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LUSK CREEK BASIN


03384450                         LUSK CREEK NEAR EDDYVILLE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 37°28'20", long 88°32'50", in NW1/4SE1/4 sec.16, T.12 S., R.6 E., Pope County, Hydrologic Unit 05140203, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on County Highway 5, 2.8 mi southeast of Eddyville and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--42.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 360.42 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges and those for discharges below 1.0 ft3/s, which are poor. Gage height telemeter at station.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 .00 .00 .56 1.7 16  53  41  130    8.3 32    10    1.1  
2 .00 .00 .68 1.5 15  43  37  248    8.1 19    8.7 .97
3 .00 .00 1.1   1.4 15  38  60  256    7.4 13    7.4 .89
4 .00 .00 .90 1.4 15  33  78  81    6.5 11    6.3 .82
5 .00 .00 .83 15    15  29  57  59    7.6 9.5 5.9 .80
 
6 .00 .10 .76 104    16  27  47  51    7.4 12    7.6 .80
7 .00 .18 .67 220    15  28  41  352    7.2 15    682    .80
8 .00 .15 .63 225    15  51  37  99    6.6 9.9 488    .79
9 .00 .11 .63 76    16  63  36  62    16    8.4 114    .82
10 .00 .05 .75 37    19  50  33  50    12    7.3 55    .85
 
11 .00 .00 .77 24    44  42  30  39    9.8 6.5 29    .80
12 .00 .00 .85 19    95  35  27  32    8.7 6.0 20    .84
13 .13 .25 .83 16    58  33  40  26    8.0 17    14    .81
14 .05 .40 .79 13    41  31  331  23    175    12    11    .81
15 .00 .38 .73 17    32  28  90  20    121    306    8.6 .75
 
16 .00 .40 .69 22    218  35  696  18    28    76    7.2 .73
17 .00 e.60 .61 18    451  114  151  15    18    40    6.3 .73
18 .00 e.50 .55 14    311  556  77  14    14    27    5.6 .68
19 .00 .41 .53 12    103  267  60  13    15    20    4.9 .66
20 .00 .33 .49 10    67  761  49  12    13    17    4.2 .66
 
21 .02 .27 .49 9.2 53  169  44  12    47    15    3.6 .67
22 .00 .23 .63 9.2 44  86  39  13    26    13    3.3 .69
23 .00 .16 .65 21    39  61  36  12    17    11    3.1 .67
24 .02 .10 2.3   22    33  48  32  11    13    9.5 2.7 .69
25 .00 .03 5.2   19    30  41  29  11    11    8.6 2.4 .67
 
26 .01 .00 2.9   16    29  37  27  11    9.2 8.1 2.1 .58
27 .00 .01 2.4   14    154  32  29  10    7.9 7.8 1.6 .59
28 .00 .01 2.2   12    70  33  34  9.4 6.8 7.4 1.5 .60
29 .00 .03 2.0   17    ---  30  220  9.0 8.9 8.4 1.4 .59
30 .00 .28 1.9   18    ---  28  681  8.8 390    12    1.3 .56
 
31 .00 ---      1.9   17    ---  29  ---  8.4 ---    12    1.1 ---     

TOTAL 0.23 4.98 36.92 1022.4 2029 2911 3189 1715.6 1034.4 777.4 1519.8 22.42
MEAN .007 .17 1.19 33.0 72.5 93.9 106 55.3 34.5 25.1 49.0 .75
MAX .13 .60 5.2 225 451 761 696 352 390 306 682 1.1
MIN .00 .00 .49 1.4 15 27 27 8.4 6.5 6.0 1.1 .56
CFSM .00 .00 .03 .77 1.69 2.19 2.48 1.29 .80 .58 1.14 .02
IN. .00 .00 .03 .89 1.76 2.52 2.77 1.49 .90 .67 1.32 .02

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 6.02 47.2 84.8 79.1 101 132 125 85.1 34.7 16.7 11.2 5.41
MAX 59.5 216 377 265 287 306 408 266 153 89.9 174 75.0
(WY) 1986 1986 1983 1969 1989 1979 1983 1990 1970 1989 1985 1985
MIN .000 .057 .14 .77 5.31 28.2 20.6 4.05 .22 .14 .034 .013
(WY) 1988 1972 1977 1981 1996 1981 1986 1988 1988 1978 1988 1976

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 24568.13 14263.15
ANNUAL MEAN 67.3   39.1   60.4      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 114          1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 20.1       1987
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2930          Mar 1 761          Mar 20 4670          Aug 24 1985
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00     Many days .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Sep 26 .00     Oct 1 .00     Aug 25 1968
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2610          Aug 7 16100      B Aug 24 1985
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.17     Aug 7 27.78     Aug 24 1985
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.57 .91 1.41    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 21.30 12.37 19.14    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 141      76      119         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.5   10      9.5      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .01 .10    
A - Several days in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 23.5 ft based on contracted-opening measurement.


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