LOCATION.-- Lat 38°57'38", long 89°05'20" (NAD of 1927), in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 3.5 mi upstream from Hickory Creek and at mile 135.7. |
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DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,940 mi2. |
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PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE |
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DISCHARGE: February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308. |
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STAGE: Water years 1994 to current year. |
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SURFACE-WATER QUALITY |
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CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91. |
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REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1919. WSP 1508: 1912, 1915(M), 1917-18(M), 1923(M), 1925(M), 1928-31(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. |
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GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1968, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. |
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REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated since June 24, 1969, by Lake Shelbyville (station 05591950), 62.2 mi above gage. |
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EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- |
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SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 62,700 ft3/s, June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 28.27 ft, May 7, 2002; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 ft3/s, Aug. 22, 1911. |
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REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. |
Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004 DAILY MEAN VALUES |
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP |
1 | 114 | 86 | 1920 | 4530 | e3200 | 1180 | 3270 | 578 | 8520 | 1220 | 719 | 304 |
2 | 94 | 75 | 1900 | 3340 | e3100 | 1100 | 2870 | 998 | 7470 | 1220 | 555 | 224 |
3 | 88 | 80 | 1880 | 3070 | e2600 | 952 | 2820 | 749 | 2740 | 1210 | 502 | 180 |
4 | 84 | 119 | 1870 | 5360 | e2300 | 1390 | 2720 | 581 | 1140 | 1100 | 476 | 153 |
5 | 81 | 114 | 1880 | 11100 | e1900 | 5850 | 2630 | 477 | 750 | 1210 | 401 | 138 |
6 | 77 | 105 | 1880 | 16900 | e1550 | 6710 | 2580 | 418 | 558 | 1230 | 311 | 124 |
7 | 75 | 102 | 1870 | 12300 | e1350 | 6510 | 2580 | 392 | 452 | 1000 | 239 | 113 |
8 | 72 | 107 | 1840 | 9100 | 1230 | 3570 | 2710 | 344 | 383 | 811 | 204 | 103 |
9 | 116 | 97 | 1820 | 6310 | 1100 | 2150 | 2720 | 273 | 338 | 928 | 142 | 95 |
10 | 190 | 88 | 1840 | 4590 | 1000 | 1780 | 2660 | 209 | 314 | 983 | 118 | 89 |
11 | 227 | 86 | 1850 | 4060 | 930 | 1640 | 2450 | 184 | 291 | 1450 | 102 | 87 |
12 | 179 | 86 | 1830 | 3900 | 1060 | 1610 | 2340 | 167 | 292 | 1230 | 92 | 85 |
13 | 125 | 83 | 1800 | 3780 | 1010 | 1580 | 2300 | 159 | 282 | 1260 | 86 | 83 |
14 | 120 | 76 | 1790 | 3650 | 801 | 1850 | 2270 | 748 | 261 | 1140 | 82 | 79 |
15 | 263 | 79 | 1790 | 3570 | 852 | 1910 | 2250 | 1250 | 235 | 724 | 79 | 75 |
16 | 397 | 89 | 1810 | 3470 | 826 | 1890 | 2220 | 728 | 489 | 1060 | 73 | 72 |
17 | 267 | 92 | 1930 | 3540 | 738 | 1880 | 2210 | 438 | 1360 | 1170 | 69 | 72 |
18 | 204 | 3100 | 1950 | 4990 | 753 | 1870 | 2150 | 324 | 960 | 1170 | 64 | 71 |
19 | 167 | 8090 | 1940 | 5290 | 1250 | 1860 | 1960 | 279 | 945 | 1160 | 61 | 68 |
20 | 144 | 7880 | 1930 | 4690 | 2130 | 1970 | 1750 | 257 | 779 | 1160 | 64 | 65 |
21 | 121 | 6050 | 1910 | 4000 | 2510 | 2010 | 1430 | 246 | 767 | 1150 | 65 | 63 |
22 | 108 | 2450 | 1910 | 3720 | 2300 | 1910 | 1160 | 363 | 851 | 1130 | 64 | 63 |
23 | 95 | 1590 | 2930 | 3540 | 2010 | 1790 | 975 | 504 | 833 | 1200 | 64 | 63 |
24 | 90 | 3370 | 4640 | 3490 | 2440 | 1680 | 866 | 510 | 754 | 1140 | 59 | 61 |
25 | 87 | 3630 | 3860 | 3430 | 2330 | 1520 | 812 | 520 | 687 | 920 | 64 | 59 |
26 | 85 | 2310 | 2640 | 3370 | 1860 | 1940 | 775 | 615 | 654 | 1020 | 1090 | 59 |
27 | 81 | 1880 | 2290 | 3320 | 1650 | 5250 | 658 | 3550 | 1020 | 1040 | 2630 | 57 |
28 | 82 | 1730 | 2200 | e3000 | 1470 | 5720 | 545 | 8690 | 1170 | 1010 | 1250 | 55 |
29 | 82 | 1670 | 4130 | e2800 | 1280 | 5480 | 497 | 10200 | 1200 | 882 | 1750 | 54 |
30 | 83 | 1870 | 5880 | e2650 | --- | 4320 | 438 | 7430 | 1220 | 822 | 1650 | 54 |
31 | 81 | --- | 5780 | e2950 | --- | 4050 | --- | 7310 | --- | 857 | 541 | --- |
TOTAL | 4079 | 47184 | 75490 | 153810 | 47530 | 84922 | 57616 | 49491 | 37715 | 33607 | 13666 | 2868 |
MEAN | 132 | 1573 | 2435 | 4962 | 1639 | 2739 | 1921 | 1596 | 1257 | 1084 | 441 | 95.6 |
MAX | 397 | 8090 | 5880 | 16900 | 3200 | 6710 | 3270 | 10200 | 8520 | 1450 | 2630 | 304 |
MIN | 72 | 75 | 1790 | 2650 | 738 | 952 | 438 | 159 | 235 | 724 | 59 | 54 |
e Estimated |
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1970 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY) | ||||||||||||
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MEAN | 613 | 1001 | 1984 | 2384 | 2659 | 2930 | 2446 | 2108 | 1757 | 1300 | 869 | 551 |
MAX | 3349 | 5459 | 5783 | 7027 | 6884 | 7565 | 6462 | 10460 | 5486 | 3122 | 2599 | 3366 |
(WY) | 1970 | 1994 | 1986 | 1993 | 1982 | 1979 | 1979 | 2002 | 1974 | 1974 | 1974 | 1993 |
MIN | 34.3 | 39.1 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 233 | 330 | 136 | 165 | 61.9 | 48.7 | 50.5 | 30.2 |
(WY) | 1988 | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 | 2000 | 2003 | 2003 | 1987 | 1988 | 1988 | 1976 | 1976 |
SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 2004 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1970 - 2004 | |||
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 268303 | 607978 | ||||
ANNUAL MEAN | 735 | 1661 | 1713 | |||
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | 3415 | 1974 | ||||
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | 494 | 2003 | ||||
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 8090 | Nov 19 | 16900 | Jan 6 | 36000 A | May 13 2002 |
LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 55 | Aug 27 | 54 | Sep 29,30 | 17 | B |
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 61 | Aug 21 | 57 | Sep 24 | 17 | Dec 23 1976 |
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW | 17800 | Jan 6 | 41000 C | May 13 2002 | ||
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE | 25.08 | Jan 6 | 28.27 D | May 7 2002 | ||
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW | 53 | Sep 28-30 | ||||
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 1880 | 3800 | 4340 | |||
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 267 | 1100 | 1010 | |||
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 85 | 81 | 77 |
D - Discharge, 28,500 ft3/s, estimated, result of levee break. |
Table of Contents |
Introduction |
Station Descriptions |
Surface-Water Data |
Ground-Water Data |
Meteorological Data |
Biological Data |