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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 to current year.

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 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, 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 64  37  32  1250  74  1600  676  1320  949  760  332  140 
2 62  31  e32  1470  77  1350  614  1130  899  743  348  154 
3 59  29  e33  1820  79  1180  570  965  875  730  364  167 
4 58  31  e34  1850  83  1060  543  869  872  712  346  150 
5 56  34  e36  1590  91  990  525  1130  858  692  342  142 
 
6 55  35  e38  1230  87  920  522  1470  830  672  316  133 
7 52  34  39  889  e77  813  545  1950  802  652  302  128 
8 51  32  39  532  e72  705  587  2740  778  632  292  124 
9 45  31  39  251  e67  634  596  3180  757  614  284  120 
10 42  36  39  153  e68  607  592  3110  763  600  274  115 
 
11 42  47  40  127  e70  580  553  2920  1410  587  263  111 
12 40  42  39  e96  e75  562  511  2750  2460  573  252  108 
13 39  36  42  e90  86  559  481  2590  3590  557  245  103 
14 42  36  46  e84  100  573  460  2400  4180  545  235  101 
15 35  38  48  e80  192  582  440  2220  4120  528  227  100 
 
16 36  36  45  e76  375  592  420  2040  3860  507  222  97 
17 37  34  43  e74  407  592  484  1880  3470  495  216  93 
18 34  32  49  e72  418  591  546  1730  3060  485  208  91 
19 35  31  245  e70  617  620  567  1600  2660  481  200  90 
20 35  35  545  e68  1160  728  617  1460  2250  473  190  90 
 
21 34  32  573  e64  1450  814  713  1340  1870  461  180  85 
22 33  31  442  e62  1950  878  701  1240  1580  451  172  85 
23 31  32  e300  e60  2650  895  705  1140  1330  442  169  84 
24 27  31  e200  e57  3100  875  690  1050  1150  428  163  80 
25 35  31  e130  e55  3180  827  957  1030  1010  410  154  76 
 
26 41  32  e94  e56  e2700  839  1360  1150  919  394  148  78 
27 31  31  e80  e57  2230  855  1490  1240  872  379  143  76 
28 30  31  e70  e58  1930  843  1580  1230  840  369  141  80 
29 38  31  e73  e60  ---  829  1620  1190  810  364  135  76 
30 59  31  e130  e64  ---  798  1510  1110  782  355  146  71 
 
31 44  ---  714  e67  ---  747  ---  1020  ---  344  144  --- 

TOTAL 1322 1010 4309 12532 23465 25038 22175 52194 50606 16435 7153 3148
MEAN 42.6 33.7 139 404 838 808 739 1684 1687 530 231 105
MAX 64 47 714 1850 3180 1600 1620 3180 4180 760 364 167
MIN 27 29 32 55 67 559 420 869 757 344 135 71
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 111 394 668 823 1052 1283 1481 1418 757 409 216 130
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 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 347929  219387     
ANNUAL MEAN 953  601      726         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1515          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 161          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 7090      May 17 4180          Jun 14 14000          May 1 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 27      Oct 24 27          Oct 24 6.8       Oct 13 1970
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 31      Nov 24 31          Nov 24 7.3       Aug 17 1971
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 4210          Jun 14 14200      A May 1 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 22.97     Jun 14 31.84 B May 4 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 27          Oct 23, 24
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2570  1580      1870         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 478  332      332         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 35  35      43         

A - Gage height, 31.83 ft.

B - Discharge, 11,800 ft3/s.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data