 25     
28 0.00 0.00 e2.7   e0.58 e21    63  80    27  8.7 0.78 0.23 163     
29 2.8   0.00 e2.4   e0.76 ---    58  100    18  6.4 0.74 0.37 30     
30 2.5   0.00 e3.5   e1.0   ---    51  86    62  24    0.66 0.43 12     
 
31 29      ---      e40      e1.3   ---    35  ---    25  ---    0.55 0.65 ---     

TOTAL 34.30 9.47 324.24 340.80 3521.6 3344 2602.6 8466 5085.9 196.76 12.65 659.51
MEAN 1.11 0.32 10.5 11.0 126 108 86.8 273 170 6.35 0.41 22.0
MAX 29 7.7 109 95 625 407 830 1420 1480 76 0.94 200
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 1.7 11 5.6 17 5.3 0.55 0.23 0.21
CFSM 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.10 1.11 0.95 0.77 2.42 1.50 0.06 0.00 0.19
IN. 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.11 1.16 1.10 0.86 2.79 1.67 0.06 0.00 0.22
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 18.3 98.6 120 121 176 175 165 163 72.8 43.6 27.8 26.2
MAX 111 628 547 522 591 425 628 862 334 268 196 341
(WY) 1985 1986 1988 1999 1982 1984 1994 1990 2000 1993 1985 1993
MIN 0.000 0.000 0.21 0.030 6.48 4.61 2.10 2.64 0.16 0.057 0.000 0.000
(WY) 2000 2000 1990 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1988 1984 2002 2002

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 44396.64 24597.83
ANNUAL MEAN 122      67.4   100         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 175          1985
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.7       1981
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3480          May 14 1480          Jun 12,13 7660          May 17 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.00     Many days 0.00     Many days 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.00     Jul 5 0.00     Oct 1 0.00     Oct 9 1980
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 2020          Jun 13 17000      B May 16 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 14.73     Jun 13 20.03     May 16 1990
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.08 0.60 0.89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 14.62 8.10 12.04    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 223      150      186         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.4   3.5   8.4      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.00 0.00 0.04    

A - Many days in most years.

B - From rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s.


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