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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03378635       LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR EFFINGHAM, IL



LOCATION.-- Lat 39°06'14", long 88°35'39", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.36, T.8 N., R.5 E., Effingham County, Hydrologic Unit 05120114, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 40, 1,000 ft upstream from railroad bridge, 2.3 mi south west of Effingham, and at mile 202.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 240 mi2.

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

DISCHARGE: October 1966 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2001.
SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1979-91.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 501.10 ft above sea level. Prior to Apr. 21, 1988, at site 0.3 mi downstream at same datum.

REMARKS.-- Pumpage diverted at station for municipal supply of Effingham not included in surface-water discharge records.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,800 ft3/s, May 8, 1996, gage height 21.19 ft; no flow for many days in most years.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2000 TO SEPTEMBER 2001
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 92  36  146  e46  699  220  47  29  496  16    1.8   2.0  
2 71  35  129  e45  437  177  45  33  166  13    1.3   1.6  
3 58  37  105  e43  216  149  47  28  98  17    .23 1.4  
4 384  35  74  e41  152  131  50  25  1180  13    .00 1.7  
5 7470  35  68  e43  144  109  45  24  2570  15    .00 1.8  
 
6 8350  74  64  e47  113  85  38  25  5720  9.4 .00 1.5  
7 1660  349  59  e47  149  74  40  26  3190  8.9 .00 1.4  
8 641  160  57  e45  418  68  39  25  743  9.7 1.6   1.6  
9 393  841  52  e41  4020  67  41  23  417  19    2.4   6.0  
10 257  1470  47  e40  5510  63  139  21  244  7.6 2.4   1.9  
 
11 178  645  105  e39  1100  62  481  20  159  6.4 2.5   1.6  
12 133  378  306  e39  560  65  299  18  117  6.1 1.8   1.3  
13 104  1000  90  e43  337  67  167  16  87  5.5 1.8   1.0  
14 83  703  167  e80  614  63  110  20  68  5.6 1.9   .88
15 77  378  e140  364  819  60  94  20  418  5.2 1.9   .71
 
16 76  241  e120  302  487  161  82  20  117  5.1 2.1   .63
17 86  176  e94  258  265  186  59  26  66  5.5 2.1   .61
18 76  129  e88  187  144  117  51  225  49  7.4 12      5.2  
19 61  105  e105  168  109  95  40  141  37  8.1 19      2.6  
20 57  91  e120  111  95  84  40  70  36  5.0 7.9   2.0  
 
21 53  77  e140  72  78  81  40  72  34  3.9 3.7   2.5  
22 51  67  e130  68  65  72  40  57  38  8.6 2.7   1.4  
23 48  66  e110  67  54  62  39  54  31  6.0 2.3   1.2  
24 46  64  e80  60  134  59  37  61  27  488    7.0   1.1  
25 48  747  e60  47  3670  53  38  75  22  133    7.3   .97
 
26 50  1770  e52  48  1310  47  36  114  20  17    43      .88
27 46  831  e50  60  603  44  34  188  17  8.9 22      .89
28 44  447  e48  44  349  42  32  110  14  7.1 5.2   .81
29 50  274  e47  429  ---  47  33  74  14  6.0 3.1   .02
30 42  192  e47  3170  ---  47  29  55  13  5.4 2.3   .00
 
31 38  ---  e47  1550  ---  46  ---  125  ---  4.5 2.1   ---     

TOTAL 20823 11453 2947 7644 22651 2703 2312 1820 16208 876.9 163.43 47.20
MEAN 672 382 95.1 247 809 87.2 77.1 58.7 540 28.3 5.27 1.57
MAX 8350 1770 306 3170 5510 220 481 225 5720 488 43 6.0
MIN 38 35 47 39 54 42 29 16 13 3.9 .00 .00
CFSM 2.80 1.59 .40 1.03 3.37 .36 .32 .24 2.25 .12 .02 .01
IN. 3.23 1.78 .46 1.18 3.51 .42 .36 .28 2.51 .14 .03 .01
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2001, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 64.5 159 236 253 339 373 368 269 206 98.8 53.9 76.7
MAX 672 1141 1055 964 1080 1200 1225 1391 756 794 252 1001
(WY) 2001 1994 1968 1993 1982 1978 1996 1995 2000 2000 1974 1993
MIN .10 .65 .000 .026 14.5 19.1 27.3 14.4 1.77 1.34 .25 .24
(WY) 1995 1977 1977 1981 1978 1972 1971 1988 1987 1972 1989 1988

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2000 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2001 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1967 - 2001
ANNUAL TOTAL 106033.67 89648.53
ANNUAL MEAN 290      246      207     
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 450      1993
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 51.2   1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 10100          Jul 5 8350          Oct 6 12100      Apr 29 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00     Jan 16-18 .00     A .00 B
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .85     Jan 15 .45     Aug 2 .00 Oct 8 1966
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 12400          Oct 5 17800      May 8 1996
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 20.38     Oct 5 21.19 May 8 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.21 1.02 .86
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 16.44 13.90 11.73
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 626      422      444     
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 46      50      38     
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.2   2.0   .10

A - Aug. 4-7, Sept. 30.
B - Many days in most years.


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Introduction

Station Descriptions

Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

Biological Data