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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05595730                         RAYSE CREEK NEAR WALTONVILLE, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 38°15'14", long 89°02'23", in NE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.3 S., R.1 E., Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, at bridge on County Highway 9, 1.2 mi downstream from Knob Creek, 2.4 mi downstream from Novak Creek, 3.0 mi north of Waltonville, and at mile 6.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.--88.0 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1979 to current year. Gage-height record for Feb. 10, 1965 to Sept. 30, 1979 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, October 1980 to September 1994 (8 AM gage heights).

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR IL-94-1: 1982-90.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 412.00 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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 .73 e4.0 e8.5 70  257    480    6.5 227    7.0   .00
2 .00 .00 .68 e3.0 e7.0 44  70    154    5.9 32    2.4   .00
3 .00 .00 .73 e3.5 e5.5 31  89    361    5.5 15    1.5   .00
4 .00 .00 .76 e2.0 e4.5 24  138    174    15    11    .68 .00
5 .00 .00 .73 e50    e4.0 19  66    78    482    9.0 .32 .00
 
6 .00 .01 .66 173    e3.7 16  37    51    157    94    .19 .00
7 .00 .19 .62 278    e3.2 14  28    824    37    376    .29 .00
8 .00 .06 .61 833    e2.8 63  29    381    18    352    2.8   .00
9 .00 .00 .72 270    e2.5 257  19    72    13    61    2.9   .00
10 .00 .00 1.1   62    e2.2 164  13    44    13    21    2.1   .00
 
11 .00 .00 1.0   30    e2.5 44  9.5 29    10    13    1.1   .00
12 .00 .00 1.2   19    e5.0 23  8.1 20    14    9.6 .69 .00
13 .00 .00 1.4   14    e8.0 20  8.0 16    17    8.4 .23 .00
14 .00 .07 1.4   12    e5.5 19  371    12    208    6.6 .14 .00
15 .00 .15 1.3   24    e4.0 15  349    9.9 120    5.2 .08 .00
 
16 .00 .15 1.1   20    e70    13  1720    9.0 33    4.4 .15 .00
17 .00 .09 1.1   17    560    49  845    7.9 16    3.9 .30 .00
18 .00 .06 1.0   15    556    774  90    7.0 10    3.7 .49 .00
19 .00 .03 .95 13    132    290  51    6.9 13    3.6 .54 .00
20 .00 .00 .93 12    104    1520  36    7.6 28    3.2 .51 .00
 
21 .00 .01 1.0   13    87    1310  32    10    475    3.0 .44 .00
22 .00 .04 3.6   15    49    184  31    401    219    2.9 .38 .00
23 .00 .06 5.1   17    34    67  41    387    38    5.2 .31 .00
24 .00 .04 18      19    24    40  31    85    21    5.5 .27 .00
25 .00 .03 14      23    18    28  21    55    11    3.6 .31 .00
 
26 .00 .03 16      37    23    23  18    47    8.4 2.9 .29 8.0  
27 .00 .05 12      40    540    18  71    114    7.5 2.5 .22 3.2  
28 .00 .43 7.0   33    147    788  103    37    6.6 2.6 .17 1.3  
29 .00 .56 e4.0   23    ---    405  166    16    144    2.8 .14 .71
30 .00 .70 e3.0   17    ---    74  1550    9.9 1610    15    .07 .63
 
31 .00 ---      e5.0   e11    ---    132  ---    8.2 ---    52    .02 ---     

TOTAL 0.00 2.76 107.42 2102.5 2412.9 6538 6297.6 3914.4 3762.4 1357.6 27.03 13.84
MEAN .000 .092 3.47 67.8 86.2 211 210 126 125 43.8 .87 .46
MAX .00 .70 18 833 560 1520 1720 824 1610 376 7.0 8.0
MIN .00 .00 .61 2.0 2.2 13 8.0 6.9 5.5 2.5 .02 .00
CFSM .00 .00 .04 .77 .98 2.40 2.39 1.43 1.43 .50 .01 .01
IN. .00 .00 .05 .89 1.02 2.76 2.66 1.65 1.59 .57 .01 .01

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 27.5 122 116 117 153 153 178 150 46.5 23.1 4.79 20.0
MAX 140 670 748 376 466 468 721 942 125 123 47.7 161
(WY) 1985 1986 1983 1982 1985 1984 1996 1995 1998 1982 1981 1993
MIN .000 .000 .36 .028 1.78 4.05 12.4 1.35 .35 .15 .000 .000
(WY) 1996 1996 1981 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1992 1984 1991 1983

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 24412.77 26536.45
ANNUAL MEAN 66.9   72.7   92.1  
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 167      1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 23.1   1987
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2020          Jan 28 1720          Apr 16 11200      Apr 29 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00     Many days .00 A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Jul 30 .00     Oct 1 .00 Jul 24 1980
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2850          Jun 30 21200      Nov 14 1993
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 12.75     Jun 30 17.73 Nov 14 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .76 .83 1.05
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 10.32 11.22 14.22
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 129      169      142     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.6   6.9   4.7  
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
A - At times in most years.


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