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EDWARDS RIVER BASIN


05466000       EDWARDS RIVER NEAR ORION, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 41°16'19", long 90°22'39" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SE1/4 sec.21, T.15 N., R.1 E., Henry County, Hydrologic Unit 07080104, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 1.5 mi north of Opheim, 5.5 mi south of Orion, and at mile 51.5.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 155 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1940 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year.
 

REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1175: 1947(P). WSP 1508: 1942. WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 653.96 ft above NGVD of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Apr. 4, 1941, and Apr. 8 to Nov. 11, 1981, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 8,910 ft3/s, Feb. 19, 1951, gage height, 13.41 ft, from floodmarks; maximum gage height, 15.52 ft, June 23, 1974, discharge, 5,760 ft3/s; minimum discharge, 0.3 ft3/s, Oct. 6, 1956.
 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of August 1924 reached a stage of 20.2 ft, from floodmarks.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for June 1-4, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 5.7 5.1 13  66  e47  73  165  81  561  68  22  12   
2 5.9 6.9 11  66  e48  68  148  86  395  65  21  11   
3 5.9 22    10  64  e50  59  135  132  324  66  20  10   
4 5.6 22    10  71  e54  69  120  131  271  69  32  10   
5 5.7 64    12  67  e60  381  112  117  244  65  27  9.8
 
6 5.5 24    13  e54  e69  236  110  107  223  81  21  9.8
7 5.3 13    11  e45  e70  177  104  467  202  63  20  11   
8 5.3 9.8 11  e76  e69  139  98  307  183  58  19  8.9
9 5.5 8.7 18  e69  e65  122  89  228  168  62  17  8.8
10 5.6 7.3 1660  e67  e62  108  84  191  185  60  16  8.7
 
11 5.1 7.4 580  e64  e58  106  82  177  299  55  16  8.8
12 5.0 6.8 269  e62  e55  93  79  189  207  56  16  8.9
13 5.0 6.6 198  e60  e53  89  78  214  180  51  15  8.9
14 7.1 6.3 162  e58  e51  91  76  214  182  47  14  8.7
15 7.4 6.3 138  e57  e49  80  72  257  171  44  13  12   
 
16 5.8 6.3 133  e56  e47  85  71  219  148  43  13  30   
17 5.0 7.3 113  e55  e44  86  68  197  139  42  13  19   
18 4.5 64    105  e68  e44  93  66  546  126  42  15  11   
19 4.4 48    96  e65  e90  87  65  370  116  40  26  9.2
20 4.4 28    90  e61  e130  85  65  302  113  37  19  8.3
 
21 4.6 21    99  e58  e220  77  94  1260  112  35  15  7.8
22 4.7 18    88  e57  e160  75  73  793  106  39  13  7.3
23 4.8 17    84  e54  e190  76  67  614  95  36  11  7.2
24 4.9 23    79  e52  e140  82  67  373  90  33  12  7.2
25 5.3 19    77  e51  89  83  78  638  86  33  15  7.2
 
26 5.3 14    76  e50  78  213  69  394  81  31  18  7.3
27 5.6 13    71  e56  71  226  65  318  79  30  19  6.9
28 5.6 13    73  e54  66  192  66  263  78  28  22  6.6
29 5.1 19    74  e51  67  221  62  232  73  26  21  6.4
30 5.1 13    72  e49  ---  191  71  1800  70  25  16  6.7
 
31 5.0 ---    69  e48  ---  179  ---  1540  ---  24  13  ---   

TOTAL 165.7 539.8 4515 1831 2296 3942 2599 12757 5307 1454 550 295.4
MEAN 5.35 18.0 146 59.1 79.2 127 86.6 412 177 46.9 17.7 9.85
MAX 7.4 64 1660 76 220 381 165 1800 561 81 32 30
MIN 4.4 5.1 10 45 44 59 62 81 70 24 11 6.4
CFSM 0.03 0.12 0.94 0.38 0.51 0.82 0.56 2.65 1.14 0.30 0.11 0.06
IN. 0.04 0.13 1.08 0.44 0.55 0.95 0.62 3.06 1.27 0.35 0.13 0.07
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1941 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 51.8 63.3 70.4 86.1 153 175 199 186 171 105 53.1 45.9
MAX 466 486 436 427 871 554 634 558 693 689 466 375
(WY) 1942 1978 1983 1974 1951 1979 1983 1973 1974 1969 1993 1989
MIN 0.93 1.87 0.84 0.50 2.44 13.8 11.3 11.3 9.95 6.91 3.48 2.13
(WY) 1957 1977 1977 1977 1989 1956 1956 1989 1977 1977 1988 1956

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2004 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1941 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL 22131.6         36251.9    
ANNUAL MEAN 60.6         99.0     113           
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 334            1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 22.0         1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2570                May 1 1800            May 30 7630            Feb 19 1951
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 3.6     A     Jan 26 4.4         Oct 19,20 0.40       Oct 6 1956
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.8             Jan 22 4.6         Oct 18 0.40       Jan 20 1977
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 3390            May 30 8910        B Feb 19 1951
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 12.64       May 30 15.52   C Jun 23 1974
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 4.1         Oct 19,20 0.30       Oct 6 1956
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.391     0.639 0.728    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 5.31       8.70   9.90      
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 114            213        235           
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 13            60        48           
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.0         6.7     6.0        

A - Estimated due to backwater from ice.

B - Gage height, 13.41 ft., from flood mark.

C - Discharge, 5,760 ft3/s.


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