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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05584000       ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 40°01'13", long 90°26'12" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4 sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 07130003, at highway bridge on State Street in Beardstown, 9.5 mi downstream from Sangamon River.

 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE

 

DISCHARGE: October 1920 to September 1938.

 

GAGE.-- Staff gage. Datum of gage is 419.89 ft above NGVD of 1929.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge observed, 105,000 ft3/s Oct. 9, 1926; maximum gage height observed, 26.25 ft Oct. 12, 1926; minimum discharge observed, 9,140 ft3/s July 8-14, 1936, gage height, 7.4 feet.

 

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge known, about 115,000 ft3/s Apr. 4, 1904.




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