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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05595700                         BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MT. VERNON, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°18'36", long 88°59'18", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.33, T.2 S., R.2 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 0.5 mi downstream from Harper Creek, 4.7 mi west of Mt. Vernon, 8.9 mi downstream from Snow Creek, and at mile 133.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.--71.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1979 to current year (gage heights only). Gage-height record for February 1965 to September 1979 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 425.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Gage-height telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 12.04 ft, Nov.14, 1993; minimum, 0.05 ft, on Oct. 1-3, 1983.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 10.08 ft, Apr. 16; minimum, 0.19 ft, Oct. 21-24.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .26 .34 .47 .94 1.52 3.00 5.97 7.46 1.04 2.63 1.43 .34
2 .25 .34 .45 .92 1.44 2.53 3.29 3.79 .95 1.50 .94 .34
3 .24 .34 .48 .89 1.39 2.24 3.28 5.87 .90 1.14 .74 .34
4 .24 .33 .52 .81 1.36 2.10 4.80 5.51 4.34 .99 .64 .33
5 .23 .33 .52 2.08 1.33 1.98 3.43 3.07 9.30 .90 1.11 .33
 
6 .22 .41 .53 3.45 1.32 1.85 2.63 2.35 6.05 .99 .91 .32
7 .22 .43 .53 4.29 1.33 1.75 2.36 8.48 2.43 1.53 1.00 .32
8 .22 .49 .52 7.49 1.34 2.05 2.36 6.88 1.82 2.12 .82 .32
9 .23 .51 .53 5.23 1.32 4.06 2.21 2.90 1.66 1.86 .89 .31
10 .23 .49 .54 2.91 1.30 4.07 1.99 2.18 1.63 1.17 .86 .30
 
11 .22 .46 .52 2.35 1.35 2.58 1.81 1.80 1.42 .91 .73 .29
12 .22 .43 .54 2.07 1.45 2.14 1.69 1.53 2.57 .78 .70 .29
13 .24 .43 .55 1.88 1.69 2.01 1.65 1.37 2.42 .76 .96 .29
14 .25 .46 .53 1.74 1.62 2.05 8.32 1.25 2.72 .68 .73 .29
15 .23 .46 .51 1.96 1.52 1.94 6.24 1.14 2.98 .62 .61 .30
 
16 .22 .45 .50 2.15 1.97 1.81 9.80 1.07 1.89 .59 .55 .30
17 .22 .43 .49 1.99 5.43 2.43 7.45 1.00 1.52 .55 .50 .31
18 .21 .43 .49 1.80 7.38 8.05 3.10 .92 1.25 .56 .48 .32
19 .21 .44 .48 1.67 3.80 5.50 2.39 .85 1.21 .56 .46 .32
20 .21 .44 .47 1.56 3.32 9.65 2.05 .82 1.65 .92 .46 .31
 
21 .20 .45 .48 1.50 3.30 9.05 1.93 1.02 4.48 .73 .43 .79
22 .19 .44 .57 1.50 2.70 4.60 1.92 6.71 3.16 .65 .40 1.57
23 .19 .43 .61 1.60 2.42 3.04 1.99 5.59 1.65 1.11 .40 .89
24 .24 .41 .87 1.78 2.22 2.55 1.67 5.31 1.28 .77 .40 .63
25 .25 .41 1.99 1.84 2.02 2.26 1.51 3.12 1.10 .66 .39 .69
 
26 .29 .41 1.99 1.99 1.92 2.11 1.43 3.08 .96 .60 .39 2.35
27 .31 .40 1.50 2.13 7.29 1.97 1.76 3.83 .87 .57 .37 1.43
28 .30 .40 1.26 2.06 4.69 7.92 2.82 2.10 .80 .54 .35 .90
29 .30 .41 1.14 1.89 --- 6.92 3.59 1.52 1.01 .52 .35 .72
30 .29 .46 1.09 1.74 --- 3.19 9.24 1.27 6.69 .90 .34 .66
 
31 .29 --- 1.03 1.59 --- 3.13 --- 1.14 --- 2.32 .33 ---

MEAN .24 .42 .73 2.19 2.49 3.57 3.49 3.06 2.39 1.00 .63 .56
MAX .31 .51 1.99 7.49 7.38 9.65 9.80 8.48 9.30 2.63 1.43 2.35
MIN .19 .33 .45 .81 1.30 1.75 1.43 .82 .80 .52 .33 .29

CAL YR 1997 MEAN 1.63 MAX 10.31 MIN .19
WTR YR 1998 MEAN 1.73 MAX 9.80 MIN .19


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