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ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN


05570000       SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 40°29'24", long 90°20'25", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.24, T.6 N., R.1 E., Fulton County, Hydrologic Unit 07130005, on left bank at downstream side of State Highway 95 bridge, 0.5 mi upstream from a railroad bridge, 0.5 mi northeast of Seville, 0.1 mi downstream from Shaw Creek, and at mile 39.2.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 1,636 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: July 1914 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2000.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-93.

 

SEDIMENT: Water years 1980-97.


REVISED RECORDS.-- WSP 1208: 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926-27, 1929(M). WSP 1308: 1919(M), 1936(M), 1938(M), 1942(M), 1945(M). WDR IL-75-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter and rain gage, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 467.04 ft above sea level. Datum of gage was incorrectly published water years 1927-1941. Prior to May 9, 1935, nonrecording gage 0.5 miles downstream at same datum. May 9, 1935 to June 30, 1976, nonrecording gage 0.47 miles downstream at same datum. July 1, 1976, to July 13, 1983, recording gage at present site and datum. July 14, 1983 to Sept. 18, 2000, recording gage 0.47 miles downstream at same datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 37,300 ft3/s, Aug. 22, 1924, gage height, 30.77 ft, from graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 33.10 ft, July 26, 1993, discharge, 34,700 ft3/s; minimum observed discharge, 3.8 ft3/s, July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily, 4,630 mg/L, July 21, 1996; minimum daily, 10 mg/L, Feb. 5, 6, 1996.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 128,000 tons, May 27, 1996; minimum daily, 2.9 tons, Feb. 6, 1996.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of 1883 reached a stage of about 33.0 ft, backwater from ice, discharge not determined.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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
 
1 681  139  167  e230  e145  1680  603  893  4590  1860  449  136 
2 427  135  168  e250  e150  1470  586  886  2660  1650  432  114 
3 346  130  174  258  e160  1280  592  855  1810  1550  404  99 
4 407  143  192  266  e170  1150  579  783  1520  1520  352  94 
5 465  143  407  222  e180  1070  563  734  1430  1900  362  88 
 
6 409  139  597  212  e190  998  538  713  1260  2430  361  82 
7 340  137  675  265  e200  927  532  682  1110  2690  400  79 
8 289  136  552  250  e210  866  552  658  1040  1890  478  76 
9 248  141  441  266  e220  824  568  762  954  1520  428  75 
10 224  149  369  250  e230  776  537  1000  895  1400  364  74 
 
11 207  145  342  268  e250  722  520  1250  837  1870  312  74 
12 189  140  345  277  e260  670  528  1150  855  1660  269  80 
13 175  138  316  248  e270  643  516  1030  1010  1440  239  80 
14 163  138  300  171  e280  628  490  921  1840  1270  221  94 
15 159  139  281  193  e275  626  475  815  2870  1110  209  112 
 
16 162  139  269  e220  e270  657  473  750  2370  1000  197  112 
17 160  134  263  e200  264  667  496  773  1850  909  184  121 
18 161  177  251  e190  363  614  532  781  1610  830  168  111 
19 158  190  237  e240  481  603  540  736  1320  789  153  109 
20 155  183  219  e170  525  716  602  777  1270  738  145  99 
 
21 151  162  188  e180  474  926  892  1050  2070  696  138  98 
22 151  156  e180  e190  478  988  2290  850  2750  651  134  97 
23 146  144  e175  e180  502  913  2200  823  2020  601  131  471 
24 150  142  e170  e170  658  855  1710  757  3620  555  128  1490 
25 149  143  e170  e160  1000  829  1470  684  7600  518  143  767 
 
26 149  150  e175  e155  2160  795  1300  630  8440  497  140  621 
27 151  190  e180  e145  3260  770  1160  936  5690  473  126  488 
28 150  185  e185  e140  2620  763  1070  1110  3220  453  116  374 
29 142  182  e190  e135  1960  730  1010  1040  2510  431  111  279 
30 144  173  e200  e135  ---  674  942  869  2140  410  110  232 
 
31 140  ---  e210  e140  ---  629  ---  1210  ---  416  150  --- 

TOTAL 7148 4542 8588 6376 18205 26459 24866 26908 73161 35727 7554 6826
MEAN 231 151 277 206 628 854 829 868 2439 1152 244 228
MAX 681 190 675 277 3260 1680 2290 1250 8440 2690 478 1490
MIN 140 130 167 135 145 603 473 630 837 410 110 74
CFSM .14 .09 .17 .13 .38 .52 .51 .53 1.49 .70 .15 .14
IN. .16 .10 .20 .14 .41 .60 .57 .61 1.66 .81 .17 .16

e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1914 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 542 615 670 1030 1409 1659 1858 1709 1591 1052 527 615
MAX 5356 4386 5745 5500 4387 6524 6752 8015 7908 7839 4767 8440
(WY) 1987 1986 1983 1916 1949 1985 1983 1995 1974 1993 1924 1926
MIN 26.5 24.9 26.8 17.7 44.2 188 89.7 29.1 88.0 30.1 6.46 17.9
(WY) 1957 1915 1915 1940 1989 1956 1956 1934 1934 1936 1914 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1914 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 498446      246360     
ANNUAL MEAN 1366      673      1104         
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 3578          1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 168          1989
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 10600          Jan 27 8440          Jun 26 32800          Aug 23 1924
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 73          Sep 27 74          Sep 10, 11 3.8       Jul 31 1914
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 80          Sep 21 77          Sep 7 4.2       Aug 23 1914
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 8650          Jun 26 37300      A Aug 22 1924
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 19.23     Jun 26 33.10 B Jul 26 1993
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 72          Sep 11 3.8   C D
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) .83 .41 .67    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 11.34 5.60 9.17    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 3320      1520      2540         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 700      406      481         
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 140      138      62         
A - Gage height, 30.77 ft, from graph based on gage readings.
B - Discharge, 34,700 ft3/s.
C - Observed.
D - July 31, and Aug. 27-29, 1914.


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