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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05593020       KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR POSEY, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 38°32'11", long 89°22'54", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.13, T.1 S., R.3 W., Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 161, 1.8 mi west of Posey, about 6 mi southwest of Carlyle, 7.3 mi above mouth of Crooked Creek, and at mile 83.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,745 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: Fragmentary records of discharge and gage height prior to Oct. 1, 1994, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
 

STAGE: Oct. 1, 1994 to current year.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 395.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 25.22 ft, May 10, 1996; minimum, 6.23 ft, Oct. 27, 1996.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
STAGE: Maximum gage height, 26.2 ft, Dec. 22, 1993; minimum, 6.24 ft, Sept. 12, 1977, from information by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum gage height, 21.85 ft, June 29; minimum, 6.48 ft, Apr. 6.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 6.80 6.58 7.08 9.93 7.95 11.70 8.83 6.76 17.08 20.56 17.38 15.92
2 6.80 6.60 8.70 9.91 7.92 10.51 8.82 6.74 17.09 20.07 17.66 15.62
3 6.82 6.63 8.76 10.00 7.91 9.99 8.43 6.71 16.77 19.84 17.95 15.37
4 6.81 6.63 8.99 10.04 7.92 9.94 7.20 6.68 15.70 20.00 18.57 14.69
5 6.77 6.61 9.49 10.54 7.92 9.91 6.60 6.66 13.99 20.02 18.88 14.16
 
6 6.57 6.63 9.52 10.56 7.92 9.89 6.50 6.74 13.34 19.98 18.71 13.43
7 6.54 6.60 9.51 10.55 7.67 9.88 6.97 8.51 12.80 19.91 19.01 12.60
8 6.59 6.58 9.51 10.56 6.65 9.85 7.96 8.49 12.23 19.87 18.09 12.30
9 6.58 6.62 9.53 10.55 6.56 9.84 8.58 10.55 11.50 19.85 17.84 11.92
10 6.56 6.62 9.87 10.53 6.59 9.62 6.70 10.76 10.98 19.86 18.19 10.99
 
11 6.55 6.65 10.30 10.54 6.78 8.98 6.55 10.34 10.73 20.34 18.82 10.92
12 6.55 6.63 9.78 10.69 6.80 8.94 6.59 9.15 10.31 21.31 18.95 11.54
13 6.56 6.65 10.00 10.99 6.84 8.56 6.60 9.87 9.86 21.38 18.84 13.44
14 6.55 6.64 10.56 10.54 7.06 7.44 6.59 12.34 9.19 18.98 18.75 13.58
15 6.55 6.64 10.51 9.88 8.00 7.37 6.58 10.28 9.15 17.17 18.57 13.34
 
16 6.56 6.64 9.67 9.81 8.03 7.36 6.60 9.23 9.87 19.52 18.29 12.74
17 6.60 6.65 9.54 9.85 8.05 7.36 6.63 8.78 13.65 19.97 18.08 12.06
18 6.55 6.65 9.54 9.86 8.57 7.36 6.58 8.05 15.51 20.27 17.82 11.43
19 6.55 6.66 9.30 9.85 9.05 7.43 6.58 8.01 14.73 20.93 17.22 11.39
20 6.55 6.67 8.71 9.86 9.04 7.96 6.60 8.02 12.94 21.04 16.22 11.40
 
21 6.56 6.66 8.71 9.87 9.03 9.79 6.59 8.01 13.51 20.75 16.06 11.43
22 6.54 6.67 8.70 9.67 9.33 12.03 6.57 7.86 16.76 20.25 15.24 11.40
23 6.54 6.67 8.69 9.18 11.00 10.95 6.56 6.77 17.36 19.99 14.21 11.23
24 6.53 6.68 8.68 9.17 12.04 9.99 6.71 9.06 19.16 19.75 14.19 10.91
25 6.54 6.66 8.70 8.87 12.08 8.96 6.67 9.98 20.38 19.61 14.16 11.00
 
26 6.54 6.65 8.68 8.03 12.18 8.87 6.78 9.66 21.20 19.53 13.78 11.43
27 6.54 6.63 8.68 8.20 12.21 8.88 7.53 10.03 21.45 19.48 13.35 13.75
28 6.52 6.62 9.04 8.21 12.17 8.87 6.58 10.45 21.80 19.18 13.77 15.20
29 6.51 6.61 9.90 7.99 12.11 8.87 6.74 10.59 21.74 16.75 14.15 16.53
30 6.52 6.62 9.92 7.99 --- 8.85 6.76 13.73 21.29 16.68 15.29 15.85
 
31 6.56 --- 9.93 7.96 --- 8.84 --- 16.92 --- 17.29 16.03 ---

MEAN 6.59 6.64 9.31 9.68 8.81 9.19 7.00 9.22 15.07 19.68 16.91 12.92
MAX 6.82 6.68 10.56 10.99 12.21 12.03 8.83 16.92 21.80 21.38 19.01 16.53
MIN 6.51 6.58 7.08 7.96 6.56 7.36 6.50 6.66 9.15 16.68 13.35 10.91

WTR YR 2000 MEAN 10.93 MAX 21.80 MIN 6.50


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