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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03338780       NORTH FORK VERMILION RIVER NEAR BISMARCK, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°15'55", long 87°38'34", in SE1/4NE1/4 sec.24, T.21 N., R.12 W., Vermilion County, Hydrologic Unit 05120109,on left bank at downstream side of County Road 2750 N, 1.8 mi west of Bismarck, 1.9 mi downstream from Painter Creek, 6.6 mi downstream from Middle Branch of North Fork Vermilion River, and at mile 17.7.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 262 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: June 1970 to September 1973, low-flow partial-record station. October 1988 to current year.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.

REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR IL-98 : 1997 (P).

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 594 ft. above sea level, from topographic map.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 20,100 ft3/s, Mar. 11, 1990, gage height, 21.97 ft, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow, maximum gage height, 22.45 ft, Apr. 12, 1994, discharge, 20,100 ft3/s; minimum, 2.3 ft3/s, Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 8.3 7.1 8.9 e13    e11  87  34  40  325  146  108    8.7
2 5.2 7.2 9.4 e14    e11  69  35  61  263  127  87    8.0
3 6.1 8.7 10    18    e10  57  36  69  207  115  83    8.3
4 13    13    12    23    e10  53  35  59  185  109  111    15   
5 12    12    18    20    e11  48  32  52  181  788  63    12   
 
6 7.3 11    27    17    e11  44  31  48  154  883  50    9.6
7 6.4 11    20    16    e11  40  32  46  131  389  44    8.8
8 6.7 11    15    15    e12  38  32  46  125  236  36    8.2
9 8.3 10    13    16    e12  40  28  49  117  173  32    8.1
10 11    13    13    16    e16  38  25  120  106  222  32    9.9
 
11 10    11    15    16    e20  35  28  131  102  547  28    12   
12 7.3 9.0 12    15    e23  35  27  94  100  284  24    18   
13 6.4 8.9 12    15    e21  35  24  77  95  188  22    18   
14 6.1 8.9 17    13    e20  38  24  56  128  140  20    12   
15 7.1 9.5 25    13    e19  41  26  48  305  113  19    9.9
 
16 8.4 9.1 20    14    e20  35  27  46  237  93  18    8.6
17 9.0 8.9 18    13    25  32  87  49  156  79  17    7.3
18 8.9 9.0 16    e12    69  31  122  53  122  68  28    6.5
19 8.5 9.5 15    e11    145  38  83  103  106  64  22    6.1
20 8.4 9.7 e13    e13    81  169  72  131  109  60  17    6.0
 
21 8.5 9.7 e12    e12    58  192  75  85  842  52  14    6.3
22 7.7 10    e11    e11    59  114  82  70  1010  47  14    7.9
23 7.4 10    e10    e11    65  85  76  65  518  41  15    7.5
24 7.8 11    e9.9 e9.9 59  75  68  57  591  37  15    11   
25 7.8 14    e9.8 e9.4 53  69  58  46  1300  35  14    15   
 
26 7.7 11    e9.9 e9.0 52  58  50  41  801  32  12    20   
27 7.5 9.3 e10    e9.2 161  59  48  1450  443  29  11    14   
28 8.2 8.9 e9.9 e9.4 158  57  48  2120  292  27  11    12   
29 7.7 8.9 e11    e9.9 104  48  44  1060  224  27  11    10   
30 10    8.9 e12    e10    ---  39  39  589  179  95  11    8.9
 
31 12    ---    e12    e11    ---  35  ---  390  ---  159  9.5 ---   

TOTAL 256.7 299.2 426.8 414.8 1327 1834 1428 7351 9454 5405 998.5 313.6
MEAN 8.28 9.97 13.8 13.4 45.8 59.2 47.6 237 315 174 32.2 10.5
MAX 13 14 27 23 161 192 122 2120 1300 883 111 20
MIN 5.2 7.1 8.9 9.0 10 31 24 40 95 27 9.5 6.0
CFSM .03 .04 .05 .05 .17 .23 .18 .91 1.20 .67 .12 .04
IN. .04 .04 .06 .06 .19 .26 .20 1.04 1.34 .77 .14 .04

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 122 228 226 356 308 518 514 548 454 272 76.2 61.3
MAX 662 1162 1160 1387 892 1063 1728 1033 1565 1281 196 504
(WY) 1994 1993 1991 1993 1990 1990 1994 1998 1998 1993 1993 1993
MIN 6.73 9.68 13.8 13.4 45.8 59.2 47.6 96.9 140 16.3 6.74 3.68
(WY) 1998 1998 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1989 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 85118.6   29508.6  
ANNUAL MEAN 233      80.6   307     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 698      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 80.6   2000
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 5630          Jan 23 2120          May 28 14500      Apr 12 1994
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 2.8       Sep 23, 24 5.2       Oct 2 2.5   A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 3.0       Sep 19 6.8       Sep 17 2.7   Sep 15 1991
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2840          May 28 20100      B
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 11.23     May 28 22.45 Apr 12 1994
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 4.7       Oct 3 2.3   C
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .89 .31 1.17
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 12.09 4.19 15.91
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 587      157      687     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27      22      112     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.9   8.6   12     
A - Sept. 10, 16-19, 1991.
B - Mar. 11, 1990 and Apr. 12, 1994. Mar. 11, 1990 on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.
 C - Sept. 9, 10, 16-19, 1991.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data