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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05591700                         WEST OKAW RIVER NEAR LOVINGTON, IL



LOCATION.--Lat 39°43'52", long 88°39'43", in NW1/4SW1/4 sec.21, T.15 N., R.5 E., Moultrie County, Hydrologic Unit 07140201, on left downstream side of bridge on State Highways 32 and 133, 1.5 mi northwest of Lovington, 1.7 mi upstream from Stringtown Branch, and at mile 25.4.

DRAINAGE AREA.--112 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1971-73. February 1980 to current year. Gage-height record for January 1963 to February 1980 available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.50 ft above sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

REMARKS.--Records poor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of May 1968 reached a stage of 14.66 ft, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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 .00 .00 2.6   e.63 376  68  44  224  58  30      .87 .00
2 .00 .00 2.8   e.60 368  63  44  188  635  28      .73 .00
3 .00 .00 2.8   e.70 305  132  41  167  508  25      .52 .00
4 .00 .00 2.3   e.90 230  145  52  134  456  23      .36 .00
5 .00 .26 2.6   e1.0   167  122  46  140  1990  20      .24 .00
 
6 .00 .00 3.0   e1.0   153  113  49  187  710  17      .17 .00
7 .00 .00 3.0   e.85 642  91  50  241  430  16      .15 .00
8 .00 .00 2.8   e.70 946  83  44  195  268  13      .15 .00
9 .00 .00 2.5   e.60 602  101  102  156  184  12      .08 .00
10 .00 4.0   2.7   e.54 455  89  111  134  141  11      .03 .00
 
11 .00 13      2.3   e.50 362  77  134  124  125  8.6   .00 .00
12 .00 9.6   1.9   e.48 475  111  104  116  109  7.4   .01 .00
13 .00 6.2   2.2   e.45 376  151  74  155  214  6.7   236      .00
14 .00 4.8   2.0   e.90 258  151  67  217  466  5.9   76      .00
15 .00 4.0   1.8   e2.0   215  127  169  186  279  5.0   19      .00
 
16 .00 3.2   1.7   e2.5   191  109  648  160  170  4.3   6.8   .00
17 .00 3.5   1.9   e30      171  105  752  146  124  3.6   2.5   .00
18 .00 2.6   2.1   e550      154  91  606  276  97  3.6   .78 .00
19 .00 2.8   2.0   e350      136  72  446  212  83  3.5   .49 .00
20 .00 2.7   2.2   e270      118  67  345  152  74  2.7   .28 .00
 
21 .00 2.1   2.3   e400      101  70  576  124  66  2.2   .13 .00
22 .00 1.9   2.2   e700      90  67  685  114  61  1.9   .06 .00
23 .00 1.9   2.0   1610      86  61  486  102  57  1.5   .03 .00
24 .00 1.9   e1.8   1310      82  58  347  91  57  1.2   .11 .00
25 .00 2.0   e1.4   781      76  53  264  82  54  1.1   1.0   .00
 
26 .00 2.8   e1.2   604      70  47  219  74  46  .90 .79 .00
27 .00 2.5   e1.0   514      71  44  202  66  43  1.6   .29 .00
28 .00 2.3   e.90 416      75  43  413  61  40  4.7   .06 .00
29 .00 2.2   e.80 296      ---  43  411  57  36  3.3   .00 .00
30 .00 2.3   e.70 222      ---  39  298  53  32  1.6   .00 .00
 
31 .00 ---      e.66 198      ---  38  ---  51  ---  .99 .00 ---     

TOTAL 0.00 78.56 62.16 8265.35 7351 2631 7829 4385 7613 267.29 347.63 0.00
MEAN .000 2.62 2.01 267 263 84.9 261 141 254 8.62 11.2 .000
MAX .00 13 3.0 1610 946 151 752 276 1990 30 236 .00
MIN .00 .00 .66 .45 70 38 41 51 32 .90 .00 .00
CFSM .00 .02 .02 2.38 2.34 .76 2.33 1.26 2.27 .08 .10 .00
IN. .00 .03 .02 2.75 2.44 .87 2.60 1.46 2.53 .09 .12 .00

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 34.1 90.8 129 113 182 184 183 242 141 60.1 31.6 17.7
MAX 316 530 378 385 669 536 520 873 490 373 351 224
(WY) 1994 1986 1991 1993 1982 1982 1994 1996 1998 1992 1981 1993
MIN .000 .47 .50 4.17 25.3 40.5 32.7 21.5 7.24 .075 .000 .000
(WY) 1989 1998 1990 1990 1992 1992 1986 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 60150.35 38829.99
ANNUAL MEAN 165      106      119         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 182          1982
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 69.7       1997
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2420          Jun 23 1990          Jun 5 6080          Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Many days .00     Many days .00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00     Sep 12 .00     Oct 1 .00     A
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2810          Jun 5 10300      B May 8 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.62     Jun 5 16.40     May 8 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.47 .95 1.06    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 19.98 12.90 14.42    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 524      346      312         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 48      6.8   39         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .01    
A - Many days in most years.
B - From rating curve extended above 9,490 ft3/s.


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