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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05567000                         PANTHER CREEK NEAR EL PASO, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 40°46'05", long 89°04'30", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.26, T.27 N., R.1 E., Woodford County, Hydrologic Unit 07130004, on right bank on downstream side of bridge on county road just downstream from East Branch Panther Creek, 2 mi upstream from West Branch, 3.8 mi northwest of El Paso, and at mi 12.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--93.9 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1949 to September 1960, water years 1961-1996 (annual maximums), October 1996- September 1998 (discontinued).

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area. WDR IL-92-2: 1988 (M).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 658.86 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Gage-height telemeter at station. Water temperature and specific conductance continuously recorded at station for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program.
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 5.5 8.8 17    e31  211  106  157  93  60  92    6.8 e2.8  
2 5.0 8.2 13    40  246  94  133  87  62  71    7.2 e2.6  
3 4.9 8.4 12    58  188  87  118  78  59  62    7.6 e2.4  
4 4.8 8.5 13    73  148  79  104  69  57  60    9.8 e2.2  
5 4.5 8.8 11    160  119  72  95  67  55  53    12    e2.1  
 
6 4.3 18    9.6 228  101  69  91  150  50  47    11    e2.3  
7 4.1 24    8.3 215  91  68  94  606  48  145    11    e2.0  
8 4.3 21    7.7 425  83  134  170  1810  47  230    10    e1.7  
9 4.2 19    8.3 464  76  283  151  710  100  101    9.5 e1.5  
10 4.1 17    9.2 303  73  215  138  342  101  73    8.8 e1.4  
 
11 5.0 15    8.3 191  357  155  119  241  263  57    7.7 e1.4  
12 5.7 14    7.1 144  567  124  106  190  605  48    8.1 e1.5  
13 8.0 14    7.6 113  283  115  103  156  237  42    6.8 e1.6  
14 7.8 14    7.6 101  194  116  110  136  169  37    6.3 e1.8  
15 6.8 13    7.1 91  154  110  105  127  149  32    5.8 e2.0  
 
16 6.5 12    6.8 82  133  101  114  116  165  28    5.7 e2.3  
17 5.8 11    7.9 74  132  444  95  105  317  24    5.9 e1.9  
18 6.5 11    9.5 65  162  1390  85  101  191  21    13    e1.8  
19 6.8 11    13    60  144  671  81  97  175  19    8.3 e1.7  
20 6.6 10    15    56  126  439  82  93  140  17    6.1 e1.7  
 
21 6.7 10    15    54  111  540  106  89  119  15    5.7 e1.5  
22 6.1 9.0 15    51  101  545  121  88  105  19    4.7 e1.5  
23 6.5 7.9 16    49  94  297  105  83  96  16    4.5 1.3  
24 7.6 7.1 22    46  88  209  94  97  86  13    4.2 1.3  
25 7.5 7.1 31    44  83  169  88  89  78  11    4.0 1.5  
 
26 8.1 7.3 29    43  83  144  82  80  71  9.7 3.7 .92
27 9.7 7.5 28    42  128  122  70  76  65  8.8 3.4 .88
28 10    18    31    45  127  153  67  71  59  8.3 4.1 .85
29 9.5 28    e33    70  ---  151  74  70  75  7.8 4.3 .88
30 9.0 23    e30    97  ---  131  75  67  147  7.2 3.7 .86
 
31 8.2 ---    e27    114  ---  125  ---  68  ---  6.9 3.0 ---     

TOTAL 200.1 391.6 476.0 3629 4403 7458 3133 6252 3951 1381.7 212.7 50.19
MEAN 6.45 13.1 15.4 117 157 241 104 202 132 44.6 6.86 1.67
MAX 10 28 33 464 567 1390 170 1810 605 230 13 2.8
MIN 4.1 7.1 6.8 31 73 68 67 67 47 6.9 3.0 .85
CFSM .07 .14 .16 1.25 1.67 2.56 1.11 2.15 1.40 .47 .07 .02
IN. .08 .16 .19 1.44 1.74 2.95 1.24 2.48 1.57 .55 .08 .02

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1950 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 4.68 14.1 14.6 54.2 93.0 93.1 131 82.0 113 69.3 16.3 3.00
MAX 23.9 129 68.9 229 274 241 237 202 217 392 106 11.4
(WY) 1952 1952 1950 1950 1951 1998 1950 1998 1960 1951 1958 1951
MIN .22 .58 .94 1.14 4.14 4.19 5.30 13.5 9.12 5.38 1.35 .14
(WY) 1957 1957 1957 1956 1957 1956 1956 1958 1956 1997 1957 1956

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1950 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 14613.47 31538.29    
ANNUAL MEAN 40.0   86.4       57.0      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 114          1951
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.20     1956
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1970          Feb 27 1810              May 8 6460          Jul 9 1951
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .22     Aug 8 .85 A     Sep 28 .00     B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .42     Aug 3 1.0           Sep 24 .00     Sep 7 1959
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2510              May 8 10900      C Jul 9 1951
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.79         May 8 15.15 D Jul 9 1951
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .80 A     Sep 27-28
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .43 .92     .61    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 5.79 12.49     8.25    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 84      172          134         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 13      48          13         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3.4   4.1       .80    
A - May have been less during period of estimated discharges Sept. 1-22.
B - No flow for many days in 1959.
C - From rating curve extended above 2,000 ft3/s.
D - From floodmark.


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