03384450 DATA: Discharge Tables, 1999

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, which are poor. Gage height telemeter at station.

DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	.56	.63	4.6	12	384	65	27	18	2.3	54	.52	.00
2	.60	.73	4.4	532	166	45	26	16	e300	9.9	.49	.00
3	.59	.80	4.2	225	83	34	431	14	e30	5.6	.46	.00
4	.60	.89	4.5	e100	55	26	818	12	9.4	3.7	.40	.00
5	.59	.98	22	e50	40	26	217	158	e7.0	3.0	.39	.00

6	1.4	1.0	17	e28	36	367	651	365	e6.2	2.6	.36	.00
7	58	1.1	17	e23	236	107	148	84	5.3	2.1	.34	.00
8	14	1.1	16	e45	113	78	84	40	4.5	1.7	.37	.00
9	5.4	1.2	12	e90	65	623	60	27	4.0	1.6	.37	.00
10	3.3	1.7	9.7	e60	47	174	43	20	3.5	e20	.34	.00

11	2.0	3.8	8.5	e40	40	83	35	17	3.3	e7.0	.34	.00
12	1.5	5.2	7.9	e65	58	56	27	15	3.0	4.4	.34	.00
13	1.1	3.7	7.4	161	46	43	23	13	2.9	3.3	.32	.00
14	.78	2.7	6.8	156	36	143	29	12	21	2.6	.30	.00
15	.74	2.5	6.2	75	31	169	170	9.9	7.9	2.0	.30	.00

16	.61	2.1	5.9	52	28	247	92	8.8	6.7	1.8	.30	.00
17	.60	2.0	5.7	54	28	194	54	7.5	5.3	1.6	.30	.00
18	.97	1.9	5.2	139	26	87	40	7.2	4.0	1.5	.30	.00
19	1.7	2.0	4.9	71	23	57	34	6.5	3.1	1.4	.30	.00
20	1.8	21	4.8	49	20	45	29	5.6	2.6	1.3	.28	.00

21	1.4	16	390	e55	18	38	25	4.8	2.5	1.3	.27	.00
22	1.2	8.5	300	e2300	16	30	22	4.4	2.5	1.2	.27	.00
23	1.1	6.5	87	e800	16	56	19	3.7	2.1	1.1	.26	.00
24	.98	5.4	45	e350	19	66	17	3.2	1.9	.98	.24	.00
25	.93	5.2	34	e170	19	45	15	2.9	1.8	.93	.22	.00

26	.90	5.1	28	e75	18	36	14	2.7	5.9	.79	.21	.00
27	.82	4.2	20	e45	44	32	16	2.3	16	.71	.20	.00
28	.80	4.1	15	35	162	27	24	2.2	4.9	.61	.18	.00
29	.76	3.6	14	28	---	24	51	2.0	3.0	.61	.15	.00
30	.76	4.2	12	25	---	21	23	1.8	4.2	.61	.11	.00

31	.68	---	12	601	---	21	---	1.8	---	.57	.04	---

TOTAL	107.17	119.83	1131.7	6511	1873	3065	3264	888.3	476.8	140.51	9.27	0.00
MEAN	3.46	3.99	36.5	210	66.9	98.9	109	28.7	15.9	4.53	.30	.000
MAX	58	21	390	2300	384	623	818	365	300	54	.52	.00
MIN	.56	.63	4.2	12	16	21	14	1.8	1.8	.57	.04	.00
CFSM	.08	.09	.85	4.90	1.56	2.30	2.54	.67	.37	.11	.01	.00
IN.	.09	.10	.98	5.65	1.62	2.66	2.83	.77	.41	.12	.01	.00

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	5.94	45.9	83.3	83.2	99.6	131	124	83.3	34.1	16.3	10.8	5.24
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	.000
(WY)	1988	1972	1977	1981	1996	1981	1986	1988	1988	1978	1988	1999

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 1999 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1968 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL	15579.72		17586.58
ANNUAL MEAN	42.7		48.2		60.1
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					114	1983
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					20.1	1987
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	761	Mar 20	2300 A	Jan 22	4670	Aug 24 1985
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	.56	Sep 30,Oct 1	.00	Many days	.00	B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	.58	Sep 26	.00	Sep 1	.00	Aug 25 1968
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW			7530	Jan 22	16100 C	Aug 24 1985
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE			19.79	Jan 22	27.78	Aug 24 1985
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	.99		1.12		1.40
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	13.51		15.25		19.02
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	83		91		118
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	12		5.7		9.3
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	.80		.22		.10

A - Estimated.
B - Several days in most years.
C - From rating curve extended above 23.5 ft based on contracted-opening measurement.

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