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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 to current year.
 

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

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, 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 fair 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 0.73 1.9   0.66 52      e3.0   e20    7.1 4.1 11    2.6   1.0   912     
2 0.57 0.84 0.68 e32      e4.0   e21    5.2 8.0 10    3.1   0.88 870     
3 0.48 0.65 0.62 e10      4.7   e22    4.5 6.0 12    2.2   48      34     
4 0.67 0.56 0.62 5.3   e3.4   e24    4.3 7.6 16    1.6   12      15     
5 0.70 0.69 0.67 5.4   2.4   31    3.7 221    13    1.4   2.6   8.1  
 
6 0.75 0.74 e0.68 5.2   e1.8   29    3.8 60    11    1.4   1.5   5.2  
7 0.49 0.81 e0.72 5.0   e1.3   26    4.0 45    16    0.89 1.0   3.8  
8 0.45 0.81 e0.76 7.4   e1.1   25    3.7 280    14    0.80 0.56 3.0  
9 0.44 0.98 e0.80 e5.5   e0.95 24    3.1 180    10    1.8   0.43 2.5  
10 0.50 0.93 e0.84 e3.8   e0.84 23    2.7 945    12    31      0.46 2.2  
 
11 0.66 0.72 e0.90 e2.9   e0.77 21    2.4 238    22    15      0.26 2.0  
12 0.71 0.67 e1.0   e2.4   e0.74 22    2.1 45    596    3.7   0.14 1.9  
13 0.62 0.69 e1.1   e2.2   e0.70 72    1.9 31    64    2.1   0.18 1.7  
14 0.63 0.74 e1.2   e2.0   e2.0   80    1.7 26    85    1.2   0.15 1.6  
15 0.70 0.67 e1.3   e1.8   185      50    1.6 24    27    0.81 0.24 1.4  
 
16 0.60 0.56 e1.5   e1.7   e120      42    1.5 22    18    0.55 0.22 1.2  
17 0.66 0.73 e1.7   e1.6   e95      38    3.1 21    13    0.77 0.22 1.4  
18 0.56 0.91 e12      e1.5   e80      35    5.3 21    11    1.6   0.27 1.3  
19 0.73 1.2   86      e1.6   e250      52    3.1 24    9.8 35      0.48 1.4  
20 0.70 1.3   39      e1.7   319      104    25    250    8.5 5.7   0.39 1.8  
 
21 0.68 0.86 23      e1.5   129      93    28    44    6.9 2.2   0.30 1.5  
22 0.73 1.2   16      e1.2   e76      67    8.1 25    5.8 1.0   0.21 1.3  
23 0.83 1.1   8.6   e0.95 e50      43    4.0 20    4.6 0.82 0.24 1.2  
24 0.87 1.3   e6.5   e0.80 e38      33    3.7 18    4.0 0.57 0.31 1.0  
25 1.2   1.2   e5.0   e0.70 e31      26    4.0 19    4.7 0.41 0.25 1.1  
 
26 0.69 1.1   e4.4   e0.64 e24      21    4.6 18    18    0.35 0.21 2.8  
27 1.7   1.0   e4.2   e0.80 e22      16    3.4 16    16    0.38 0.14 7.7  
28 1.4   1.1   e5.0   e1.0   e21      16    2.9 14    6.9 1.5   0.09 5.7  
29 1.7   1.0   e5.8   e1.3   ---      20    3.6 14    4.8 18      0.07 1.7  
30 1.2   0.76 e18      e1.8   ---      15    e3.3 14    3.1 3.5   0.06 0.96
 
31 3.1   ---      72      e2.4   ---      8.2 ---    12    ---    1.6   1.3   ---     

TOTAL 26.45 27.72 321.25 164.09 1467.70 1119.2 155.4 2672.7 1054.1 143.55 74.16 1896.46
MEAN 0.85 0.92 10.4 5.29 52.4 36.1 5.18 86.2 35.1 4.63 2.39 63.2
MAX 3.1 1.9 86 52 319 104 28 945 596 35 48 912
MIN 0.44 0.56 0.62 0.64 0.70 8.2 1.5 4.1 3.1 0.35 0.06 0.96
CFSM 0.02 0.02 0.19 0.10 0.94 0.65 0.09 1.55 0.63 0.08 0.04 1.14
IN. 0.02 0.02 0.22 0.11 0.98 0.75 0.10 1.79 0.71 0.10 0.05 1.27
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1964 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 15.3 24.9 53.5 56.2 66.1 75.0 74.5 69.0 38.9 17.0 10.7 15.4
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 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1964 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 36363.28 9122.78
ANNUAL MEAN 99.6   25.0   42.9      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 113          2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 6.76     1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3830          May 7 945          May 10 3830          May 7 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.08     Sep 2, 3 0.06     Aug 30 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.10     Aug 30 0.16     Aug 24 0.00     Oct 1 1963
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 1920          May 10 5910      B Dec 7 1966
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 11.81     May 10 14.75 C Aug 5 1998
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 0.05     Aug 30, 31
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.80 0.45 0.77    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 24.37 6.11 10.51    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 218      42      62         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 6.4   2.6   4.8      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.28 0.57 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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