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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05591550                         WHITLEY CREEK NEAR ALLENVILLE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 39°30'24", long 88°31'39", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.4, T.12 N., R.6 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left downstream side of bridge on County Highway 3, 3.2 mi south of Allenville, and at mile 5.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--34.6 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1980 to current year. Gage-height record for January 1963 to February 1980 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-81-1: 1980.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 617.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of July 1971 reached a stage of 13.67 ft, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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 e.14 e2.0   e4.5 20  25  91  121  28  49    6.1   .09
2 .00 e.16 e1.5   e3.5 18  24  64  79  26  34    5.7   .07
3 .00 e.18 e2.5   e4.0 16  23  99  557  23  28    5.5   .03
4 .00 e.25 e1.6   e5.0 16  21  249  333  23  26    5.6   .01
5 .00 e.35 e1.2   e7.5 16  19  111  152  25  23    66      .00
 
6 .00 e.50 e.90 e15    15  19  73  94  22  22    27      .00
7 .00 e.40 e.70 e40    14  19  57  92  20  23    17      .00
8 .00 e.30 e.54 197    13  51  47  109  20  24    13      .00
9 .00 e.25 e.40 131    13  135  40  74  76  21    11      .00
10 .00 e.23 e1.5   67    13  97  33  57  57  24    15      .00
 
11 .00 e.21 e1.3   45    16  61  30  45  109  18    8.7   .00
12 .00 e.20 e1.1   36    15  45  29  39  381  17    e6.0   .00
13 .00 e.22 e1.0   27    13  45  31  34  356  16    e4.5   .00
14 .00 e.27 e.90 32    13  53  31  30  121  15    e3.8   .00
15 .00 e.30 e.80 26    13  41  44  29  138  15    e3.2   .00
 
16 .00 e.25 e.73 22    17  36  93  26  100  14    e2.6   .00
17 .00 e.23 e.65 20    55  120  57  24  61  13    e2.2   .00
18 .00 e.22 e.57 18    106  197  43  23  50  12    e2.5   .00
19 .00 e.20 e.50 17    69  109  38  22  204  12    e3.0   .00
20 .00 e.21 e.50 16    54  535  34  31  83  11    e2.2   .00
 
21 .00 e.40 e.55 15    44  312  34  32  53  10    e1.8   .00
22 .00 e.35 e.80 15    38  155  30  55  173  9.5 e1.4   .00
23 .00 e.32 e1.5   15    35  100  28  681  407  9.2 e1.1   .00
24 .00 e.30 e4.0   15    30  72  26  354  126  9.1 e.90 .00
25 .00 e.28 e20      15    27  57  26  163  69  8.7 e.70 .00
 
26 e.70 e.26 e15      17    27  47  25  99  46  8.2 e.53 .00
27 e.50 e.24 e12      26    33  41  21  68  36  7.9 e.40 .00
28 e.40 e.25 e9.5   31    28  e600  21  52  31  7.6 e.33 .00
29 e.30 e.40 e8.0   28    ---  e350  67  42  76  7.1 e.26 .00
30 e.25 e3.0   e6.5   23    ---  e130  234  36  130  6.6 .20 .00
 
31 e.20 ---      e5.5   20    ---  85  ---  33  ---  6.4 .13 ---     

TOTAL 2.35 10.87 104.24 953.5 787 3624 1806 3586 3070 507.3 218.35 0.20
MEAN .076 .36 3.36 30.8 28.1 117 60.2 116 102 16.4 7.04 .007
MAX .70 3.0 20 197 106 600 249 681 407 49 66 .09
MIN .00 .14 .40 3.5 13 19 21 22 20 6.4 .13 .00
CFSM .00 .01 .10 .89 .81 3.38 1.74 3.34 2.96 .47 .20 .00
IN. .00 .01 .11 1.03 .85 3.90 1.94 3.86 3.30 .55 .23 .00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 8.11 37.1 40.9 36.5 46.6 50.2 56.1 50.9 31.8 11.4 3.39 4.70
MAX 41.2 235 131 122 124 117 146 141 102 37.6 14.1 54.2
(WY) 1994 1993 1983 1993 1982 1998 1994 1996 1998 1993 1981 1993
MIN .000 .36 .84 .19 8.46 5.88 11.2 8.43 1.27 .031 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 1998 1981 1981 1995 1981 1986 1997 1991 1991 1984 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 8298.57 14669.81
ANNUAL MEAN 22.7   40.2   31.5      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 59.8       1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 12.4       1992
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 975          Feb 27 681          May 23 1680          May 16 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00     Many days .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Jul 30 .00     Oct 1 .00     Aug 11 1983
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1720          Mar 28 3200      B Apr 29 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.34     Mar 28 12.62     Apr 29 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .66 1.16 .91    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.92 15.77 12.39    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 59      99      71         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.5   15      12         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .07    
A - Many days in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 1,890 ft3/s.


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