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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05593020       KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR POSEY, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°32'11", long 89°22'54" (NAD of 1927), 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, 1995 to current year.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 395.50 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

STAGE: Maximum gage height, 25.44 ft, May 28, 2002; 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, 24.34 ft, Jan. 20; minimum, 6.55 ft, Nov. 10.
Gage height, feet, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 7.18 6.63 18.11 --- 19.41 13.87 21.67 9.32 18.65 14.06 10.71 14.24
2 6.78 6.63 18.28 --- --- 13.21 20.79 9.10 19.06 13.76 10.58 14.45
3 7.57 6.61 18.68 --- 18.72 13.93 19.73 8.94 19.93 13.60 10.06 14.16
4 7.59 6.60 18.69 --- 18.30 16.01 18.62 8.90 20.28 13.05 9.91 13.34
5 7.59 6.61 18.61 --- 17.88 18.82 17.79 8.34 19.99 12.67 9.62 12.76
 
6 7.58 6.65 18.56 22.94 17.13 20.31 16.98 7.85 19.72 12.86 9.59 12.37
7 7.57 6.61 18.52 23.66 16.12 21.14 16.28 7.03 19.50 12.87 9.58 12.23
8 7.57 6.58 18.49 24.18 15.60 21.35 16.18 6.95 19.39 12.70 9.27 11.71
9 7.58 6.56 18.45 24.29 15.04 21.27 16.17 6.91 19.22 12.64 8.21 10.56
10 7.77 6.56 18.45 24.27 13.91 20.81 16.17 6.90 18.93 12.54 6.85 9.68
 
11 8.37 6.58 18.44 24.25 12.93 19.78 16.18 6.89 18.84 12.62 6.67 9.35
12 8.40 6.58 18.40 24.22 12.41 18.53 16.18 6.88 18.68 12.84 6.65 8.63
13 8.44 6.58 18.37 24.19 12.32 17.69 16.17 6.89 18.42 13.18 6.63 8.47
14 8.47 6.58 18.35 24.18 12.15 17.19 15.98 6.93 18.38 13.19 6.64 8.05
15 8.47 6.64 18.39 24.19 11.77 16.85 15.50 8.02 18.31 13.17 6.65 8.02
 
16 8.45 6.61 18.60 24.17 11.50 16.94 14.68 10.94 18.27 13.13 6.64 8.01
17 8.49 6.60 18.61 24.22 11.41 17.18 14.21 10.51 18.23 13.13 6.64 8.01
18 8.45 9.53 18.58 24.29 12.89 17.15 13.85 9.67 18.06 13.12 6.63 7.91
19 8.42 10.01 18.55 24.28 14.01 17.13 13.67 9.22 17.84 13.07 6.63 6.85
20 8.38 12.54 18.50 24.31 15.28 16.90 13.40 8.95 17.86 12.93 6.70 6.70
 
21 8.39 18.31 18.46 24.30 16.30 16.16 12.82 8.85 17.64 12.45 6.63 6.69
22 8.38 18.63 18.19 24.26 16.61 15.41 12.43 8.83 17.08 11.74 6.61 6.68
23 8.26 18.58 18.17 24.28 17.09 14.54 12.37 8.84 16.70 11.04 6.64 6.67
24 7.40 18.86 18.17 24.23 17.37 13.61 11.88 8.82 16.51 10.58 6.64 6.67
25 6.66 18.91 18.78 24.14 18.01 13.21 11.70 9.22 16.23 10.61 6.66 6.67
 
26 6.60 18.72 18.78 23.99 17.41 13.49 11.21 10.49 16.02 10.56 7.95 6.66
27 6.58 18.44 18.69 23.61 16.23 17.87 10.79 13.62 15.54 10.53 8.55 6.66
28 6.59 18.29 18.64 23.30 15.35 20.17 10.04 14.94 15.06 10.42 7.70 6.66
29 6.59 18.20 --- 22.54 14.58 21.55 9.03 16.09 14.64 10.09 8.75 6.66
30 6.59 18.13 --- 21.57 --- 22.10 8.89 16.31 14.26 10.14 10.28 6.66
 
31 6.61 --- --- 20.47 --- 22.17 --- 16.90 --- 10.28 12.66 ---

MEAN 7.67 10.98 --- --- --- 17.62 14.71 9.61 17.91 12.24 8.06 9.07
MAX 8.49 18.91 --- --- --- 22.17 21.67 16.90 20.28 14.06 12.66 14.45
MIN 6.58 6.56 --- --- --- 13.21 8.89 6.88 14.26 10.09 6.61 6.66


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