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BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN


05597500                         CRAB ORCHARD CREEK NEAR MARION, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 37°43'52", long 88°53'21", in SW1/4SW1/4 sec.16, T.9 S., R.3 E., Williamson County, Hydrologic Unit 07140106, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 1.8 mi downstream from Buckley Creek, 2 mi east of Marion, and at mile 32.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--31.7 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1951 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1388: 1952-54. WDR-IL 75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 415.82 ft above sea level. Prior to Aug. 25, 1965, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage at bridge 800 ft downstream and Aug. 25, 1965, to Oct. 28, 1965, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records fair 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 e.40 e.90 61    e5.4 7.3 26    37    40    3.2 82    6.3   e.00
2 e.38 e.74 18    e5.0 7.0 19    19    25    3.1 15    4.5   e.00
3 e.36 e.65 e9.0 e4.5 6.7 16    19    61    3.2 8.8 3.6   e.00
4 e.34 e.54 e6.5 e4.0 6.6 14    29    24    4.4 7.8 2.9   e.00
5 e.33 e.50 e5.3 37    6.8 12    20    15    9.5 6.5 2.7   e.00
 
6 e.32 e.80 e4.5 137    7.8 11    15    31    7.7 78    3.1   e.00
7 e.31 e1.3   e4.0 231    8.9 13    13    249    4.0 27    5.9   e.00
8 e.30 e.80 e3.5 358    9.4 20    13    105    3.2 e8.0 16      e.40
9 e.35 e.65 e3.0 84    8.8 29    12    25    9.1 e5.5 13      e.30
10 e.32 e.55 e4.5 28    8.6 25    11    15    25    e3.7 4.8   e.25
 
11 e.29 e.50 e6.0 18    13    15    9.2 10    26    e4.5 3.3   e.20
12 e.27 e.47 e5.0 15    26    11    8.5 7.9 23    e3.7 2.7   e.16
13 e.60 e.45 e4.5 14    15    11    7.9 6.7 122    e3.1 2.3   e.12
14 e1.0   1.9   e3.9 12    11    11    8.1 5.8 456    e2.6 1.7   e.09
15 e.75 1.7   e3.5 13    8.5 9.8 50    5.2 500    e2.2 1.2   e.06
 
16 e.60 .96 e3.1 13    116    12    1450    4.6 155    e1.9 1.1   e.20
17 e.50 .73 e2.8 11    349    46    223    4.0 52    e1.7 .75 e.35
18 e.45 .70 e2.5 9.9 336    206    33    3.8 15    e2.2 .54 e.80
19 e.40 .72 e2.3 9.4 79    118    20    3.6 77    e2.0 e.40 e.70
20 e.35 .75 e2.1 8.5 52    726    15    3.3 75    e1.8 e.32 e.60
 
21 e.45 .76 e2.0 8.2 36    249    12    3.2 141    e1.6 e.27 e.50
22 e.37 .85 e4.0 9.3 25    60    11    4.2 57    e1.5 e.23 e.43
23 e.33 .86 e9.0 31    21    30    13    4.1 17    e2.0 e.20 e.38
24 e.30 .76 45    20    17    22    9.0 3.8 9.5 e1.8 e.15 e.33
25 e.90 .75 55    15    14    18    8.1 17    6.8 e1.7 e.11 e.30
 
26 e1.0   .78 18    12    18    16    7.6 9.8 5.6 e1.6 e.08 e.60
27 e.80 .79 11    13    174    14    7.6 5.7 4.9 e2.3 e.05 e.45
28 e.70 .80 e8.0 12    59    18    9.1 4.4 4.4 e2.1 e.02 e.35
29 e.60 .81 e6.6 9.7 ---    18    7.9 3.5 11    e2.7 e.00 e.30
30 e.50 11      e6.0 8.4 ---    14    85    3.2 593    5.3 e.00 e.25
 
31 e.45 ---      e5.4 7.4 ---    16    ---    3.2 ---    4.5 e.00 ---     

TOTAL 15.02 34.47 325.0 1163.7 1447.4 1825.8 2183.0 707.0 2423.6 295.1 78.22 8.12
MEAN .48 1.15 10.5 37.5 51.7 58.9 72.8 22.8 80.8 9.52 2.52 .27
MAX 1.0 11 61 358 349 726 1450 249 593 82 16 .80
MIN .27 .45 2.0 4.0 6.6 9.8 7.6 3.2 3.1 1.5 .00 .00
CFSM .02 .04 .33 1.18 1.63 1.86 2.30 .72 2.55 .30 .08 .01
IN. .02 .04 .38 1.37 1.70 2.14 2.56 .83 2.84 .35 .09 .01

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 3.01 22.6 33.2 36.3 45.0 63.9 56.5 44.0 16.8 7.43 4.98 4.38
MAX 35.1 223 227 214 176 180 296 222 87.6 61.0 50.6 48.0
(WY) 1985 1986 1983 1982 1985 1979 1996 1996 1981 1958 1985 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .019 .14 .000 .51 .24 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1953 1954 1954 1981 1964 1954 1981 1965 1953 1959 1953 1952

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1952 - 1998
ANNUAL TOTAL 14302.76     10506.43
ANNUAL MEAN 39.2       28.8   28.1      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 66.6       1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 2.39     1954
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2610              May 31 1450          Apr 16 3350          Apr 29 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .23 A     Sep 13 .00     B .00     C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .31         Oct 6 .00     Aug 29 .00     Oct 1 1951
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2870          Apr 16 9270      D May 11 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.73     Apr 16 13.60     May 11 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.24     .91 .89    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 16.78     12.33 12.04    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 62          51      47         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.7       5.4   2.1      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .45     .32 .00    
A - Estimated.
B - Aug. 29 to Sept. 7, estimated.
C - Many days in most years.
D - On basis of contracted opening of peak flow.


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