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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05595240                         KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR RED BUD, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°11'39", long 89°53'17", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.9, T.4 S., R.7 W., Randolph County, Hydrologic Unit 07140204, at the river-intake pumphouse of Baldwin Power Station, near southwest corner of Baldwin Lake, about 2.5 mi northwest of Baldwin, about 6 mi southeast of Red Bud and at mi 19.3.

DRAINAGE AREA.--5,505 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Oct. 1, 1994 to current year. Records of gage height for Nov. 1959 to Sept. 30, 1994, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above sea level. (Levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height 91.90 ft, May 22, 1995; minimum, 67.36 ft, Mar. 5 and Apr. 7, 1996, but may have been lower during periods of missing record.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE THE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 94.36 ft, Aug. 6, 1993; minimum 50.8 ft, Oct. 16, 1964, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 80.20 ft, May 9; minimum, 67.74 ft, Mar. 30, Apr. 14.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 68.65 68.60 68.58 68.72 73.02 69.83 68.68 78.83 75.81 69.98 68.72 68.73
2 68.80 68.58 68.55 68.70 73.01 69.78 68.67 79.30 75.58 72.28 68.59 68.72
3 68.79 68.68 68.91 68.80 73.40 69.67 68.75 79.58 75.44 73.77 68.72 68.67
4 68.85 68.81 68.89 68.78 73.55 69.55 69.37 79.24 75.39 74.23 68.70 68.63
5 68.89 71.42 68.82 68.63 73.37 69.39 68.80 78.64 75.67 73.74 68.62 68.62
 
6 68.72 73.00 69.00 68.75 72.87 69.88 68.78 78.52 75.81 72.48 68.61 68.58
7 68.91 72.78 68.74 68.80 74.63 69.66 68.83 79.06 75.54 70.96 68.68 68.58
8 71.83 71.55 68.91 68.77 77.42 69.26 68.95 79.75 75.17 70.00 68.69 68.63
9 72.99 69.82 68.89 68.65 78.24 70.46 69.07 80.13 74.86 69.02 68.55 68.64
10 72.36 68.83 68.81 68.52 78.50 70.34 68.98 79.83 74.26 69.03 68.59 68.62
 
11 71.21 68.99 68.54 68.75 78.25 69.81 68.90 78.67 73.79 68.82 68.72 68.63
12 69.27 70.42 68.69 68.61 77.49 69.80 68.58 76.99 73.39 68.42 68.55 68.65
13 68.63 71.03 68.54 68.90 76.11 69.13 68.29 75.62 73.45 68.14 68.63 68.69
14 68.65 70.96 68.47 69.08 74.59 68.41 67.92 74.44 73.55 68.00 68.57 68.55
15 68.71 70.19 68.49 69.02 73.20 68.54 68.12 73.50 72.98 68.12 68.49 68.62
 
16 68.55 68.79 68.50 69.11 71.88 68.45 68.41 73.40 73.18 67.99 68.55 68.65
17 68.75 68.52 68.56 69.41 70.74 68.35 70.51 73.68 73.30 68.56 68.68 68.55
18 68.67 68.60 68.73 70.83 69.78 68.23 74.15 74.02 73.16 68.64 68.57 68.58
19 68.57 68.53 68.65 70.42 69.33 68.08 76.30 74.43 72.94 68.63 68.44 68.63
20 68.73 68.51 68.55 69.81 69.21 68.15 77.32 75.25 72.42 68.57 68.57 68.70
 
21 70.35 68.59 68.63 69.69 69.10 67.99 77.87 76.02 71.92 68.63 68.71 68.58
22 71.44 68.71 68.70 70.50 69.23 67.95 77.98 76.53 71.57 68.55 68.72 68.55
23 70.71 68.78 68.57 70.74 69.69 68.22 77.54 76.64 71.30 68.60 68.58 68.59
24 68.93 68.60 68.63 71.23 69.82 68.69 76.74 76.42 71.68 68.57 68.54 68.62
25 68.57 68.50 68.77 71.73 69.72 68.57 76.04 76.34 72.07 68.63 68.58 68.60
 
26 68.66 68.56 68.68 72.61 69.64 68.14 76.29 76.62 71.35 68.66 68.66 68.55
27 68.77 68.61 68.81 73.04 69.71 68.01 77.04 76.79 70.97 68.56 68.74 68.50
28 68.74 68.65 68.68 72.69 70.00 67.99 77.61 76.66 70.48 68.65 68.71 68.56
29 68.69 68.72 68.67 71.83 --- 67.89 78.15 76.52 69.38 68.77 68.68 68.60
30 68.68 68.76 68.61 70.85 --- 67.96 78.45 76.27 68.90 68.68 68.71 68.43
 
31 68.64 --- 68.57 71.28 --- 68.75 --- 76.03 --- 68.63 68.72 ---

MEAN 69.38 69.44 68.68 69.91 72.70 68.87 72.37 76.89 73.18 69.49 68.63 68.61
MAX 72.99 73.00 69.00 73.04 78.50 70.46 78.45 80.13 75.81 74.23 68.74 68.73
MIN 68.55 68.50 68.47 68.52 69.10 67.89 67.92 73.40 68.90 67.99 68.44 68.43

CAL YR 1998 MEAN 70.75 MAX 82.09 MIN 68.47
WTR YR 1999 MEAN 70.66 MAX 80.13 MIN 67.89


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