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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05599500       BIG MUDDY RIVER AT MURPHYSBORO, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 37°44'55", long 89°20'45" (NAD of 1927), in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.8, T.9 S., R.2 W., Jackson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank just upstream from Lewis Creek, 0.2 mi upstream from South Twentieth Street Bridge, at Murphysboro, and at mile 36.0.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,169 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: December 1916 to current year (fragmentary prior to 1931).
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1975-92.
 

SEDIMENT: May 1980 to Sept. 1997.
 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Water years 1975-81.
 

WATER TEMPERATURE: Water years 1975-81.
 

MISCELLANEOUS: Sediment concentration and particle size, water years 1993-97.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-79-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and phone telemeter. Datum of gage is 335.5 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to June 20, 1931, nonrecording gage at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft downstream, at datum 5 ft lower. June 20, 1931, to July 11,1933, nonrecording gage at upstream side of railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis Creek at present datum. Since Nov. 14, 1973, auxiliary water-stage recorder 7,700 ft upstream. Oct. 6, 1931, to Nov. 13, 1973, auxiliary nonrecording gage read twice daily at same site. Oct. 1, 1995 to Sept. 30, 1999, water-stage recorder at South Twentieth Street Bridge, 1,300 ft downstream, at present datum.
 

REMARKS.-- Flow regulated since October 1970 by Rend Lake (station 05595950), 67.8 mi upstream from gage.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 33,800 ft3/s, May 2, 1996, from graph based on discharge record, gage height 36.12 ft; maximum gage height, 37.97 ft, May 12, 1961; maximum daily reverse flow, 4,400 ft3/s, June 3, 1947, caused by backwater from Mississippi River; no flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936, unaffected by backwater.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 1,700 mg/L, Feb. 28, 1987; minimum daily, 2 mg/L, Aug. 10, 11, 1993.

SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 20,500 tons, May 3, 1983; minimum daily, -45 tons, Aug. 6, 1993.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of Feb. 2, 1916, reached a stage of 34.9 ft, present datum, discharge, 28,000 ft3/s.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those above 500 ft3/s and 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
 
1 121  262  65  5160  225  6670  1580  4300  2090  1200  452  401 
2 113  229  65  5730  240  5850  1340  3950  1790  1020  446  355 
3 108  197  68  5840  258  5230  1130  3890  1590  927  545  382 
4 104  156  74  5650  281  4830  961  3700  1490  886  587  410 
5 103  142  78  5270  317  4370  844  3920  1420  857  555  383 
 
6 104  139  78  4870  344  3810  779  4980  1330  829  508  316 
7 104  143  85  4400  343  3160  917  6400  1220  798  463  263 
8 99  133  90  3710  315  2560  1190  8450  1110  762  429  225 
9 96  122  91  2840  295  2010  1210  10500  1010  729  410  200 
10 99  232  93  1840  289  1560  1170  12200  958  712  402  185 
 
11 95  416  91  1090  285  1280  1080  13000  2490  705  394  174 
12 96  365  90  705  283  1090  952  12500  4980  763  381  165 
13 93  241  97  584  284  996  819  11700  6640  851  368  156 
14 87  173  109  e450  375  1010  725  10600  9180  866  357  146 
15 82  142  139  e370  662  1130  654  9480  11100  840  335  138 
 
16 82  116  181  e310  1050  1300  600  8350  12400  806  315  136 
17 79  109  196  e270  1440  1290  674  7020  12400  733  307  137 
18 77  104  228  e240  1750  1180  943  5680  11500  950  301  134 
19 81  99  1020  e220  2610  1320  1200  4640  10100  e1400  297  129 
20 76  90  3080  e210  4590  2220  1530  4060  8620  e1450  281  128 
 
21 76  82  3660  e200  5180  2770  1810  3680  7200  e1550  268  129 
22 76  79  3450  e190  5780  3170  1810  3250  5960  e1300  262  132 
23 76  75  2850  e180  6930  3100  1740  2830  4970  935  247  131 
24 76  75  2180  e170  7780  2860  1570  2420  4070  697  228  130 
25 92  72  1740  e160  8310  2550  e2800  2290  3190  604  211  126 
 
26 114  68  1410  e160  8580  2560  4380  2850  2640  554  205  116 
27 126  67  1100  e155  8250  2530  4880  3290  2520  525  197  114 
28 115  68  850  e150  7480  2460  5060  3500  2140  501  188  111 
29 137  69  710  e150  ---  2310  5060  3400  1830  479  190  111 
30 179  67  1190  e175  ---  2060  4800  2930  1530  468  281  115 
 
31 236  ---  3430  e200  ---  1840  ---  2480  ---  463  437  --- 

TOTAL 3202 4332 28588 51649 74526 81076 54208 182240 139468 26160 10847 5778
MEAN 103 144 922 1666 2662 2615 1807 5879 4649 844 350 193
MAX 236 416 3660 5840 8580 6670 5060 13000 12400 1550 587 410
MIN 76 67 65 150 225 996 600 2290 958 463 188 111
CFSM 0.05 0.07 0.43 0.77 1.23 1.21 0.83 2.71 2.14 0.39 0.16 0.09
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 484 1385 2144 2429 2923 3772 3915 3725 2159 973 513 405
MAX 2700 10110 10030 9489 10600 12290 10510 16410 6972 3393 1307 2821
(WY) 1994 1994 1983 1991 1982 1979 1979 1983 1995 1998 2000 1993
MIN 56.5 44.2 74.3 74.7 377 237 289 298 119 131 72.1 43.8
(WY) 2000 1972 1990 1977 1972 1981 1981 1987 1972 1971 1991 1971

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2003 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1971 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL 1007524      662074         
ANNUAL MEAN 2760      1814          2064         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 3864          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 741          1972
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 18200          May 17 13000              May 11 33500          May 2 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 65          Dec 1, 2 65              Dec 1, 2 -2600      A Aug 6 1993
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 67          Nov 26 67              Nov 26 -1340          Aug 1 1993
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 13400      B     May 11 33800      C May 2 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 25.61 D     May 11 36.88     May 5 1983
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 58              Dec 2
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.27 0.84     0.95    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 8100      5200          5600         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 842      662          847         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 94      94          100         

A - Backwater from the Mississippi River; lowest daily mean unaffected by backwater, 27 ft3/s, Nov. 4-5, 1999.

B - Gage height, 25.55 ft.

C - From graph based on discharge record, gage height, 36.12 ft.

D - Discharge, 12,700 ft3/s.


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